#pluto not wanting to derail hazel's love for her mother is fascinating when you consider that he is likely not close to his parents

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I think the "Marie raped Pluto" AU is pretty interesting when considering how Hazel struggles to really place her mother in a negative light or recognize that her behaviour was abusive. In any other situation, Hazel will quickly rationalize her mother's actions, even if recognizing that they were unhealthy and painful.

But there is no rationalization for her actions in this AU. Gaea had not yet started to sway her mother's thoughts. Even if she had, I don't think Hazel would be able to rationalize what happened to her father as not her mother's fault the way she can do with the abuse she faced at her mother's hands.

The implication in canon is that Hazel getting stuck with the curse wasn't anticipated by Marie. But even if it had been, I think Hazel would be able to ignore Marie choosing to have her to get around the consequences of her greed. Because she loves her mother and wants to believe that, no matter what, her mother genuinely loves her too.

But remove the consent and Hazel can't look past it the same way. Part of it is because Marie's abuse is no longer reflected specifically on Hazel. So she has no choice but to recognize it instead of swatting it away. The other part is Pluto's reluctance to tell her specifically because he does not want to mar her view of her mother, despite everything, which forces her to recognize the difference in how they care for her - Marie hating Hazel for something she was warned about, something Hazel didn't ask to deal with versus Pluto loving her in spite of what happened because he recognizes her innocence in the situation, understanding how important her mother's love for her is and not wanting to take away from that.