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Jonathan using a memory to try and get his brother back  (Stranger Things, episodes 4x09 / 2x08)
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Hi! So, I absolutely love your series where the MC is the kid of Lucifer, and I was wondering if I could request that with Diavolo and Barbatos? •v•
:0 you definitely can! Right now I’m just doing Diavolo, but Barb’s will be up sometime soon!
MC is Half Demon and Oh Shit They’re Diavolo’s Kid-
Diavolo wasn’t exactly what one would expect of the prince of Hell, I mean, he was suppressing the urge to bounce in his seat from pure excitement. I mean, his exchange program was starting! Humans, demons, and angels, all together, his dream was coming true.
All that was left was for the student to arrive, the portal opened, and the human fell flat on their back. Oof, maybe Diavolo should have set up some kind of landing zone filled with pillows. No matter! The human was-
What peculiar eyes this human had…
Oh… oh dear…
Dad-volo
The MC was his child, no question about it. This was… very unexpected. Well, the entire assembly hall was completely quiet, and the kid looked like they were getting impatient.
“HEY! Mind telling me what the hell is going on?!”
After that, Diavolo launches into his explanation, also the explanation that he’s definitely this kid’s dad. Kid was not impressed, they tried to square up with Diavolo and Lucifer had never been more confused as to what to do.
Well, the moment MC sprouted wings and launched themselves at Diavolo, Dia caught them with one hand and continued speaking like nothing happened.
MC, please calm down… Diavolo didn’t know they existed, let him make it up to them! They’re going to stay at the Demon Lord’s Castle! Dia’s going to be a good dad!
“This feels like the plot to the world’s most messed up fairytale.” MC jammed their hands into their pockets and grumbled. “I get sucked into hell and find out I’m royalty there. Great.”
Diavolo managed to smile and awkwardly reach out to give them a pat on the head, then retracted his hand after the kid shot him a glare. “Well, it’s not a very traditional fairytale, but I’m sure you’ll enjoy your time here.”
“Mm, sure.” MC mumbled.
Okay, so his child wasn’t that enthusiastic about the exchange program, but Diavolo was sure they’d come around.
Dia tried everything he could possibly think of to get his kid to both like him and enjoy their time as an exchange student. A lot of things had… mixed results.
Also, legally recognizing MC as his child and legitimizing them caused a big stink amongst the nobles who were opposed to the exchange program to begin with. So MC then had to deal with a few assassins. Wonderful. Fantastic. Show stopping. Dia, be a good dad and comfort your angsty murder target- I MEAN preteen.
They do manage to build a good relationship fairly quickly despite their less than stellar first impressions, and Diavolo made them a promise that he knew he wouldn’t ever break: he would let them live as normal a childhood as possible.
This means that MC gets to do all the normal kid stuff that Diavolo wasn’t allowed to do. It honestly works out great for everyone. MC gets to live their life, Diavolo gets the satisfaction of knowing that his kid’s having fun, and Barbatos doesn’t need to worry about MC causing chaos in the castle.
Man… does this kid’s magic potential scare the shit out of everyone though…
Tired Uncle Lucifer
No. This has to be a violation of his worker rights. It cannot be legal for him to be this stressed.
He knew this exchange program was a bad idea. LUCIFER FUCKING KNEW IT. This kid was judging him. Why did he suddenly feel self conscious about every single one of his features? This child was picking him apart and they hadn’t even said anything!
He confiscated Asmo’s phone immediately, this was a matter of national security! Satan’s too! Beel as- oh shit Lucifer may have to give Beel the heimlich maneuver, then take his phone.
When all the brothers eventually got back to the HOL, they were greeted with Mammon getting shaken down by Levi.
“Lucifer! Ya won’t believe this! Levi- what’s wrong with you?” “The exchange student is Diavolo’s child.” “What..?” “*pops the cork off a bottle of Demonus* the exchange student’s Diavolo’s child.”
The worst part about this kid was that they took to the privileges of being royalty like a fish to water. MC went out and did whatever the fuck they wanted, and Lucifer needed to make sure a state of national emergency wasn’t called just because MC picked a fight at RAD.
It didn’t help that MC was just so unimpressed with Lucifer. Anytime Lucifer would tell them not to do something they would just raise their eyebrows and challenge his authority without saying a word.
What the fuck.jpg
The things he does for his prince boyfriend…
Cool Uncle Mammon
Huh, so this little pipsqueak is Lord Diavolo‘s kid? Hm, do ya think they’d let him into the royal treasury? No? Okay… lame.
