pov: you and your friends are the children of fairytale characters and you've lived in the same small town all your lives: 4/?
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Forty days and forty nights
I waited for a girl like you to come and save my life
All the days I waited for you
You know the ones who said I'd never find someone like you
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'Cause you were out of my league
All the things I believed
You were just the right kind
Yeah, you were more than just a dream
You were out of my league
Got my heartbeat racing
If I die, don't wake me
'Cause you are more than just a dream
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From time to time I pinch myself
Because I think my girl mistakes me for somebody else
And every time she takes my hand
All the wonders that remain
Become a simple fact
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Ignoring the feminine pronouns, this song really embodies a lot of PJ's insecurities. Leo is the "golden boy" football player, valedictorian, town sweetheart who can do no wrong. The perfect dude (on the outside at least.) PJ is the "dumb kid" slacker who can't pay attention in class and always gets hurt doing something stupid.
Leo actually desiring PJ is something of a shock for him, especially since Leo's bisexual ass could have his pick of literally anyone in the school.
The moodboard really highlights their differences: PJ's section has his typical clothing choice of a Hawaiian shirt, while Leo's has his letterman's jacket. Leo's side has his trophy collection, while PJ has a failed book report. Leo has a football, and PJ has a battered knee, showcasing his lack of athletic ability.
If Descendants characters were apart of the next gen, what do you think their relationships with the other next gen would be (assuming they were the younger siblings of the next gen).
This is finna be a looong one.
Obviously all the siblings love each other, and all the older siblings are protective of the little ones, so I tried not to be too repetitive with the details.
The Mills:
Henry:
He has so many siblings now, oh god
Bobby is slightly more of a handful than he's used to, so he (and Lucy) keep him on his toes
Henry always asks Regina if he was like that as a kid, and her answer is always a smug "Yes"
Bobby likes spending time with Henry's other families (ie, his own and the Swan-Joneses)
Evie's a lot quieter, so he appreciates that
He's very protective of Evie specifically
She could ask him for the moon and the stars, and you know that Henry would find someway to bring them down for her.
Roland:
He knows damn well that Bobby looks up to him a lot, so he tries to put on his best act when he's around
Unfortunately, he is more susceptible to The Eyes than Henry is, so Bobby ends up getting away with waaaaay more stuff with Big Bro Roland
Like Henry, he is also very protective of Evie, and will be the one who teaches her how to kill a man when she's older
Basically, Evie is their little princess, and you don't wanna fuck with her
While Evie doesn't like camping, she will tolerate it when she goes with her father, brothers, and sister.
Robyn:
Robyn's just glad she's not the baby anymore lol
She's the least busy of her siblings, by default of being younger, so she's the one who gets to babysit Bobby and Evie when the adults are busy
She and Bobby like to practice archery and eat dirt together or whatever it is kids do
She's never been very girly, so she and Evie have trouble bonding at times
The Nolans:
Leo:
Leo likes hanging out with little kids, so he never minds babysitting Chad
He's very bossy, however, and seems to be allergic to fun, so Chad doesn't like it when he babysits
Leo can also be kind of preachy about the rules, so Chad will end up getting more lectures from Leo than their parents sometimes
Despite the minor animosity, Leo always wants to be a role model and someone to look up to for Chad
He likes to teach him sword fighting and archery, even when Chad has zero interest or skill for those things
Beck (I can't pick a name for this kid, for now it's Beck):
He and Chad go together like two peas in a pod
Beck's sarcastic outlook paired with Chad's optimism make a fully rounded duo
Beck encourages Chad to commit Crimes, and Chad is the Voice Of Reason
The Hermans/Boyds:
Alex:
Alex is pretty chill with Chloe
Alex feels like a disappointment to their parents, so she is kind of worried that Chloe might be their "replacement"
Chloe basically hero-worships Alex, and dyes her hair blue like how Alex dyes theirs pink
In the future, Chloe ends up being a jock instead of a girly girl, and she and Alex bond over their mother not knowing what to do with either of them
Charlie:
He and Chloe argue (a lot)
Charlie hates sports, and Chloe hates boring nerd junk, so they don't get along
They are the epitome of "only I'M allowed to make fun of my sibling!" If anyone else makes fun of either of them, they get the wrath of the other one
The Briarwoods (Aurora's Family):
PJ:
PJ gets along fine with both Ariana and Audrey
He and Ariana specifically love to banter back and forth, which is hilarious to witness since Ariana wins 99% of the time
He will have tea parties with Audrey and dress up like a princess, and he will slay whichever princess dress she forces on him
Arabella:
The girls aren't actually triplets (Ariana isn't even their sister), but they're so close in age and act so similar, that they're always called triplets
They all love princess stuff, and adore being actual princesses; they all want to move to the Enchanted Forest and have balls
When they get older, they sing a different tune, but stay close
The Swan-Joneses:
Henry:
He has so many siblings now, oh god
Harriett has given Henry a lot of gray hairs; more than Bobby, almost as much as CJ
He likes playing pirate with all of the kids
He always calls Harry 'Killian Jr.'
