“Dad?”
It’s kind of crazy how a singular three letter word can make you stop dead in your tracks. King of hell he might be, but the careful and frightened voice of his daughter will never fail to freeze him. Sure, it could be considered a bit of a coward move, but he can't convince himself to care. There are situations where being afraid to move your body even a fraction is justifiable. Like this one, for example.
“What-“ Charlie takes a brief pause as she properly inspects the situation in front of her, “Is Alastor on top of you?”
Mal’s strange illness. It’s contagious. She got Evie sick.
OR
The stress and lack of food from living on the Isle cause some bodily delays for Mal and Evie. Now that they are in Auradon, their hormones can catch up. They are not prepared for it.
ALSO
In which the Isle kids refer to sex as 'fucking' and Fairy Godmother is not paid enough for this.