#thefirstmate

that was hard to do when he was trapped in one of his own guest chambers. he was only allowed out on harry’s or uma's whims. it was infuriating and the frustration only grew as one of the aforementioned pirates burst into his room. “good morning, harry.” he greeted the other but he could not muster up even a small smile for the pirate. the former king was worrying himself into exhaustion and it showed.

walking around auradon was actually easier now than it had ever been before. everyone seemed to forget any grudges they had against the first four vks, it only mattered where your allegiances lied and a lot of being were being secretive about even that. truthfully, carlos had no idea who’s side he was one. he wanted the best for the pirates that had captured his heart but he worried everyday about ben and the royal family’s safety. too many thoughts and too little time, he caught himself spacing out until he literally ran into one of the very pirates that was always on his mind. “ shit --- harry? ” seeing the other boy was a surprise, he had just left his hideout and was walking down the narrow path that led into town. harry knew about his hideout but he had not seen him or uma since the takeover happened.

uma : babe , i can’t believe you just killed mal , ben , and chad .

       she’s thrown off  ,   now that she’s  ACTUALLY  within talking distance with him  .   lyra can see the similarities  -  there’s truly no denying it  ,   when she studies him  .   the shade of blue  ,   curve of their jawline  ;   not that she ever did question it  -  but  still  .   it’s not every day someone gets to interact with their sibling for the first time  .   at least they’re alone  .     “  doing that would not be smart  .  ”     he’s about to do something that she would assume to be chaotic  ;   for  ,   what  DOESN’T  her brother do that’s chaotic ?     “  it would work much better after dark  .  ”     (  @thefirstmate  gets a starter !  )

       “you know... even on the isle i was seen as weird.” weird because he never wanted to be a villain, he cared more for animals than he did people, but he never wanted to hurt anyone just for the hell of it. “but now i’m here and i’m labeled a murderer without any proof.” his tone became sharp and bitter. the task force had no right to detain him or force a confession out of him. that anger and hurt somehow led him back to the son of hook, venting to him again because they had gone through the same thing.