Bal: two different worlds

Scars fade

*his peace was interrupted rather abruptly by someone storming into the nursery, clearly unimpressed*
Evie: SHES UNCONSCIOUS AND YOURE NOT THERE WITH HER?!
Ben: Evie...
*he kissed his son's head gently as he swayed gently, trying to resettle him after Evie's outburst had roused him*
Evie: WHAT THE HELL IS WRING WITH YOU?!
Ben: THEY PUSHED ME OUT! WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?! I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR SON AND DAUGHTER, REGARDLESS OF WHAT CONDITION THEIR MOTHER IS IN!
Evie: the quakes have stopped
Ben: I know
Evie: do you even care?
Ben: where the hell is this coming from?!
Evie: the place that had to watch Mal cry over the fact you didn't give a shit for months while she was pregnant, you ran out on her while things were tough then, I swear to god if that's what you're doing now then there will be hell to pay
Ben: I can't Evie, I can't handle it, my daughter is barely alive and is still fighting to stay that way, I couldn't tell her mother that, how do you tell a mother that about their child? That started a fight, she collapsed right in front of me, I was forced out, I watched those monitors go haywire, I watched her falling apart, I can't stand the thought of losing either of them let alone both
Evie: there's a reason those quakes stopped
*ben held his breath as tears began forming in his eyes, he couldn't take another blow, he was too close to breaking point*
Evie: she stabilised
*ben gasped and let out a sigh of relief, his breath shaking as much as he now was, he had no idea how Evie knew all this so fast but he didn't really care*
Ben: thank god
Evie: I'm sorry
Ben: it's okay, you were right, I shouldn't have run out, I shouldn't have yelled at my guards either, I just can't take another hit
Evie: I get it
*Evie looks down at Mason who had since fallen back to sleep yet again*
Evie: I didn't get a chance to say congratulations yet
Ben: you should probably reserve that for when Mal can actually hear it, or register it, or reply to it
Evie: she'll be okay
Ben: I keep relying on that, it's gonna stop being true one day
Evie: well that day is not today
*they remain in silence for a moment, unsure
Ben: you wanna hold him?
Evie: you sure?
Ben: I'm sure
*ben carefully handed his son to Evie, watching on with a smile as Evie began cradling him gently*
Evie: he's beautiful
Ben: I know, how she can feel guilty about anything when she did something so amazing is beyond me
Evie: because she's spent her whole life being told off for not being good enough for anything, it's not your fault Ben, or theirs, it's just embedded in her brain
Ben: I guess
Evie: she's getting there slowly
Ben: it doesn't bother you like it does her
Evie: not to the same extent but it does, my mother was different though, evil wasn't really her thing, it was just her ego ruling her, I always worry about how I look because she got that stuck in my head, it's the same for Mal, except where my mother was obsessed with being beautiful Maleficent just wanted perfection, at all costs
Ben: if something happens to Bella it'll destroy her
Evie: I heard she had a little go at the council
Ben: oh yeah, she took no prisoners
Evie: good, then you've gotta have faith that she'll figure it out, I fully believe it'll all be okay, but if it isn't, as long as you stand by her, she'll get through it
Ben: she thinks I blame her
Evie: no she doesn't, she'd rather think you do that accept that it's what she thinks of herself
Ben: her mother really did a number on her didn't she?
Evie: in a whole bunch of ways
Ben: did yours do the same to you?
Evie: I was lucky, my mother seemed to care about me more than most of the other villains so about their kids, maybe even loved me, I was forced into isolation as a child so when I came out from it, it was the easiest thing in the world for me, she built up those walls, they're still coming down
Ben: do you think she'll ever completely be free of the marks her mother left on her?
Evie: it's unlikely, but I'm sure they'll fade
Ben: you wanna come meet Bella and see what's going on with Mal?
Evie: sure, I'd love to

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I literally have no idea where this came from but yanno it happened and I'm going with it now, so yeah, I hope you like it xoxo