Malvie

Malvie is the femslash ship between Mal and Evie from the Descendants fandom.

Canon
Mal and Evie were not always close. Their relationship had a rocky start, with Mal being bitter for ten years that Evie did not invite her to her sixth birthday party. Mal almost tricks Evie into touching Maleficent's sceptre, which would've cursed her to sleep for 1000 years, but Evie reveals that she had wanted to invite Mal to her party, but hadn't been allowed too due to the tensions between the Evil Queen and Maleficent. Mal feels guilty and, at the last moment, grabs the sceptre herself, finding out later that she is immune to the curse. From that day onwards, they, along with Jay and Carlos, became firm friends.

At the beginning of Descendants, Mal is under pressure from her mother to follow in her footsteps and be evil liker her, whereas Evie believes her only worth is in her looks, and feels under pressure from her mother to find a prince to marry. Mal and Evie are shown constantly reassuring each other they not only live up to their parent's expectations, but worth more and can do more than that. Mal frequently complements Evie's sewing skills, calling her talented, and academic ability, of which Evie's mother did not see as important. Mal believes she is truly evil and unlovable, but Evie goes out of her way to show Mal she isn't, helping her prepare for her date with Ben and making her dresses for formal events later on.

In Descendants 2, Mal returns to the Isle of the Lost, as she is under too much pressure from Auradon and cannot live up to their expectations. When Evie finds her gone, her, Ben, Jay, and Carlos go on a mission to find her. They eventually track her down, but Ben is captured by Mal's enemy, Uma. While planning how to rescue Ben, Mal and Evie return to their old hideout. Mal tells Evie that the reason she didn't tell her she was so unhappy in Auradon was because she didn't want to disappoint Evie, as Mal could see how much she loved living there. Evie tells Mal how she won't stop her from following her heart and staying behind, even though she'll miss her. They sing a duet called Space Between, reflecting on how even if Mal chooses to stay behind, the two of them will still be connected by their hearts. Eventually, Mal decides to return to Auradon after all.

Mal and Evie are frequently shown to be much closer with each other than they are with their other friends, even Jay and Carlos, with both Mal and Evie referring to the other as their best friend. They are shown complementing each other's looks multiple times, and are often very close physically, either holding hands or hugging. Mal calls Evie 'E' and Evie calls Mal 'M', with no other characters having similar pairs of nicknames for each other, signifying their closeness. At one point, Jay expresses his upset that Mal and Evie always go off together and have "girl talk" whenever there is a problem, meaning the closeness of Mal and Evie is obvious even to other people. In Descendants 3, it was revealed that Evie was the only person Mal told about the identity of her father, showing she trusts Evie deeply.

Songs

 * Space Between | Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson
 * the duet that Mal and Evie sing in Descendants 2, where they say how the distance between them doesn't matter, because they'll always be in each other's hearts
 * One Kiss | Sofia Carson, Dove Cameron and China Anne McClain
 * the song Evie sings before breaking the sleeping spell Doug is under with true love's kiss. this song has often been repurposed as a Malvie song due to it's romantic nature
 * My Once Upon A Time | Dove Cameron
 * the song Mal sings in Descendants 3 after her friends have been turned to stone. whilst singing, she touches Evie's face and looks at her longingly

Fanon
Since Descendants first aired, fans remarked on the chemistry between Mal and Evie and expressed they saw potential for a romantic relationship, with some even saying they thought they were being queerbaited. Mal was often viewed as bisexual and Evie as a lesbian, her romance with Doug being interpreted as compulsory heterosexuality. However, their ship name was widely disagreed upon, with Mevie being popular at first, but Malvie having a more widespread use later on. Before the release of Descendants 2 and 3, fans would speculate that Mal and Evie were going to get together, although many doubted the ship would actually become canon due to Disney's lack of LGBTQ+ representation.

On AO3, Mal/Evie is the most most written for relationship in the Descendants fandom, ranking higher than the main canon ship, Mal/Ben. It is often written with Jaylos (Jay/Carlos) as a side pairing.

Quotes
"And Evie... You do not have to play dumb to get a guy. You are so smart."

- Mal, Descendants

"Behind me, E!"

- Mal to Evie, Descendants

"Ben, you’ll never find her. [...] You need to know how the Isle and how it works and...you have to take me with you."

- Evie about Mal, Descendants 2

"(singing) I didn't wanna let you down."

- Mal to Evie, Descendants 2

"(singing) I'll never be out of reach / 'Cause you're a part of me, / So you can find me in the space between / You'll never be alone / No matter where you go / We can meet in the space between."

- Mal and Evie about each other, Descendants 2

"(singing) You're part of who I am."

- Evie to Mal, Descendants 2

"(singing) Even if we're worlds apart / You're still in my heart / It will always be / You and me."

- Mal and Evie about each other, Descendants 2

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Malvie stories on Wattpad
 * Mevie stories on Wattpad
 * Mevie stories on Wattpad

TUMBLR

WIKI
 * Mal and Evie on Descendants Wiki

ARTICLES
 * A Different Kind of Happy Ever After: LGBTQ Fandom and the Modern Fairytale Retelling

Trivia

 * Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson (who portray Mal and Evie respectively) have been supportive of both the ship and the possibility of Mal and Evie being attracted to women.Tumblr otmlyseA0O1sp453wo5 1280.jpg
 * On July 21st, 2017, the day Descendants 2 aired, Sofia Carson tweeted a screenshot of messages between her and Dove Cameron, where she said "#mevie [...] Ps. I'm gonna be a wreck during space between" (the duet between Mal and Evie).
 * A day later, Cameron quote tweeted a tweet which read "space between: crank up the queer". Her caption read "!!!!!!!!!!!! saving this forever wow always relevant".
 * Cameron also quote tweeted many tweets that alluded to Mal being bisexual, including those theorizing that Mal had dated both Harry Hook and Uma. Cameron herself is also bisexual.
 * Carson also liked a tweet which described Evie as "the queen of lesbians".
 * On January 12th, 2019, Cameron quote tweeted a tweet which said "Ben and Doug who????" to which Cameron responded with "honestly". Ben and Doug are Mal's and Evie's love interests respectively.


 * In an interview, Dove Cameron said she "[didn't] really care about the love story" of Descendants, that being the relationship between Mal and Ben.

Variations

 * Dofia refers to the ship between their actresses; Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson.
 * Maldrevie refers to the ship between Mal, Evie and Audrey
 * Umalvie refers to the ship between Uma, Mal and Evie
 * VKs refers to the ship/friendship between Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos