Hey Descendants!
We're back for another Monday update.
Do you ever have those days where you just feel like you're Damned if You Do...
We'll just pause there for now.
We hope you enjoy the chapter.
Lots of Love
-Dark-
Harry takes another slow, deep breath in an attempt to calm down.
He might be a slut like T said, but even he knew better than to mess with Faustina right now. It wasn't fair to do that when she was still adjusting to her life here, adjusting to being part of a family.
A real family. Not a family like she had with the fucking bastard she called father.
He'd come dangerously close though. Hearing her admit she liked him being rough with her peaked his interest in a way he'd never expected.
And then calling him sir...
He squeezes his eyes shut.
Think. Think gross. Barnacle encrusted salty ball sacks, a half-chewed rat, empty bottles of rum, working at the chip shop, Tim eating,
Anything? Anything to stop the pulsing.
Tim eating was terrifyingly gross. His nose crinkles before he lets out a sigh of relief.
"Ya be okay now?" He asks as he pulls Faustina away from his chest just enough to be able to look down at her.
She nods mutely, "Yes, s-" She hides her face back to his chest. "Sorry."
He grins, "Nah love, we both be ah gettin' used ta it." He takes a deep breath. He looks over to the window, surprised to see how far the shadows had shifted, "They be ah takin' ah long time ta be ah findin' the Treasure." He frowns.
"Hyades is an excellent hider." She whispers against his neck. "But I'm sure the Captain and Gil are more than capable enough to find her."
The feel of her breath tickling against his neck sends shivers dancing along his spine, "Aye?" He smiles as he stands, slowly shifting to set her in a chair before taking the one next to her.
She smiles at him before she picks up another pencil and goes back to what she'd been working on when he'd pinned her.
"What ya be ah doin'?" He asks, leaning closer to see. Not because he enjoyed getting in her personal space, or playing with her hair. He was just curious.
And Ursula was sweet and caring.
Faustina glances at him with a shy smile as she pushes her head against his hand, nuzzling into it before she leans back over the page. "Doing my best to draw the schematics of the ship from memory. I'm not sure you found the last one T hid." She turns back to the sketch.
Harry grins as he scoots closer, "Aye? I can be ah finally goin' on that treasure hunt then." It had been a long time since he last found random treasure on the ship, but T assured him more was hidden.
Faustina bites her lip, "I'm sorry. I'm not sure I can remember all the places T found… It's been a while, but I remember some of them for sure."
"Aye, but it be ah bein' ah start I did'nah be ah havin' afore." He rubs his hands together, "And might be ah comin' 'n handy with our Baby Girl, since she ah be so good at runnin' an' hidin'."
She nods before she looks up, "I-" She frowns before she drops her head and continues.
Harry tilts his head before he rests a hand on her arm, "What ya be 'I'-ing?"
Faustina's eyes drop to his hand as she shifts in her seat, "I just- I know I don't like being alone. But sometimes I need space to collect my thoughts. Especially being around so many people. It's overwhelming." She bites her lip, "Deez might feel the same, so please don't pull her out or yell at her for it. I know I don't always mean to do it, she might not either. If that's possible s-" She stops herself as she ducks her head to her task.
"That do be good ta be ah knowin'." He runs his thumb along her skin, "And I can be ah rememberin' that." He bites his lip, "But she recently be ah tellin' me she don'nah like bein' alone. I can be ah promisin' that if either o' ya be ah needin' the space I be ah doin' me damndest ta be ah lettin' ya have it though."
She turns to him with a brilliant smile, "Thank you," She bites her lip before her eyes drop back to the table.
"Aye." He sighs, resting his elbow on the table so he can prop his chin into his hand as he watches her. That was what Uma told him to do, and watching her was fascinating.
Something was still bothering him though. He frowns. He'd done his best to apologize if he'd stepped too far too fast, but she hadn't really given him any answer, just kept saying thanks. "Ya… ya ain'nah bein' mad at me for earlier are ya?"
She blinks. "I haven't been mad at anything." She lets out a delicate huff, "Though admittedly I am frustrated with T for being so rude." She rolls her lip between her teeth, "I don't like being locked in a room either. But that's no excuse when we did it to ourselves."