Mammon then decides this kid would be just perfect for scamming people! Who is going to say no to the Crown Prince’s kid? A suicidal person, that’s who!
And the kid is… up for it? Wow, Mammon didn’t even have to grovel! Awesome!
It’s such a shame that Lucifer came in and promptly removed MC from Mammon’s presence. Tsk, killjoy…
Mammon and MC do get along swimmingly after MC stops angsting. Whenever they hang out it’s pure chaos.
And they would have gotten away with it too- wait, they do get away with it. Because who’s going to question the Crown Prince’s kid? >:)
Reclusive Uncle Leviathan
Levi was in the middle of throttling Mammon for his money back when Lucifer burst through the door looking like he had spent over 1000 Grimm on a gacha game only to not get the card he wanted.
And where was that human he said would be staying with them? Huh? The human’s HUH????!!!!
… wack. Maybe he shouldn’t have skipped out on that Student Council Meeting…
Either way, ew, new person he needed to talk to. NO THANKS. Well, no thanks until MC started to visit the HOL to hang out with Mammon. Of course those two normies decided to bug him. OF COURSE.
Levi finally snapped when MC loudly proclaimed that they could totally beat Levi in Mario Kart. Haha, NO. Levi challenged the little runt to a 1 v 1 race on Rainbow Road.
Kid lost. Obviously. Rainbow Road is rigged.
Honestly, kid’s alright. Still a total normie, but not completely terrible.
Cat Uncle Satan
Huh, a half human child of the soon to be demon king, how very interesting.
Oh, and just look at Lucifer’s face. :D priceless. Satan wished he was fast enough to get his DDD out to snap a picture, but he wasn’t able to…
But back to MC, oh how very intriguing. How much power do they have in comparison to Diavolo? Will using that power rip their fragile little body apart? Would they learn to control it? Satan was just dying to find out.
His feelings on the child themselves were mixed at best. They were clearly unhappy with the situation and Satan could sympathize, being thrust into a completely new world and then being told you can’t leave and are also royalty? That has to be hard. But this kid was still being an unreasonable little shit.
Satan continued to try and study MC from afar until the kid themselves walked right up to him and half demanded half pleaded for his help in studying for a test.
Not being one to avoid an opportunity to flex how smart he is, Satan agreed to help out. (Nerrrrd)
And honestly, it went well. When the kid wasn’t being a little shit, they were actually quite pleasant to be around.
Overly Affectionate Uncle Asmo
…wut
Listen, when Asmo asked Lucifer to pick a cute human, he didn’t mean cute as in CHILD.
This kid was DIAVOLO’S?! What lucky human had gotten to have the experience of [Jesus Fucking Christ, Asmo I’m not writing what he said for the sake of the nation]
Anyhoo~ little MC just made his heart go “SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SO CUTE!” They were so cute Asmo could just eat them up!
But they were so mean! That scowl they always had on was going to give them wrinkles and ruin their perfectly cute face!
Sigh, oh well. He can’t manually rearrange people’s expressions. What he can do is take this child shopping. Poor Diavolo was constantly in his RAD uniform, this poor innocent baby shouldn’t have to suffer the same fate.
The kid continued to scowl at everything, but at the same time, their little quips were very entertaining. This little kid spitting verbal venom at anyone who displeased them reminded Asmo of someone… he just couldn’t place who, but they definitely had amazing hair and a cute face :3
Hungry Uncle Beel
Where’s the takeout- I mean human? What’s happening? …are all humans this small? Dang, that’s barely enough for a snack.
So the human’s not going to live with us because they’re not fully human and Diavolo’s kid? Huh. Wild. Anyway, what’s for dinner?
Beel’s not too invested in this drama, he misses Belphie too much to be that interested…
The kid’s weirdly interested in how cool and strong Beel is though. MC tails him to the gym pretty often.
Diavolo and Beel already being gym buddies send tweet-
Since this benevolent little shit likes Beel so much, they decided to take it upon themselves to help with the family drama.
Beel finds that very sweet 🥺
Murder sleepy Uncle Belphie
Oh man… if you thought Belphie was being unfair to L!MC due to their parentage… hoo boy…
When this kid waltzed up the attic steps like they ran the place, Belphie needed to hold himself back from trying to break down the door and throttle this kid.
Pff, of course Diavolo would have a half human kid. Of course.
…kid beat the shit out of him when he tried to kill them. We stan this MC.
