#TWO CUPS OF COFFEE. || BRUNO&XIOMARA

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"I'll talk about Bruno." The voice says from up above, and Mirabel's eyes are instantly drawn to the different statement than all the others she had heard. The hand comes over the balcony railing, gesturing to a door that's propped open by a green painted stone. Mirabel slowly walks forward, and up the stairs, attempting to ignore the items in the house: it wasn't her place to look.

At the top of the stairs, she finds a wooden door that's worn in the same place up higher than most people's height, as if the same person had leaned against it while waiting for the door to open, many times over. Mirabel swallows as she opens the door and enters, crossing through the bedroom, only stopping as she notices a sheet of emerald with a woman in a wedding dress etched in it upon the dresser.

"Sit." The woman says, offering a small smile as she lifts the worn coffee cup to her lips. Mirabel swallows, turning towards the balcony, her eyes drawn away from the emerald and slowly sitting in the seat across from the woman. "Coffee? It might be cold, but it should still be good."

Mirabel looks down at the cup in front of her, clearly poured a few hours prior, her hands curling around the worn ceramic. Her fingers brush against the handle, feeling a rough edge. Surprised, Mirabel turns the cup so she can see the chip a bit better. "The handle's broken." Mirabel states, internally flinching at the fact that this woman invited her in only for her to be rude.

"I don't have the heart to get rid of it." The woman states, before setting her cup back down. Shifting the cold coffee cup to the side, Mirabel holds out a hand, and the women eyes it before taking it and giving a shake. "Xiomara."

"Mirabel....but I'm sure you knew that." She laughs a bit nervously, looking at the women with curious eyes.

"So, Mirabel, you want to know about Bruno?" She raises an eyebrow, tucking a strand of brown hair behind her ear, brushing against her silver hoop earrings.

"Y-yes!" Mirabel jumps slightly, trying to contain her curiosity and anxiety, and only slightly failing.  "Please!" Her glasses slip down her nose slightly, and Xiomara lets out a soft laugh, reaching over and sliding them back up the bridge of her nose. Mirabel feels her cheeks heat up at the touch, reaching up to adjust the lenses.

Xiomara slowly stands and walks back into the room, just out of sight, before exiting back out onto the balcony, and sitting back in her seat. In her hands is the sheet of emerald that had caught Mirabel's attention.

"He sat where you are now and slid this across to me — " She sets the emerald on the table, flat, before sliding it across the table, the edge tapping the cup of coffee: Mirabel's hands shooting out to catch it just before it could fall. Some of the liquid spilling over the edge and pooling on the tile floor next to her shoes.  " — knocking that cup off the table, and the handle chipped."

"B-Bruno was here?" She asks, looking down at the cup in her hands, then at her reflection in the spilled coffee. "...How did you know him? What — what is this?" Mirabel asks, setting the cup back on the table, and touching the surface of the emerald.

Xiomara smiles a bit, and shrugs, taking another sip of her coffee. "Bruno couldn't sit still as he stammered and stumbled his way through an explanation of the vision he had." Mirabel looks back down at the etch, her finger running along the edge of the wedding dress, before realizing that the bridge in the etching has her hands stretched out towards whoever is looking at her. Mirabel looks up and realizes she's looking at the bride in the etch.

"His vision was about you?" Mirabel clarifies, "Your wedding?"  As the woman nods, Mirabel's eyes fade down to the emerald once again. "What did he predict about it?"

"Well, he said it was our wedding." Xiomara smiles, reaching her hand to take away the emerald.

"You married my Tío Bruno?!" Mirabel practically throws the chair back with the force behind her standing, and Xiomara laughs as she walks back inside — this time, Mirabel follows her.

"No," Xiomara says, clearly a bit sadly as she places the emerald back on its stand on her dresser. "Bruno had another vision, he refused to give me the details, but he said that he couldn't marry me because of it." She shakes her head, "I don't know what scared him so, but I was never one to question Bruno’s visions. He was right, and he never told people unless it was important for them to know.”

“Wait,” Mirabel swallows, looking from the etch to the woman. “If you didn’t marry him, then his visions that predict the future—it changed?” She asks, raising an eyebrow, and the woman shrugs, avoiding her eyes.