Harry furrows his brow as he sits up straighter, "Wait, ya be ah knowin' what T be ah doing this past week?"
Faustina sits up straighter in the chair as her hands fall to her lap and fidgets, "Yes, sir."
He chuckles as he takes her hands and turns her to face him, "Ya be ah solvin' so many problems if ya be willin' ta be talkin' ta me or Uma." He runs his thumbs over her knuckles.
She bites down on her lip, not meeting his eyes. "I can do that."
"Aye?" He grins as he leans closer.
She looks up at him, her eyes slightly narrowed thoughtfully, "Does that mean start, sir?"
He shivers, "If ya be willin' we could be ah waitin' for Uma, it would be ah givin' me time ta be kissin' ya again." he makes the offer before he fully realizes what he's saying.
"I don't mind waiting," She studies him for a moment before she slowly leans over and kisses his cheek.
"That be ah soundin' good ta me." He slowly runs his fingers through her hair until he cups the back of her head and pulls her closer, pressing his lips to hers.
Faustina nearly jumps a foot in the air when the door slams.
"I said watch him, Harry, not shove yer damn tongue down his throat." Uma snaps as she crosses her arms over her chest.
Faustina scrambles away from Harry and bows her head as she pulls her hands behind her back, "Sorry Captain."
"Wha-" Gil tilts his head to the side as he studies T in confusion.
Uma's eyes widen before she blinks, "Are you fucking kidding me!" Her voice raises, "He fuckin' sent you out to deal with this shit?" She growls as she steps closer to them.
A squeak was the only warning something was wrong.
He looks behind Uma in time to catch Gil scooping Deez up, pressing her to his chest before he slips out the room.
He frowns before he turns back to Uma, watching as she rubs her temples, "So, Baby Girl be ah havin' issue with yellin' then?"
Faustina fidgets beside him as she shifts from foot to foot.
"I'm starting to think that," Uma hangs her head with a heavy sigh before she turns to look at the door in concern, "I'll apologize to her later, right now I trust our Sweet Boy can take care of her."
"Aye, it do be his favorite job." Harry smiles as he slides from his seat and walks over, taking Uma firmly by her shoulders, "But ya be ah needin' ta be talkin' with us for ah moment, Cap'n." He gently guides her to the head of the table.
Uma narrows her eyes up at him as she takes a seat, "Oh?"
"Aye." Harry nods as he guides Faustina back to her seat before resuming his, "Ah 'cause Faustina here be ah knowin' what T were up to this past week."
Uma's jaw drops before her gaze shifts to Faustina, "You were on the fuckin' isle?"
Harry's eyes widened. He hadn't even considered that. Was that what her knowing meant? His jaw tightens, he was going to rake T over the barnacles if that was the case.
"Not completely, Captain." Faustina bows her head, hands on her lap as she fidgets with the bandage. "T would never let me do that, and I don't want to."
Harry furrows his brow, "But in case somethin' be ah happenin', you and I be ah needin' ta be ah spendin' some time learnin' survival skills." He'd already offered her the swimming lessons, now he just needed to make sure she could handle herself if she were ever left to her own defenses.
Faustina opens her mouth before she closes it as she bows her head again, "Yes, sir."
Uma sags back in her seat, even as she glares at him before she looks at Faustina again, "Okay, so what was T doing during the past week?"
Faustina looks down at the table, her eyes narrowing, "He wanted reassurance that he could still handle himself on the isle. So when Bak told him that there were still Goblins looking for Hyades, he decided to start there. We've always been rather friendly with them, and with their Queen gone, a lot of them felt lost. Maleficent, as you could imagine isn't the nicest to them, and T hates anyone being treated like slaves." She scrubs her hand harder as her cheeks turn pink.
Harry's eyes linger on the motion before he closes his eyes and sighs. Why did both of them hurt themselves when they were nervous or flustered? When he opens them he reaches out and takes her hand in his.
Faustina looks up at him in confusion, but turns back to Uma and continues, "So when he thought he could turn the tides on her, he went full-tilt into making sure she understood exactly what he thought of her putting him-" She ducks her head, "Well, us, in her dungeon."
He runs his thumb along her knuckles, "How he be makin' her see things his way?"
"He took care of the Goblins still loyal to her."