After all is said and done, Belphie still isn’t overly fond of MC. They’re brash and rude and only funny 40% of the time. They don’t even like napping 😒
But Beel likes the little runt, so Belphie and MC put up with each other.
Bonus! Your Angelic Uncle Simeon’s Chihuahua
:0 friend!
MC: *speaks*
>:0 not friend! Begone! *throws crucifix*
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ethospathoslogan · 4 years
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there will come a poet: chapter seven (a vampire sanders sides fanfiction)
A/N: story of my life, this chapter was supposed to be longer!! but, not only was i getting antsy to post a chapter, but what you’re about to read became a lot more narratively important than originally planned and, because what’s coming next is fairly dramatic, i wanted each moment to stand alone!!!
ALSO this is something i should've been doing from the prologue, but i have to give a huuuuuuge thank you to my friend bee ( @bumblebeekitten )!! she has been beta-reading this fic for me from the start, and has been the one hearing out my ideas, helping me piece together the plot, and giving me ideas as well!!! this fic would literally not be what it is now without her and, for that, i must give her all my thanks and love <3
summary: Virgil finally looked back down at him. “Why do you like the rain?”
ships: moxiety stans come get ur slowburn juice (also eventual logince)
WC: 1,976
content: light death mention
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On Patton’s fifth morning in the Anguine Kingdom, it was raining.
It took a moment for him to realize it as he drowsily looked out the window in his room but, as he watched the rain drops drip from the canopy above and could just catch the sight of grey clouds through the gaps in the leaves, his heart surged.
He loved the rain.
Grabbing his cloak, he quietly made his way out of the guest corridor and through where the brothers rested. As he was walking down the stairs, he only faltered momentarily when he found Virgil already sitting on one of the cushioned benches in the parlor, his dark eyes trained on the rainy skies as well.
And then, Patton smiled and continued down the stairs.
“Morning, Virgil,” he said, his voice soft as he came up beside him.
Virgil, looking up at him, gave him a small smile. “Oh, hey Patton.”
Patton sat on the other end of the bench. “I didn’t expect to see you down here,” he said. “Thought you’d be sleeping.”
Virgil chuckled. “I could say the same to you.”
“I’m just an early riser!”
“And I barely sleep.”
“I can see that!” When Virgil gave a shrug, Patton giggled. “But are you enjoying the weather, too?”
“Oh-” Virgil looked back out the window “-Uh, just thinking, really.”
“About what?”
A hesitation. “Nothing important.”
As Virgil kept his eyes on the rain droplets tapping against the window, Patton took it as a sign to not push the subject.
So, instead, Patton looked out the window as well.
“I love the rain.” He put a finger to the window and followed a raindrop as it travelled downwards.
Virgil moved his gaze to Patton. “You do?”
“Always have.” He smiled. “Back home, I always liked to go outside when it rained. Well, more like sneak out because, you know, princely duties, but Logan always covered for me!”
Virgil laughed slightly. “Didn’t take him for the renegade type.”
“He has a little rebellion in him!” Patton laughed, too. “Just don’t tell him I told you.”
“Secret’s safe with me,” Virgil said with a smirk.
Patton beamed.
Virgil then cleared his throat, looking back out the window. “Do you want to? Go outside, I mean.”
“Oh! I- I was planning to, but if I can’t or-”
“You can if you want. You’re not trapped.” Virgil hesitated before adding, “I mean, if you’re uncomfortable or anything, I can go with you…”
Patton smiled. “I’m not uncomfortable,” he said, “But you can still join me. If you want.”
“Oh-” Virgil scratched the back of his neck “-Uh, yeah.”
“Great!” He then stood and offered his hand out to Virgil. “Shall we?”
Virgil eyed his hand. “You haven’t seen much of the capital city, right?”
Patton shook his head. “Other than the Wall? Not really.”
“Well-” Virgil took Patton’s hand and pulled himself up. The sudden flush to Patton’s cheeks distracted him enough from the coldness of Virgil’s hand. “-I can show you around. Won’t be as nice as it once was, but...”
“I don’t mind,” Patton said with a smile before remembering to take his hand away.
As Virgil opened the large castle doors, Patton relished in the cool morning breeze that blew in. The summer air was tempered by the gentle rain and Patton, equally calm, stepped out onto the stone steps.
“It’s beautiful out,” he said softly, looking out at the capital city down below before back at Virgil, who still lingered in the doorway. “Don’t you think?”
