Oh Gods I'm In Love
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A/n: bringing this one over here too because people seem to like this one too and because I think we're all a little desperate for more of this ship.
Fandom: Descendants
Ships: Harry/Audrey, Harry/Uma/Gil, Harry/Audrey/Uma/Gil
Tw: None
Word count: 1476
Summary: Uma and Gil were the only people in the world that he'd shown any part of himself that could be considered weak, because on the Isle, showing that side of yourself to people you couldn't trust meant a knife in the heart. So really, it makes sense that they'd be the only ones to see this odd flustered side of him. With the way they kiss him and praise him and make him giggle till he's red in the face, it's no wonder.
Until the barrier came down, and all of Audrey's prejudice with it.
Or
Harry realizes he's in love with Audrey Rose and has no idea what to do about it.
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Part 1
Guilt eats him alive, the same way rage bubbles up in his chest when he thinks about her and this whole situation. Here he's got two wonderful people who, for as long as he can remember, were the only people he could really rely on, could really love. And here he sits, still wanting more.
Because suddenly Audrey took his hand in the midst of festive music and smiled at him like he wasn't just a Mad Hook boy. She twirled around him and threw her head back with even the worst of his pick up lines. Her eyes shun with wonder when he pulled out his hook, even when the others around him flinched back, like he was readying himself for battle. He wanted to hate her, if only to get that familiar flutter out of his chest whenever she so much as glances at him. But she makes it impossible, with her windswept hair and her radiant smile. He despises the way it makes him act like such a fool.
He's Harry Hook, feared son of the Neverland captain himself, he's not supposed to trip over himself when he sees a pretty girl. And still he barely stutters out what he can manage whenever she greets him. He's never felt so incompetent. Even in the days he was desperate to prove himself to Uma, even when they realized Gil was meant to be theirs, he had been sturdy. His charms were still vibrant, and even with the manic Hook blood inside of him, he never made a mistake.
But now Audrey has squirmed her way inside his chest and inbetween his ribcage, right into the creases of his heart, and he doesn't know what to do with that.
Uma and Gil were the only people in the world that he'd shown any part of himself that could be considered weak, because on the Isle, showing that side of yourself to people you couldn't trust meant a knife in the heart. So really, it makes sense that they'd be the only ones to see this odd flustered side of him. With the way they kiss him and praise him and make him giggle till he's red in the face, it's no wonder.
Until the barrier came down, and all of Audrey's prejudice with it. She had smiled at him, kind and genuine. No expectations of 'Isle Kid Hook' or 'Monster Villain Kid.' Just a simple smile.
He hasn't been able to stop thinking about her since. It drives him mad.
So the guilt eats him alive, and whenever he kisses Uma, whenever Gil clings to him, he feels like he's betraying them.
So he hides it, tucks it away deep inside and hopes it will just—
Go away.
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"You're not subtle." Says Uma, legs laid out over Harry's, back against the armrest of their new Auradon couch. "You've been avoiding her like the plague."
She nods to Audrey, sitting on the floor with Gil, showing him what a puzzle is supposed to look like when they actually have all the pieces together. They're laughing and grinning at each other like they're having the time of their lives, far enough away that they can't hear Uma's low voice. Harry very nearly tenses up.
"Maybe I just can't stand the lass." He says instead, not bothering to look away from Audrey. Uma can't help but scoff.
"Right, that's why you can barely speak when she's around."
Harry goes red in the face, hoping that it's not noticeable to anybody but him. "Yer Crazy." He says, barely shifting his eyes to say it.
"Oh I'm crazy." Uma raises an eyebrow and pushes herself off the armrest of the couch, he finally looks at her, "Is that coming from a Hook of all people?" Shes got a smirk plastered on her face, a challenge she's hoping he'll take the bait for. And he almost does, ready for a shift in conversation so they can go back to pretending he's not madly in love with an Auradon girl.
Oh gods he's in love with her.
Uma doesn't let him bite, she reels back just as calmly as she had leaned out before he can even open his mouth, "You like her."
And sure maybe it's an understatement, compared to the earth shattering realization he's just had in his own head, but it makes him freeze nonetheless. He goes pale and rigid, color draining from his face as quickly as it had rose.
He flounders, not entirely sure what that look Uma's giving him means. His jaw clenches, even as he's working it up and down trying to gather together a string of words to defend himself.
I'd never do that to you, he wants to say, because he desperately wishes it were true. But he's never been able to lie to Uma, and he thinks her dissapointment would be much worse then any rage she might be harboring.
So it startles him when she starts laughing. Giggling at first, like she had caught him with his hook in a cookie jar, then throwing her head back and clutching at her stomach. Maybe she was going crazy, he thinks, catching the way Audrey and Gil look up at them from their puzzle.
It's not necessarily unusual, the three of them have always been a little mad, some more then others. So when Gil pats at Audrey's arm, gathering her focus back on the puzzle in front of them, showing her exactly how usual this is, it's like nothings happened at all. He can't help but be a little relieved.
Uma's laughter has melted down, back into a fit of giggles. She grins at him, all Cheshire-like. Like she can see all the little cogs turning inside his head. Still, she doesn't say anything, waiting for him to make the first move.
Waiting for him to admit something.
Harry gives up on trying to defend himself, looks away from her and swallows. He watches the pristine white of the floor instead, the way his old Isle boots scuff it so easily. "If you knew," He starts. "why did you invite her?"
Uma gives a disbelieving laugh, "What?"
He turns to her, looking almost worried, almost scared. Entirely too vulnerable. "If you knew, why did you bring her here?"
Uma searches his face, eyebrows scrunched together. He half expects her to tell him to choose. Her or us. You can't have both Harry. He tenses up, ready for any sort of outburst she might have. Ready for her anger and her rage.
"Harry," She says, "You know you can date her, right?"
He freezes, like he's misheard her. He'd gone over this a million times in his head, ready for any compromise she'd bring, ready for any argument and any possible break up. Never had he actually considered her being ok with this.
"I'm uhm—" he swallows, "Wh-what?"
Uma tilts her head, brows furrowed even more, "Did you think we'd suddenly stop loving you just because you've got a crush?"
It's so much more then that, he thinks, but right now he's focusing on working out a response that isn't Yes! That's exactly what I thought! How was I supposed to know I wasn't an awful boyfriend?
He settles instead on, "Um."
"By gods Harry!" Uma sags, she looks shocked, "You're not the only one fond of her. Haven't you noticed?" She waves over to Gil, and for the first time, Harry notices the blush high on his cheeks. Gil looks at Audrey the way he looks at Uma, with awe and wonder and maybe a little bit of obsession. He looks at her like she's hung the moon and the stars all on her own. How had he never noticed that before?
"You really didn't know." Says Uma, watching the realization fall over him. "Harry I've been ogling her since she stole you away to dance. Right after the Barrier fell." She looks defeated, unable to believe he would be so oblivious. "Harry Hook you cannot be this blind. That was months ago."
"I just— I figured ya wanted me fer yourself!" He whisper-yells. It sounds a little silly now that he says it out loud, emphasized by the way his accent thickens in his fluster. They were possessive of each other that was a given, but they had never said others were off limits, not entirely. If you felt a spark, a real one, you could be with them. That was their rule.
"Harry Hook. You are an idiot." Uma deadpans, but even as she criticizes him, her eyes are fond. She glances at Audrey and Gil, and nods over to their puzzle. "Look, they're finishing up." She fixes a look on Harry smirking and winking for good measure. "Go ask her out for us darling."
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