He's the one who bought CJ her red leather coat, to be more like Emma
He spoils them so much (The Mills kids too, but Regina already spoils them a lot) and always brings them gifts when he visits
Alice:
She loves having such a big family and so many little siblings
She shares her love of books with Harriett, stargazing with Harry, and painting with CJ
She's the sibling that gets sacked with babysitting duty, but she never minds
Hope:
Hope is the "cool" sibling, aka, she lets them get away with more shit than Henry and Alice do
She's part of the reason CJ is Like That
For whatever reason, she's Harry's favorite sibling, which sucks for her, since she's not a fan of little kids
The Golds:
Gideon:
Ben is very quiet, so he'll tag along with Gideon everywhere and no one will even notice
Gideon and Ben have a book club between the two of them
He feels kind of weird that Ben still has that "my dad is the best" attitude, but doesn't have the heart to tell him the whole truth
They tell each other everything, and despite the age difference, are very close
One Halloween, the Storybrooke gang decide to dress as the Disney versions of their parents.
This is the abomination culmination
Roland: Because this happens after Robyn learns the truth about what went down with Zelena and Robin, she's....not happy with her mom rn. So, Roland graciously decided to let Robyn be Robin Hood.
He decided to be his step/adoptive mom instead of his birth mom for a few reasons: 1) because it was less emotional for him, 2) so Regina wouldn't feel left out (Henry and Jacinda were doing a couples costume), and 3)...because the Evil Queen costume was way easier to find online.
He ends up slaying in it, obviously.
Alex: She knew she wanted to be Prince Charming right away, even though her mother protested.
They put their hair up using a million bobby pins and about two cans of hairspray, and adjusted the outfit to fit their boobs. They were also the one who made adjustments to everyone else's costumes to make sure they fit.
Leo: He was uncomfortable wearing and dress, so he went with Prince Florian. David offered him one of his old Enchanted Forest outfits, to which Leo had to explain that the cheap costumes were what made it fun.
The costume had the downside of coming with a pair of very cheap and tight tights. PJ seemed to like them, though
PJ: Picked out his dress on September 1st. He rocks both it, and the shitty felt crown headband it came with.
Robyn: Could not find a single commercially available fox Robin Hood costume. So, she bought a Peter Pan one, and had Alex make some adjustments.
She slapped on a fox tail and a different Robin Hood hat, and called it. (On the bright side, she and Alice have matching hat feathers)
Gideon: Really didn't want to be his dad (even the Disney Beauty and the Beast version) so he went with his mom's Disney version.
He doesn't rock it as well as PJ, but he makes it work. And on the bright side, now he and Hope match. (On the downside, his shoulders are freezing)
Alice: Alice really wanted to be Captain Hook. So, if she rigged the coin toss that she and Hope did for who got to be him, sue her.
Luckily, there were a lot of official woman's Hook costumes for her to pick from, including some fancy wigs....which she ditched after the pictures were taken (those things are itchy), but she kept the hat, so she and Robyn could match.
Hope: After losing the coin toss, Hope suddenly realized that Emma didn't really have a fairytale counterpart. The closest things were the Ugly Duckling or the Swan Princess. All of the Ugly Duckling costumes were made for kids, so Swan Princess it was.
The two animated versions of the Swan Princess (Barbie and the other one) didn't have commercial dresses, so Hope got a chunky plastic tiara and a cheap ballet dress (she used her own ballet shoes)
Hey, at least she matched with Gideon.
Individual Edits Under the Cut: (They look bad up close, but you can't see Robyn's tail in the group shot lol)
I stole the character template used in this fic, because I thought it was really thorough, and a good exercise for character building. So thanks ao3 user StarkPark!
