"...Mother?" (A Descendants × Hadeficent story)

C O N C E P T:
"The mother whom you think you know, the one who raised you up from the moment you could understand and remember things, Mal, is not your mother. It was Auradon's replacement of your mother, sculpted to how they wanted the 'Mistress of all Evil' to be like, like the one of lies they hear in the stories about her. They didn't believe in her kindness, Mal. And as such, in order for their version of her to be proved true to all, the authorities of Auradon made a decision...

They broke our family up, but that wasn't what was worst, Mali...

...They took her.

Auradon has your real mother, Mal.

Your only, true mother...

The true Maleficent."

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In which Maleficent & Hades were a loving couple, until a year or so after their firstborn (baby Mal) was born, where Maleficent comes home with a mysteriously different demeanor, and the family was broken apart. After 15 years, the moment Mal sets foot in Auradon, her fate sets Mal on a path to seek the truth about her family, unearthing her parents' past and some of the darkest secrets Auradon has...

Main pairing(s):
Ben/Mal (Romantic love)
Hades/Maleficent (Romantic love)
Mal/Evie (Sister-like best friendship)
Maleficent/Aurora (Motherly love)

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Fun fact: the font of the title isn't the most attractive, but its name is "Mali", which is Hades's nickname for Mal so coincidentally 😂😉