Uma's eye twitches, "How many Goblins was that?"
"A lot. But it only took seven to quell the others."
"A Lot of Goblins, Goblins loyal to Maleficent, attacked him?" Uma asks, obviously seeking further clarification.
Faustina nods, "He wanted to undermine her."
Harry's hand tightens around hers as he closes his eyes against his dark thoughts.
She glances at Harry in concern but continues, "-but T took care of it, and that kind of took care of the war that had broken out between those loyal to the Queen and those loyal to their Mistress."
Uma furrows her brow as she sits forward, "And the Queen is?"
"Mal."
"Of fuckin' course it is," Uma grumbles before she slumps back in her seat.
"If it helps," Faustina bites her lip, "Mal was always paranoid this would happen."
Uma snorts, "What wasn't that bitch paranoid about."
Harry lightly tugs on Faustina's hand to get her attention.
She turns to look up at him.
"Anything else T be ah getting up to on the isle?" He asks, wishing he wasn't about to completely out himself to Uma, but that first day out on the isle when he'd been running late was bothering him now that he knew T was so desperate to prove himself.
She tilts her head to the side. "Besides what happened after the fight concluded? Or before?"
"Gil said Deez believes the Goblins are now loyal to T." Uma supplies.
"Yes, Captain. But after Senior's warning, he told them to keep doing what she said for now so no one knows what happened, but to report back to him."
"Senior's warning?" Uma raises an eyebrow.
Oh no. Harry grimaces, pretty sure he knew where this was heading.
She nods, "He said that if T defeated Maleficent completely then he'd have to be the one to rule the isle."
"T is on speaking terms with Senior?" Uma demands.
Faustina tilts her head to the side as she studies Uma, "Yes, Captain."
"Do they have deals?"
Faustina nods.
Uma narrows her eyes as she looks to him. "Ya stayed together on the isle huh?"
"Uh…" Harry sighs as he rubs the back of his neck with his free hand, "Well-"
Uma runs her tongue over her teeth as she continues to glare at him, "So, when you were telling me everything was fine, you weren't having problems?"
"I were saying T be ah fufillin' his obligation to me meetin's and then were makin' it back ta meet up on time." He admits with a sigh.
"Oh, we are talking about this later." Uma drums her fingers across the table.
"Aye Uma." Harry sighs in resignation. He'd try explaining his position to her before she got too dug in yelling at him. Hopefully she'd agree the risk had been worth the effort, at least until it hadn't been.
But he wasn't sure what to do with the information about T's isle activities. Deals with Hades? When was he going to realize that deals with the OVs never worked out?
Which was why he'd felt the need to go after Maleficent in the first place. Killing seven Goblins though? That was something he was going to have to talk with T about. What else did T have to accomplish to feel like he could still deal with the isle?
"What deals did he make exactly?" Uma asks with exasperation.
Faustina shifts in her chair. "That he'd provide entertainment to Senior." She bites her lip.
Harry closes his eyes again. Great. That wasn't open-ended or anything.
"And he'll help Deez with her abilities and bring her to the temple if something big happens." She glances at Harry as her mouth opens again.
"What!?" Uma shouts, slamming her fists on the table as she stands.
Faustina jumps, "He refused to spy on her even when Senior offered insight into our past." She rushes to explain, "And Senior has always come to collect Deez. This way it would happen less often, and he wouldn't pull in others to do it for him."
Harry sighs. Leave it to Hades to find a loophole in a deal with his own daughter. "So with this she can be at least goin' with someone she can be ah trustin'."
Faustine pulls her eyes off of Uma to look at him, "That was his thoughts on it, sir."
"Faustina?" Uma glares at Harry before she slowly resumes her seat, "Why do you keep calling Harry sir?"
"I be ah askin' her not to be doin' it. I even be explainin' that it be ah puttin' fire in me belly." He quickly explains as he holds his hands up defenselessly. The last thing he needed was to give Uma a reason to direct all her rage at him.
Faustina bows her head, "Sorry."
