fic recs!
The Truth Will Set You Free! by orphan_account
Not a Cinderella Story by boygeniuscarlosdevil
To begin with, they would've fit so perfectly into Descendants (2015)! Mal's plan to use the cookies to spell Ben worked fine, sure, but what if it hadn't? Jane had already expressed her desire for male attention more than once -
We already know Jay is "a prince of thieves, whose lies are as beautiful as his dark eyes," (Isle of the Lost, Melissa De La Cruz) and that he's as adept at stealing hearts as other things. Giving Jane what she wants in the form of pretty hair was a good start, but wouldn't giving her what she really wants get them so much closer to FG's wand?
In addition, Jay was the first of the group to want to stay in Auradon. He was, surprisingly, the one with enough emotional intelligence to know
Plus, c'mon, the family day angst of it all?
Also, it would, in turn, give Jane a reason to knowingly use the wand to open the barrier.
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