Timeless Bonds

Bonus 2: new Bonds

Morgie carefully helped Blanc back to her room after her emotional breakdown. Once she was settled in bed, he made sure she was comfortable before leaving her to sleep. Blanc slept through the entire next day, utterly exhausted from the emotional turmoil she had experienced.

When Blanc finally awoke, she initially found herself alone in her room, and the emptiness brought a pang of loneliness, a reminder of the feeling of abandonment. However, her eyes widened in surprise and relief when she spotted Maleficent sitting quietly in a chair by the window. Maleficent was fully herself again, free from the enchantment that had previously immobilized her. The sight of Maleficent, back to her old self, eased Blanc's anxieties. For a moment, Blanc had feared that Maleficent and the others would remain frozen indefinitely.

"Mal..." Blanc said softly, her voice barely a whisper but enough to alert Maleficent to her awakening. Maleficent turned quickly, her usual nonchalant demeanor momentarily giving way to a hint of concern before she masked it with her characteristic indifference. She resumed her routine, finishing her makeup with the same monotone calm.

"Oh, you're awake," Maleficent said, her voice as neutral as ever.

Blanc sat up slowly, a faint smile touching her lips as she looked at Maleficent. The smile was bittersweet, tinged with a sense of resignation. Blanc was coming to terms with the reality that Red and Chloe might not return. She had to accept that she needed to move on, even though the thought of staying here, where she was left behind, was more painful than she had anticipated.

She wasn't even sure if she had truly wanted to go back to the past, but the fact that Red and Chloe had left her behind so abruptly hurt more deeply than she had expected. The idea of continuing her life in this time, despite the heartbreak, was beginning to settle in her mind.

The more she thought about their departure, the more her initial hurt transformed into a burning desire for revenge. To her, it wasn't just a matter of being left behind—it was a deep personal affront. She had trusted them, welcomed them, and given them a part of her own self. And in return, they had abandoned her, leaving her to grapple with feelings of abandonment and disillusionment.

The anger she felt was consuming, boiling over into a need to make them feel the same pain she was enduring. The betrayal stung sharply, an emotional wound that refused to heal. She felt as though Red and Chloe had trampled on her trust and discarded it without a second thought. In her mind, they had left her to suffer, and that suffering demanded a response.

Blanc's sense of injustice was palpable. She couldn't understand why they had done this to her, why they had left her without so much as an explanation. It seemed to her like a grave injustice, and she wanted to correct it in any way she could. The idea of revenge became a way to restore some semblance of fairness in a situation that felt profoundly unfair.

She also grappled with the need for validation. If she could make Red and Chloe feel the same pain she was experiencing, perhaps it would affirm that her emotions were valid, that her suffering had not been in vain. Revenge, in her mind, was not just about getting back at them—it was about proving that her feelings mattered, that her pain was real.

Blanc's perception of their motives was distorted by her hurt. She saw their actions as a deliberate slight against her, a personal attack rather than a result of unavoidable circumstances. This misunderstanding fueled her desire for retaliation, as she was convinced that their actions were driven by malice rather than mere happenstance.

Blanc sighed as she gazed at Maleficent's composed figure, her demeanor a sharp contrast to the turmoil that swirled within her. "What punishment did you get from Merlin?" she asked, her voice carrying a tinge of curiosity laced with frustration.