"Oh, no, I ain'nah gettin' mad at ya." Harry quickly assures her as he takes her hand again, "I just be ah needin' Uma ta be knowin' I ain'nah forcin' anythin' on ya." He presses his lips to her hand before he stands from the table, "But… Speakin' oh fire an' bellies… Me an' Faustina be ah discoverin' somethin' by accident earlier when I be ah tryin' ta take T ta task o'er his treatment o' ya this mornin'-" He smiles sheepishly at Uma, "Ya be so good at explainin' belly fires Uma, ya be ah mindin'? I be ah havin' ah hard time keepin' me head clear."
What? Uma's brow furrows, the wind in her sails suddenly shifting in a completely different direction as she blinks in confusion. Her Pretty Boy always had a way with 'the ladies', but his charms already affecting Faustina was surprising.
How unexpected. She looks between the two curiously before she nods her head. "Aye, I can do that." She smiles softly.
Harry salutes her before kissing Faustina's cheek, "Aye, ya be ah bein' the best Cap'n ever." He walks over to the door, "Thanks Uma," He grins before turning, "and Faustina, ya be ah havin' questions I always be ah willin' ta talk, I just be ah thinkin' it be better ta be ah hearin' it from ah lady first." He winks before he slips out the door.
Uma shakes her head at Harry's antics before she turns back to Faustina. "You okay?" She asks softly as her eyes sweep over the meek girl in concern.
Faustina nods, "Yes, Captain." She bows her head as she rests her hands back on her lap.
She purses her lips suspiciously, "Do you actually want to talk about this? Or was Harry making an assumption?"
Faustina bites her lip, "If you don't mind?" She asks hesitantly, "I've never felt that way before and I wasn't sure what it was..."
"Oh, no I don't mind talking about this at all." Uma smiles as she holds out her hand, "Do you mind if I touch you?"
Faustina shakes her head before she places her hand in hers.
She smiles at the show of trust before she rolls the sleeve of the hoodie up. "Our bodies are pretty awesome at feeling good," She explains before she gently traces her nails down Faustina's arm, grinning when she sees goosebumps run up the other girl's arm at the touch, "if you take the time to figure them out."
Faustina stares at her arm, face furrowed in confusion before she looks up, "That didn't- That felt different, but in a good way."
She lets out a held breath, taking the time to roll her sleeve back in place. She'd been afraid she might've overstepped with the demonstration. "So, what did our Pretty Boy do?" She asks, propping her elbows on the table to rest her chin on her joined fingers.
Faustina blushes as she shifts in discomfort, "Pin me against a wall." She hesitantly admits.
That put wind in her sails? Huh. She smiles, "Harry is pretty hot when he gets intense like that. So-" She stands up, "Ya felt a fire like here?" She presses a hand against her lower abdomen.
Faustina nods.
"That means Harry did something that turned you on. Made you feel attracted to him." Uma tilts her head to the side, "Do you know what sex is?"
Faustina's brow knits together. "Yes?" She responds sounding for all the world confused.
Uma nods, her brow furrowing as she searches for a better way to explain, "Being turned on like that can lead to sex if you want it to. Or just playing around to make you and whoever you're with feel good."
Faustina's head tilts to the side, eyes narrowed in thought. "That-" She pauses, "It's never felt that way before." She frowns.
Uma closes her eyes against the hot liquid flooding her mouth and orders her stomach to stay in place. "If you're talking about what that old bastard did to you-" She opens her eyes, "That was not sex. Sex, real sex, feels amazing when you're with a person you trust and can fan flames in your belly."
Faustina blinks. "Oh." She frowns. "I didn't-" She swallows as she pulls away from her, her eyes glassy before her head drops. "Father always said it was supposed to hurt. That it was god's way of punishing women for Eve's sin." Her voice grows softer, lower with every word as she curls into herself.
"Oh, Faustina-" Uma bites her lip, unable to stop herself from reaching for the other girl. She couldn't stand the look. The recoil. As if she'd done some horrendous act that rendered her stained, "I know you didn't know. How could you?" She rubs her thumbs over the back of her hands, "That OV was a sick bastard who perverted everything he touched. But he's gone, and you're with us now." She grits her teeth as she shakes her head, "And I will never let anyone make you feel like that again. Never let anyone touch you in a way that hurts you."
Faustina bites her lip as she looks at their connected hands for a long moment.