Name
Neal Leopold Nolan. Named in honor of Neal Cassidy, and Snow’s father. Started going by Leo in middle school, when he fully found out about what Neal Cassidy did to Emma.
Nicknames
Leo (primary nickname)
Squirt (by Emma)
Uncle (by Hope, to annoy him)
His Royal Annoyingness (by PJ)
Snowflake (by Snow)
Kiddo (by David)
Appearance
Thin, straight dirty blond hair
Pale skin
Brown eyes, inherited from his maternal grandfather
He wears shirts and button ups, jeans, sneakers, and his letterman jacket from football
Face claims
Azriel Dalman (younger)
Lucas Till (older)
Personality
He is rather uptight, but cares very much about his friends, family, and his people. He tries to mold his personality to be like his father’s.
Is very much like his mother however, in his resourcefulness, hopefulness, and can-do attitude.
He is practical and resourceful, but can come across as stuck up or a goody two shoes. He’s the most responsible out of his friends, which leads to him both keeping them all safe, and hindering their adventures.
He’s the heir to the throne of Misthaven, and acts like it. He never lets himself stray from his golden boy persona, making certain that the student body, his friends, and even his family see him as infailable. Only in private does he let go of this persona, and becomes who he really is: an anxious wreck.
Likes
Playing football
Reading
Sword fighting
Solving puzzles, crosswords, and riddles
Teaching and babysitting little kids
Country music
Dislikes
Plain food
Bullies
Being unsure of himself
Magic
No magic, but wishes he did
Health
Physically very fit and very healthy, except being allergic to cats.
Mentally…he has an anxiety disorder. It hits at random times, and can be almost crippling. He’s supposed to be on medication for it, but he insists that he doesn’t need it, and that he’s fiiiiine.
Sexuality
Bisexual. Romantically and sexually attracted to all genders
Fears
Everything man, he has anxiety
But specifically, not living up to expectations, letting people down, breaking apart and not being able to put himself back together, to name a few.
The dark (yes, seriously)
Habits
Bites his knuckles
Runs his hand through his hair
Hand movements. Tapping his fingers, twitching, wringing his hands, ect.
Favorites
Movies: Nerd shit. Star Wars, MARVEL, anything scifi basically
TV Shows: Nerd Shit. Star Trek, X-Files, anything scifi basically
Music: If asked, he’ll claim to like indie. In actuality, he loves country music
Books: Is a fan of the classic sci fi/horror novels like Frankenstein
Parent: Tries to emulate David’s personality, and make himself more like him
Family member: He looks up to Emma a lot
Sport: Football. He’s a guard on the school football team, and is very good
School subject: Math, because there’s a “right” and a “wrong” way to do things
Food: Spicy nuggets, spicy tacos, spicy chips, just anything with a kick
Sweet treat: Mexican hot chocolate
Colors: Indigo, blue, purple
Animal: Lion
Toy: He still has his first toy sword his dad got for him when he was two
Game: Owns quite a few of the Star Wars spin off games, and likes to play checkers
Least favorites
Movies: Mindless action flicks
TV Shows: Sitcoms
Music: 80’s music, which almost caused a civil war among his friends
Books: Romance
Parent: Loves both his parents equally
Family member: Hope annoys him in her attitude and her actions. Still loves her, though
Sport: Swimming, as he’s never been a strong swimmer
School subject: English. He hates how there’s no “right” answer
Food: Plain foods he can’t make spicer
Sweet treat: Pound cake, it tastes like nothing
Colors: Red, green, orange
Animal: Cats, as he’s mega allergic
Toy: Creepy dolls
Game: Doesn’t like games of chance
Career aspiration
Future king of Misthaven
Social life
He’s more introverted, and likes to spend time by himself (he does count spending time with PJ as being by himself)
He’s the Mom Friend of the group, and has to stop them from doing stupid shit all the goddamn time
While he scolds them constantly, he really does care about his friends
Who in the next gen do you think are dating and who are best friends?
Besties
Groups of Two (not including siblings, niblings, or friendships that become romantic later on):
Alex and Roland: The two aromantic/asexuals. They're also the two oldest, so they've spent more time together than anyone else.
Roland and Leo: The Sane Ones TM. They're the ones who constantly complain about everyone else's bullshit. Leo's the mom friend, Roland's the older brother friend. They understand each other.
Roland and Alice: (future siblings-in-law don't count) They get along weirdly well, despite the age and personality difference. Roland also spent most of his childhood in the Enchanted Forest like Alice did, so they bond over that.
