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I agree that the curse says the thing you love most, excluding yourself. Pan probably loves none, but loves/ values Felix a bit more than everyone else. I think the curse excludes the caster (since otherwise it wouldn't make since) and Pan likely loved himself the most and besides himself he loved/ valued Felix above others.

My headcanon is that since Pan can't actually sacrifice Rumple's heart (since he's immortal) they just planned a substitute. I could care less what Pan says, but I do think Malcolm loved Rumple to a degree. It's not like Malcolm abandoned Rumple in the middle of nowhere or left baby Rumple to die in the woods. Malcolm learned he wasn't ready or capable and left him in capable hands. You can even see the sorrow in Malcolm and then Pan's eyes when he let go of Rumple's hand.