Virgil stared up at the canopy, still shrouding the kingdom in shadows but occasionally breaking through to grey clouds. “I guess.”
As Virgil stepped up beside him, Patton looked back out at the kingdom. “I think the trees are giving us some shelter,” he said. “You can hear how hard the rain’s hitting the leaves.” He breathed in deep. “It’s… calming.” 
Still, though, he gave an exaggerated frown as the raindrops blurred his glasses. Pushing them up on his head, holding back his curls from sticking to his forehead, he turned to Virgil and smiled. 
“You ready?”
Virgil’s eyes passed over his face before he sharply looked forward again. “Try not to trip,” he mumbled.
“I’ll do my best!” 
As Virgil led him down the spiralling steps (with Patton being extra careful to not slip on the stone), he said, “I don’t- I don’t have an actual tour or anything like that. If Roman was here, he’d probably have more to say. Might surprise you, but he was our, uh, socialite.”
Patton giggled. “Never would have guessed,” he joked. “But were you super busy? You know, back then?”
“Not really,” Virgil said, shrugging. “Just… didn’t go out a lot. Still know the kingdom, though.”
Patton nodded. “I don’t need a tour anyway,” he said. “I’m just happy out here!”
Virgil chuckled. “I can tell.”
When they reached the courtyard, Patton pointed down one of the side paths to the right that lead to the Vine Wall. “I’ve been there, and that’s about it!”
“Then let’s try to make things interesting,” Virgil said, and led Patton to the left.
The main thing Patton noted about the kingdom was that it was quiet. Always quiet, and always still. It was a small kingdom already—mainly consisting of a large capital city—and, after all this time, it seemed more like the brothers had come second to the foliage. Ivy clawed up the walls of the dilapidated buildings, and those closer to the Wall had been taken over by the vines as well. Most of the paths and stonework had become overcome by roots and weeds, and Patton had to watch his footing to make sure his feet didn’t snag.
“What was it like?” He asked after a couple minutes of walking. “Growing up in the middle of the forest.”
“Quiet. Isolated,” Virgil answered. “The Anguine Kingdom has been here for almost three centuries, but-” and he vaguely gestured to the city around them “-we don’t really have a lot to work with. I guess we could’ve tried to make villages farther out but, I don’t know, we did just fine with our capital city. For the most part.”
Patton worried his bottom lip, nodding. Before the climactic battle and the fall of the Anguine Kingdom, they had been a source of trade and commerce for the Hartt Kingdom. Even for a smaller kingdom, almost miniscule compared to the Hartt capital and all its attached villages, the Anguine Kingdom was once pivotal.
And then things changed, and the Hartt Kingdom adapted.
Patton kept his mouth shut about that, though.
“Did you like living out here?”
Virgil shrugged. “It was fine,” he said. “Again, didn’t really go out much.”
Patton nodded. He hesitated before saying, “Can I ask why?”
The Hartt legend said that the fourth son—that Virgil —hid away inside the castle because of the prophecy surrounding his birth, that the Queen’s death and the darkness that followed were only omens for worse things to come.
Patton found himself wanting to know Virgil’s side of it.
“It was just better for everyone if I… stayed away.” Virgil looked down, his steps slowing to a halt. “I’m not really… good company to have.”
Patton stopped in front of him. “I think you’re doing just fine.”
Virgil huffed out a dry laugh. “What about your legends? What do they think?”
Patton frowned. “That’s the past.”
“Is it?” Virgil arched an eyebrow. “You don’t know me like everyone else did.”
He took a step closer. “Well, what if I want to know who you are now?”
“There’s no difference,” Virgil said, crossing his arms.
“But… I think there is,” Patton pushed, his tone gentle. “I can’t… change things, what you think or- or what the past says but… I know what’s in front of me.” A pause. “I know you’re not as bad as you think.”
Virgil scoffed, sharply looking away. “Figured all that out so quickly, huh?”
Patton bristled. “I’m just telling you what I see!”
“Well I don’t see it!” Virgil, exasperated, dragged a hand through his hair. “Don’t think I don’t appreciate you trying but- but this has been my life for a hundred years! I…” He trailed off, shaking his head. His dark bangs clung to his forehead and, once again, he shoved them out of the way. “I’m sorry, it’s just…”
Patton bit his bottom lip. “Just what?”
A hesitation.
“I want to believe you,” Virgil finally said, quiet. “That there’s something-” He gestured to himself “-Here but… people get hurt when they’re around me, and that’s a pretty fucking hard thing to just forget about. If you stick around, and something happens...”