Alex and PJ: The wild children. They drink and go to parties together, much to Roland and Leo's annoyance.
Hope and Alex: They keep getting mistaken for siblings, even after Alice is rescued. They both just love getting into trouble.
Robyn and Hope: For somewhat complicated reasons, they're frenemies. They argue the most out of all the friends, because they are incredibly similar.
Gideon and Robyn: They're apart of the exclusive "I hate one of my parents" club, the "I hate my powers" club, and of course the "I get bullied at school for who my parent(s) are" club.
Alice and Gideon: When Robyn and Hope squable, Gideon and Alice are tasked with making sure it doesn't go to far. They've found out that they're pretty similar this way
Groups of Three or more:
Roland, Alex, Leo, PJ: The older kids. They tend to group together, having known each other longer.
Robyn, Gideon, Alice, Hope: The younger kids. By virtue of the older kids hanging out, so do the youngests.
Alex, Leo, PJ: The "our mothers were apart of the same mommy classes and know we can't escape each other" group.
Dating (former, current, and future):
Alex and Robyn: Alex was still coming to terms with their asexuality, and trying to figure out the difference between friendship and romance and all that other fun stuff. Robyn developed a crush on them, so they dated for a week or so, during the summer before Alex's senior year, and Robyn's sophomore year. Alex eventually figured herself out, and tried to let Robyn down as gently as possible. They didn't talk for the rest of the summer, but Robyn eventually cooled down enough, and they came to an understanding. Robyn still teases them about That One Time they dated.
PJ and Conrad: Conrad is Alex's step-cousin, the son of Clorinda. PJ had just come out, and was experimenting. They dated for the summer before freshman year, then called things off mutually. They still talk, and PJ helped Conrad get together with Orville, Kathryn and Frederick's son.
PJ and Jack (otherwise known as 'He Who Shall Not Be Named'): Jack is a football player, who PJ dated for a few months sophomore year. Things got toxic pretty fast, with Jack acting entitled and controlling, so PJ cut him lose before it could get really bad. Leo, in retaliation, made Jack's life a living hell on the football team, so much so that he finally had to quit.
PJ and Leo: Aka, Prince Squared, aka, Sleeping Princes. They're the ones that stick. They get together their senior year. Full headcanons here
Alice and Penny: Penny is Anastasia and Will Scarlet's daughter, who Alice met in Wonderland after escaping her tower. They had mutual crushes on each other, but it never got much farther than quiet flirting. Alice must have a thing for daughters of outlaws? Penny, Alice, and Amani (Alice Liddell and Cyrus's daughter) end up all starting a Wonderland club at Storybrooke High together.
Robyn and Alice: Aka, Curious Archer, aka, Mad Archer. They stick, and they are also each other's true love. They get together when Robyn's a junior, and Alice is a sophomore. Full headcanons here
Gideon and Lorena: Lorena is the daughter of some random townsperson. She asked Gideon out to humiliate him sophomore year, but actually started to fall for him. But by that point, Gideon had figured out her intentions and broke things off, her having already burnt that bridge. Lorena stops hanging out with the friends who convinced her to do that, and she and Gideon have an amicable relationship. After, of course, Robyn and Hope wrecked her car in retaliation, "Before He Cheats" style.
Hope and Robyn: Hope developed a crush on Robyn in middle school, and confessed to her one night. Robyn had always saw Hope as a little sister, and so rejected her...badly. (It's not Robyn's fault, she was raised by Zelena.) And Hope took it...badly. This fucked up their previous rivaling friends dynamic and brought them into full on frenemy territory. Alice's arrival and Robyn's utter being smitten with her did not help matters at first, but eventually, they get Robyn and Hope to be inseparable friends again (by locking them in a room together and throwing away the key, obviously.)
Hope and Ross: Ross is the son of some Duke from the Enchanted Forest who's an entitled ass. Hope met him in her middle school ballet class, but they didn't start dating until freshman year. He's a douche, who just wanted to date the Savior's daughter, not Hope. They broke it off (very dramatically) a few months in. They are still very antagonistic to each other,
Hope and Gideon: Aka, Cygnet Scholar. They stick. They get together while Hope is a sophomore and Gideon is a junior. Full headcanons here
Leo Charming. You and your families legacy lasted a long time my boy. Eight wonderful generations of Charming's. Until tragedy destroyed your universe at the same time as Kurt's universe.