"I swear Faustina. No one." She shakes her head again, "Sex is not a punishment. It does not have to hurt, and doesn't hurt when you're with someone you trust. And really, the only proof you need to start changing that lie he fed you is the fact you felt a fire for Harry."
Faustine lifts her eyes to meet her eyes. The intensity of her gaze unnerving as she studied her with a thoughtfully, before she breaks the contact. Her head tilts slightly. "That's what it's really supposed to feel like?" The uncertainty is clear in her tone.
Uma smiles as she nods, "Yes. It feels so good when it's what you want. When you're with someone, or more than just someone, who wants to help you feel good."
Faustina rolls her lip between her teeth, her thoughtful gaze back on their hands.
"But that's also the point. It has to be what you want. When you want it. And only how you want it. No one should pressure you. It's your choice." Uma squeezes her hands, "Okay?"
"My…" Faustina frowns as if the thought was foreign to her. She drops her head.
"Do you…" Uma frowns, "Do you have questions? Or want me to keep going?" She taps her thumbs against Faustina's hand, "I just want to know you're comfortable."
Faustina tilts her head, "It's hard not to be comfortable when I'm with one of you."
She smiles. The simple admission made her stomach untwist, made the heat in her mouth vanish. "I'm glad. I'm very glad to hear that."
Faustina's responding smile was gentle. "Can-" She bites her lip, "Can you keep going, please? If you don't mind..."
"Oh sweetheart, this is one of my favorite things to talk about," She chuckles lightly, "Well, behind closed doors. But of course we can talk more."
"Thank you." Her eyes brighten.
"So, back to that fire and how to use it." She tilts her head to the side, her brow furrowing thoughtfully, "Do you, did you see when T walked in on me, Gil, and Harry making each other feel good?"
Faustina nods, "Yes, Captain."
Uma nods, "So," She smiles, "That was all amazing, though I'm thinking some of what you saw might have been confusing."
She nods again this time with a slight blush. "It was."
"That's okay. It was a lot to take in." She sits back slightly, carefully releasing Faustina's hands as she considers her words, "Everything we do to each other makes us feel good. We've taken the time to figure out what fans those flames in us, experimented. It's the kind of sex and feeling good where you have to trust the person or people you're with."
"Huh," Faustina's eyes crinkle with curiosity, "There's experimenting in sex?" She tilts her head, her eyes clouding thoughtfully before they widen, "Oh." She blinks with a shy sheepish smile. "That makes sense."
"Yeah." Uma nods, resisting the urge to smile at the small disconnect. "It takes a little bit of time, and some practice and patience, but you figure out what you like to do to others and what you like to have done to you. Like touching, kissing, even breathing a certain way. Or being a little rough, like getting pinned against the wall. All of that fans the fire, makes that feeling in your belly really powerful. So powerful it can be a little overwhelming." She sighs deeply before she looks back up with a grin, "But it feels so good to have that kind of release."
Faustina's smile is slow but her light laughter isn't. "It's hard not to believe you after that."
"I've had great experiences." Uma's smile tightens before she sucks her bottom lip, "So, with that in mind you're always welcome to join us. In any way you want." She bounces a finger against the table, "No pressure though. Your body, your rules." she smiles, "And as for Harry. I promise he's gentle. And if you tell him what you don't want to do, he will not do it. He's also an experimenter, but he'll always make sure you're comfortable."
She resists the urge to chuckle when Faustina once again tilts her head to the side curiously for a moment thoughtfully biting her bottom lip, "Thank you," She eventually whispers. "That's… I like that. Hearing that I can say no if I want too. To know it can be my choice."
Uma nods before she slips from her seat and sits on the table in front of her, "You're safe with us. We'll never force you to join us like that, and if Harry, or anyone ever presses you or won't leave you alone, you tell me immediately. I mean it. I hold that rule above all others."
Faustina looks her over before their gaze meets. Her eyes drop to her lap moments later, once she's seemingly satisfied, "Thank you, Captain."
"Of course." Uma tilts her head as she watches Faustina, "Would you like to know when we're going to be having family time from now on? Which is what we call making each other feel good."
Faustina's eyes widen before she shakes her head. "No thank you, Captain."
"You could always join us in the room without taking part." Uma offers, "Deez watched before she was comfortable enough to join in."
