"I can't pretend to hate you, Jones."
"Then don't."
Iris Ashe, was a con-woman in the Enchanted Forest. One night, after a job attempt went wrong, she finds herself falling for the mysterious man who goes by the name Hook.
Killian thinks that Iris...
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Seeing the Jolly Roger was a regular occurrence, especially in Rochland's port, and Iris was looking forward to this time, because Killian promised he would take her on his next voyage. Iris had everything prepared, and sat in the tavern they met in, the Shining Sea. It wasn't until he didn't show up, she got concerned.
She made her way outside, to the docks. She knew the exact spot her moored his ship, and when she went there, and didn't see it, her heart broke.
He left her.
She wanted to scream, yell, curse the man who stole her heart and took it with him. To wherever the hell he went.
But she didn't. Instead, she held her ground, took a breath in, and vowed to never lend her heart to anyone ever again.
She became colder, more distant, and found joy in her job of swindling people out of their money.
It wasn't until months later, a woman walked into the tavern she was in, her cloak as red as blood, and sat down at her table.
"Oh? I wasn't expecting company, darling, but I'll take it." She said, her voice as smooth as velvet, a trick she learned from Killian.
The woman rolled her eyes. "My name's Red," She told Iris, "And you're going to help me."