Patton frowned, tugging at the edges of his cloak. “But can we just make decisions on… what-if’s?”
“Patton,” Virgil warned, “You don’t know what you’re getting into.”
“What if I want to?”
The air in between them was suddenly still.
Whatever Patton was getting into, the way his heart hammered against his chest made it feel like he was falling.
Virgil’s voice was low as he asked, “You don’t give up easily, do you?”
“Sorry,” Patton whispered.
“Don’t be.”
Patton’s eyes widened as Virgil looked up at the sky, shutting his eyes as the rain dripped onto his forehead. 
For a moment, the silence between them felt like it would last an eternity.
“I hated the rain when I was a kid,” Virgil finally said. “My mother died the day I was born, and it stormed so badly for the next month that everything—farming, trade, commerce—plummeted.” He paused, his hands clenching. “A bad omen, you know? Cursed, even. And, after, it’s not like things were suddenly fine. I can’t just… ignore the signs.” 
“You said you used to hate the rain,” Patton said quietly. “What changed?”
Virgil shrugged. “I grew up, maybe. Got used to it.”
Patton’s heart cinched.
Virgil finally looked back down at him. “Why do you like the rain?”
“Virgil, if you’re uncomfortable or- or sad, we don’t have to talk about this...”
“No,” Virgil said, shaking his head. “I- I want to know.”
Patton studied him for a moment longer. “Well,” he began, and couldn’t help but smile, “Because our gardens always looked best after the rain. Because it was the best time to try and catch frogs out by the pond. Because we had this huge weeping willow tree that was just so peaceful to sit under. It always felt like the world just paused. The rain makes it easy to… breathe, and just be. I think the rain refreshes us… takes the weight off the world’s shoulders for a little while.”
Virgil stared at him for a long time.
And then, finally, his lips turned up into a small smile.
“Not what I expected,” he said.
Patton laughed sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck. “I just really love the rain.”
“It’s… different.”
His smile fell. “Is that bad?”
Virgil quickly shook his head. “I- No, it isn’t. I… I like it. It’s new.”
“Well,” Patton said, his smile returning, “New can be fun. Good.”
Virgil nodded, glancing away before meeting Patton’s eyes again. “I guess I’ll try to take your word on it.”
When the pair were finally walking back to the castle, the rain starting to come down a little harder, Patton instinctively gasped as his foot snagged a root and, even with his glasses on top of his head, he could see that the forest floor was coming in fast, and-
And Virgil immediately caught him on the forearm, his grip cold yet secure.
“Thanks,” Patton said, blushing as he looked up at Virgil.
Virgil raised an eyebrow. “Told you to be careful.”
He grinned. “Well, it’s good that you were here, then!”
Virgil faintly smiled, too, as Patton righted himself, before both continuing on their way.
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thorne93 · 7 years
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Who Will Win? (Part 20)
Prompt: Jefferson (Once Upon A Time) sees you on the sidewalk one day, his “dead” wife.
Word Count: 1095
Warning: Threats, language, angst, sadness, darkness
Notes: This will span from season 1 through 5, if you don’t want spoilers, maybe don’t read this, haha. Also, the reader’s Storybrooke name is Alice. Beta’d by the amazeballs @like-a-bag-of-potatoes and badgered @amarvelouswritings Thank you both! Could never get this done without you!
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As soon as Grace was ready to duel with Merida, you said you had something to attend to. You went through the castle before Jefferson stopped you.
“Where are you going?” he asked.
“To make Regina pay for what she did to me and you.”
“Y/N, please, stop. You’ve done so well with the darkness. Don’t let this ruin that. Please,” he begged grabbing your upper arms. “I love you. We’re okay now.”
“Jefferson, have you even asked Grace what happened in the time you were gone?”
“No. I, uh, I went a little mad.”
“I would imagine so.”
“Well, the Queen of Hearts...she sort of...chopped off my head.”
“What?” you said, no emotion in your voice.
“She chopped off my head then...told me to build another magical hat so I could get home.”
You frowned. “Wasn’t….Wasn’t the Queen of Hearts, Cora?”
“I...I think so. Why?”
“This just gets better and better. Oh, Regina…” You smiled wickedly and vanished.
You found Robin at Regina’s home. You knocked on the door.
“Y/N? What are you doing here?” he wondered. “Regina said you were mad at her.”
“Did she?’ you said. “How odd,” you mused. You grabbed his shirt and pulled him close. “Because I’m fucking furious.”