Faustina shifts in her chair as her eyes drop back to her lap. "That- That sounds... I'd like that, I think."
"No pressure." Uma holds up her hands, "I just want you to know your options." She smiles before she hops off the table.
A slow smile tugs on Faustina's lips, "I appreciate that, thank you."
"And I'm always available if you have any questions." Uma rests a hand on Faustina's shoulder, "Any kind of question."
Faustina nods, "I appreciate you, thank you for taking the time to explain it."
"And…" Uma's chin drops to her chest, "I don't feel comfortable punishing you for something you had no control over. So you don't have to stay in the cabin, if you don't want to." She just hoped this didn't come back to snap her mast.
Faustina's eyes are uncertain as she looks up at her for a moment. "Oh." She blinks as she looks away. "Thank you."
"I feel like I'm going to regret this later with T-" She continues, "But yeah. It ain't fair to hold you accountable for something T did, or didn't do." Her eyes narrow slightly, "But you need to remind him to communicate better if-" She presses her fingers to her temples as she draws in a deep breath, "sea gods help me, when this happens again."
Faustina nods curtly, "I will Captain," She frowns, "I know it's odd for me to say this, but I know we love all of you. I just don't think either of us are comfortable with all of you at once."
"Sounds like something you might need to work on." She pats Faustina's back encouragingly, "At your own pace," She amends, "but you should try. One of the best benefits to our family is being together."
Faustina's eyes drop to her hands. "Understood."
Sup?
How are you guys liking learning about Faustina more? Is she different from expected?
Our poor Pretty Boy really is trying to think of Faustina's well being. Do you guys agree with Harry thinking he's the slut T referred to him as at the howler?
We both cracked up over Harry thinking of Tim eating to redirect his thoughts. What did you think of his method? Were you surprised that's what did it for him?
I think some of you already guessed this, but is anyone surprised that it's Faustina who draws the maps, not T?
So, what are your thoughts on how much Faustina seems to know about everyone? Any questions or thoughts as to why that would be?
Anyone surprised that Faustina knows what's been happening on the isle?
Also, we know Uma is super pissed during this conversation but we can't help it, it had us rolling. Anyone else?
Oops… That wasn't how anyone wanted Gil to find out about their sixth family member. How many of you saw this being the way he found out?
We thought long and hard about Deez and yelling, and both agreed she wouldn't have the best response to it, so running it was. Any thoughts or questions?
Lolz, Faustina throwing Harry under the ship about T bouncing on him. That's it no question.
So, anyone else with Uma? That it's weird Faustina's already affected by Harry's charms? It's something we talked in-depth about. The most important thing to remember here though is the fact this is the first time that they're learning about Faustina. Faustina's known about them for years.
Did anyone expect Faustina to get this excited over the thought of being caught up over the word experiment in reference to sex?
Consent. This was a hard concept for us to envision while we were crafting this storyline. Even in our current society we seem to have a problem with what consent means. (I mean we shouldn't it's an easy fucking concept to grasp, but still, here the fuck we are...)
But on the isle it atleast makes sense, unfortunately. The fact that so many of these kids have no concept of consent or 'my body my rules', sometimes we, as the writers of these characters, cringe over the things they think or do.
So we felt like this was a super important concept for Faustina to hear (Everyone to hear, really) and the only person on the isle who would hold everyone to that standard probably is Uma. She saw first hand what it was like for Harry, and they were so young when she pulled him away from that life. We agreed that it helped form part of Uma's core beliefs. But we would like to know what you think of our delivery on this. Did we do it justice?
What do you guys think about Uma's decision to rescind T's punishment for her? Uma, if nothing else, is fair to a fault. But we agreed that this was a hard call for her to make. Think it's going to bite her in the ass?
With much love and appreciation,
-Twisted
Covid Corner
So, we're on like month three or something ridiculous like that, and though things are starting to look up, they're also looking uncertain.
Fandom- From all of us, we hope you are doing better and have gotten back home safely.
QuintBrit- We're worried about you, even if it's just an okay, we'd love to hear from you to know you are okay..
BookWormPrincess- We're equally worried about you, so if you can just drop us a line to know you're alright?
With much love and concern
-Dark and Twisted-