FAIRY GODMOTHER x MAL (request)      

(this one-shot is dedicated to @heretoreadread who sent in this great idea for some mother/daughter bonding)

Set in the first Descendants movie

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"After all the tears and all the laughter, your happiness is a string of disaster,"

Mal ran down the halls of Auradon Prep, tears streaming down her face. She f*cked up and now everything was ruined. Ben found out about the love spell, when she tried to explain her reasoning he blew her off, lashing out at her in front of the whole school in the worst way possible:

"How could anyone love you?! You're nothing but a freak! Who could fall in love with Maleficent's daughter, you know what they say: like mother, like daughter!

She tried to change, tried to be nice but it didn't matter. It was like Ben said, no one could love Maleficent's daughter. So running through the halls, heading out to the gazebo where she and Ben made so many memories, Mal was not expecting to see Fairy Godmother, sitting down on one of the steps, a cigarette between her lips.

"Fairy Godmother, what are you doing out here?" Mal made no effort to move, she was a sight to see, mascara running lines down her rosy cheeks.

Fairy Godmother also made no sudden movements, instead, taking another puff and exhaling, like a woman with all the weight of the world on her shoulders.

"You're not the only one with troubles Mal" She patted the ground next to her for Mal to sit down.

Mal eyed Fairy Godmother sceptically, not really sure what how to deal with such kindness along with everything else. Sitting down, she wiped her remaining tears, looking out at the reflection of the moon on the lake surface.

"I had my heart broken too before"

Mal turned her head in confusion yet Fairy Godmother continued, " I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with him."

Silence eloped the pair, both reflecting back on past memories. Mal thought about Fairy Godmother's abruptness, just opening up to her, and found herself wanting to no more.

"What happened?" Mal asked.

"He didn't feel the same way as I did, and we went our separate ways" she replied, getting up off the step and dusting off her skirt, putting out her cigarette on the wall.

"Why don't we head into my office?" Fairy Godmother suggested, offering Mal a hand up, also as a sign of peace and respect towards her.

"I'd like that"

{•&•}

"Would you like some tea?"

Mal snapped out of her thoughts, looking up the fairy with a teapot in hand.

"Yes, " Mal said rather forcefully, lightening her tone up with a quiet, "please."

Fairy Godmother slowly poured out their tea, watching Mal carefully. She seemed to have developed a soft spot for the witch and cares deeply for her wellbeing.

Sipping on their beverages, after a few moments Fairy Godmother puts her cup to one side and takes Mal's hands in her own.

Looking into Mal's eyes, a caring look reflecting in her own iris's.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Mal considered her options for a moment. Did she really want to share her deepest emotions with the fairy, this being her mother's greatest enemy. Was she comfortable sharing these moments after she bottled them up for so long?

Running through the scenarios over in her head, Mal decided she'd reached her decision. Just thinking about what happened only hours ago caused the flood games to open once again.

"Ben broke up with me" Mal cried out, using her hair to hide her tears.

"Oh, you poor dear" Fairy Godmother rushed over to comfort the emotion ridden girl, bringing her to a motherly hug.

"We were outside and he humiliated me in front of all of Auradon" Mal took no time in accepting the hug, having never received one from her own mother.

"it's alright pet, it all out, that's it" Fairy Godmother patted her back, and when she was finished, she wiped away the stray tears.

"I can't imagine what you must be going through at the moment, and I apologise if I'd made it harder for you in any way" looking into Mal's eyes Fairy Godmother gave her an apologetic hug.

Mal replied wholeheartedly, " It's fine, I feel much better now thank you"

"That's what I'm here for"

A smile crept up onto Mal's face, letting Fairy Godmother know she'd done a good job in consolidating the troubled girl.

Their bond strengthened, and the pair became more like a mother and daughter every day. No longer was she Maleficent's daughter, now Mal felt as if she was FairyGodmother's honorary daughter, through and through.