You disappeared off to the bowels where you had created a perfect prison. In one cell, Gerhart, alive and...not well. But he was in the same conditions his brother left him in. In another cell, Cruella was alive, still skinned, but living. You had put a preservation spell on her. She would live like that until you said otherwise, her heart locked miles away in your vault. And now, Robin would occupy a spot.
“Y/N, what’s going on? Whatever I did to you, I’m sorry,” he begged.
“Don’t worry, Robin, you didn’t do anything wrong. It was Regina.” You flung open the gate and pushed him inside and slammed the door shut. “You see, she took me and Jefferson from Grace. I didn’t find out until this morning. Now, she orphaned my child. I’m going to take something she loves away -- you. Your child no longer has a papa and she no longer has her soulmate.”
“No, please, Y/N, you can’t do this. What happened to the kindness in you?”
“It was destroyed by your girlfriend.”
“Y/N, please. That wasn’t Regina. Roland doesn’t deserve this,” he said, pleading, gripping the bars.
“And Grace didn’t deserve to lose her parents!” you screamed at him as you got close to the bars. He flinched away from your furious face.
“Please, Y/N. Please. I am begging you.”
“First,” you started, ticking the items off, ignoring his pleas, “I’ll take you away, leaving Roland without a father, just as she did my daughter. Then, maybe I’ll take Henry away and she can see how it feels to be separated from a child.”
“Y/N...don’t. Please…”
“Why not? Regina killed hundreds of people because her first love died! She orphaned my child for decades for fucks sakes! All I’m doing is leveling the playing field.”
You vanished and went back to your castle where Regina burst into your home.
“Where is he?’ she demanded angrily.
“Who?” you asked innocently.
“Don’t toy with me. Robin. What have you done? You can’t leave Roland or that baby without a father.”
“Why not? You did,” you said evenly, your gaze steeling on her.
“This isn’t over. I will find him, and you better pray it takes a long time because when I find him…”
“You’ll what? In case you’ve forgotten, I possess Emma’s magic and the Dark One’s magic. You can’t stop me. Your threats are empty and meaningless. When I’m through with my revenge for you, Regina, I will have redefined the word sadistic.”
Regina kept a stone face but faltered ever so slightly in her eyes. You saw it there. A flicker of doubt in her own ability to take you down, and that gave you unparalleled satisfaction.
“Now, please leave.”
You threw open the doors with your hand and stared at her until she turned around and left.
“What was that all about?” Merida asked, stepping into the entrance of the castle.
“I took her soulmate.”
“Why?”
“Because many years ago, she took Jefferson and me from Grace, orphaning her,” you informed, staring forward.
“Aye, that’ll brew a fire in yer belly.”
“You have no idea,” you noted, then turned to face her. “So you don’t think I’m cruel for doing that?”
“Did you kill the man?”
“No.”
“Then no.”
“You seemed to have changed too,” you noted, eyeing her.
“Losing my father...It taught me mercy when mercy is deserved but...in some cases it can’t be forgiven.”
“That’s true.”
You found a place in the castle for Merida to stay until you could get her home.
“Y/N,” Jefferson said in a quiet voice when you closed the door behind you to Merida’s room.
“Oh, hello, Jefferson.”
“What did you do to Regina?”
“If you must know, I kidnapped Robin Hood.”
“Why? Y/N, when will it stop? I was starting to believe in you. You were doing great. You were making everyone happy.”
“And now I’m making me happy.”
“Y/N, please,” he said, reaching out and gently taking your hand. “Come back to me. Please. Let’s try to find a way to get this darkness out of you.”
“Why? So we can go back to being powerless fools?”
“Y/n, we weren’t powerless. We were heroes. Don’t you remember helping to defeat every foe that came our way?”
“Yes. Except Regina. She put our family through Hell. It’s time we made her feel the same.”
“But then where will it stop?” he demanded. “You hurt her, she hurts you, you hurt her back. It’ll be a vicious cycle. Someone has to be the bigger person and stop all of this hatred and revenge.”
“You want me to just forgive her for what she did to our child? Jefferson, it wasn’t just you she abandoned in Wonderland. You were gone. Grace had no idea where you were or why you left or why you never came back. That is unforgivable. She needed a parent, she was just a child! And Regina’s selfish needs came first, always. They always have and they always will.”
“I’m not saying to forgive her. I still haven’t yet. I’m saying don’t torture and hurt people around her for what she did to us. Be better than her.”
“I can’t…I don’t know how any more….”
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