We Wear the Mask

by DarkTwistedSisters

There's no such thing as a happily ever after on the Isle of the Lost. Just trash and villains, and their descendants. Will they be rotten to the core? How will they deal with everyday growing pains? Find out as we follow Mal's gang, Uma's crew, and 2 ocs. Deez, an emotional demigoddess that can be a hot head, and T, a mysterious shadow that struggles with lies and secrets.

1. Introduction

AN: Hey Reader! We are Dark and Twisted Sisters and we are happy to be sharing some of our side plot bunnies with you. First though, a poem that might sheds some insight into the theme we've taken with our one-shots. Because that's how this started, one shots. But then it grew from there, and now here we are.

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We Wear the Mask

BY PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

We wear the mask that grins and lies,

It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—

This debt we pay to human guile;

With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,

And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world be over-wise,

In counting all our tears and sighs?

Nay, let them only see us, while

We wear the mask.

We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries

To thee from tortured souls arise.

We sing, but oh the clay is vile

Beneath our feet, and long the mile;

But let the world dream otherwise,

We wear the mask!

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AN:We wrote this series because on an isle where rules are meant to broken, there had to be at least a couple of kids that totally bucked the trend. So, we added two more VK's with their own stories, that overlap with the Core Four and Sea Three. This is nothing but plot bunnies, so if any of you fabulous readers have an idea you would like on paper, don't hesitate to give us a shout out. With so much canon from the movies, animated tv show, and books (All of which overlaps and contradicts each other) we decided to pick and choose what worked better for us, but kept it consistent. Again, this starts out as little one shots, and then grows into a story.