#I think it was time for some edgy and serious Devious art

[frankenbuggee]

POV: You harmed his son.

[ruffoverthinksthings]

Is there ever a time when the descendants do or say something bad the. They have an "oh crap I just sounded like my mom/dad!" moment for good or for bad, if so like what?

Yes. Though Disney probably won’t show it, children of abusive parents oftentimes mimic the negative behaviours that they have suffered from their parents/older relatives, as they were their first educators in “How the World Works.” As one myself, I can definitely say that I have unconsciously mimicked the passive-aggressiveness, anger-baiting, and tendency to yell and get mad at the slightest, most innocuous provocation.

The Rotten Four and the rest of the VK’s have a lot of these moments, especially in the coming years after they graduate, and they face the real world, where there are is no mercy and no Fairy Godmothers willing to drag your butt into the “Time Out” room of the Guidance office.

Mal will likely mimic Maleficent’s tendency for fixation, vengeance, and the crippling fear of exclusion that leads to the former two. I imagine this will likely happen when an art gallery owner rejects her submission because they feel she is too controversial and edgy for a much more tame and conservative crowd, and she finds herself horrified when she almost curses the poor soul after they repeatedly reject her appeals to still be included.

It ends up inspiring her to contribute to a gallery portraying the cycle of abuse, and how both Good and Evil Parents get it wrong with their kids, along with her memories of Maleficent’s brand of parenting.

Evie will likely mimic the Evil Queen’s jealousy, shallow and superficial sense of self-esteem based on appearance and fame, and her tendency towards sabotaging the competition. I imagine that this comes up when a fellow scientist who is also female, highly intelligent, and attractive like her gets a promotion that she is equally qualified for, and she finds herself at the congratulatory party attempting to spike her drink to make her humiliate herself. She changes her mind at the last minute, switching out the dummy drink that was supposed to be for Evie, after her co-worker talks to her and expresses disbelief that she got the job instead of Evie, and that she felt she was more deserving of it if management hadn’t been more into redheads than bluenettes.

If it’s any compensation, she can’t personally remember what happened next and refuses to look at the photos and videos all over the net.

Carlos, when he begins to get a chance to excel in his chosen field of science and possibly Tourney, inherits his mother’s “diva” tendencies, the narcissism, and the entitlement that was her downfall. I imagine it would be during a bidding war for the licensing use of a particular technology he’s dying to get his hands on, which ends in a very public and embarrassing blow-up when he ends up ranting and raving just like his mother about how he’s more deserving of the technology, and many choice words he really regrets flinging at the winners of the license.

His penance is unpaid, pro-bono work with them, or offering his skills at a steep discount and ignoring more lucrative offers. (Scientists have to eat, too.)

Jay, even though he’s portrayed as the “dumb muscle” of the group, can get pretty devious and charming himself, and is more than okay with manipulating people for his own selfish means. He likely thinks nothing of it, persuading people into making better deals for him, getting out of trouble, and maybe even fanning his own ego, until one day, just before Professional League Tourney season, he finds himself demoralizing and psyching out a fellow player who he fears will take his position of Center Forward for his team of choice.

His moment of clarity is when pays for drinks at the bar after getting said spot, and finds the poor guy absolutely devastated and drowning his sorrows, relating his story about how he was a poor kid from the farming towns North of the Border, and how joining Tourney was his one dream of making a name for himself and making him feel worth something more than just another farmer’s son.

Meanwhile, Jay has already been playing for a few years and bagged no shortage of MVP awards and lucrative sponsorship deals, becoming a household name in Tourney.

The next morning, hungover and feeling even worse than usual, Jay calls to break his contract--even with the hefty penalty and ill-will from the rest of the recruiters.

Tourney is serious business--these people don’t just think for the current season, they think long-term: sponsorships, deals with sporting equipment companies, public appearances, the image of the team and the people and organizations that own them.

But for Jay, some things are more important than money and fame.