“I hope it can.” She states, her brows furrowing, as she places a hand on Mirabel’s lower back—gently escorting her towards the door. “For your sake and mine.”

“What do you mean?” Mirabel looks at the older woman, who simply smiles.

“It appears I’m late for work, come by for coffee any time. I always pour two cups.” Xiomara says, giving Mirabel one last gentle push out the bedroom door. Leaving Mirabel both to show herself out of the house and slightly more confused than when she began her search.

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me: im not gonna actually do math for bruno and xiomara. they dated and got engaged and it broke off thats all u need to know

dragon: im gonna write bruno. let’s talk the ship

me, now: fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

anywhere here’s official time line for the ship, and Xiomara is 2 years older than Bruno

first meet at 19/21

begin dating at 25/27

finally get engaged at 29/31

the engagement officially broken at 35/37

Bruno disappears at 40/42

Bruno reappears at 50/52

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more highlights from me and dragon planning out the bruno x xiomara storyline:

she actively does ask bruno questions about other stuff than his visions examples: -why rats -why are u always covered in sand -why arent u sleeping, sleep on my couch, in my bed, i dont care, please sleep

Dragon: catch Bruno actually being able to talk about and THINK about himself. His his likes and dislikes, feelings, etc.... and asking her about herself becaues he doesn't really get to Connect with others or get personal with them. It's all very either business-transactions-like or wariness-and-avoidance-and-dislike

Dragon:  catch me just- thinking about the SAnd in Bruno's room and the metaphors behind it but being too semi-tired to type it out coherently so all i shall say is There Are Many and he constantly has sand just clinging to him or stuck in his clothes and it's Itchy and Annoying but he's gotten accustomed to the Constant Feeling so take that however you will dfjkgjndjkgndfg

Me:  ,,,, okay but also consider, he spends nights at xiomara's and gets to wash off the sand and spend a day or two without that constant feeling

Dragon: Y E S because a bish loves a good metaphor and symbolism :3

Me:  also hi,,,, dragon,,,please consider,,, it was xiomara that proposed

Dragon: oh shit Yes probably a good thing she did i cant see Bruno working up the nerve jdkgnjkdfngdfg

Me: also consider, that bruno did try to explain his vision to her, and thats when she proposes Bruno: fumble, stumble, gesturing at the green vision, literally just to explain it to her Xiomara: .... We should get married.

Dragon: PFffffffff.... perfect XD he nearly Drops the vision fumbles to catch it, probably chips the edge off

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highlights from me and dragon planning out the bruno x xiomara storyline: 

Imagine a boi just.... he sees Future Wife but he wouldn't seek out. He'd get Scared and end up trying to Avoid tbh for her sake but then imagine him continuously accidentally running into her because Fate and it getting more and more elaborate, ridiculous, 'holy shit why is this happening?' each time-

for example: it goes from accidentally bumping into her once  to escalating to this Chain-Reaction, What-The-Fuck, Huge Disaster that ends up with her flying through the air and crashing into his arms.... them both just On the Ground because he can't fucking catch, wondering what just happened

universe goes Yeet

Bruno was just vibing and then he accidentally bumps into someone, tries to apologize- sees THAT familiar face and is just- Nope. Turns around, throws some Fucking Salt and leaves

Xiomara: .... sneezes Xiomara: .... well. that was ...weird

Xiomara: actually falls on top of him Xiomara: okay, so are you doing this on purpose or--? While helping him up

Bruno is just.... internally screaming he is Talking A Lot and not making much sense and somehow saying Very Little and it's a Mess jkdfdfngdfgdfg got a rat fucking.... popping out of his hair the moment she helps him up (there's always at least one in his hair or on his shoulder vibing) (emotional support animals)

Xiomara: just staring at him, not really listening Xiomara: .... Reaches forward Xiomara: pets the rat Xiomara: Does he have a name?

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we decided that bruno broke both the coffee cup and the vision of their marriage. because she proposed to him and his anxiety. amazing

bruno breaks shit and we love that for him

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anyway, xiomara and bruno have triplets and i havent thought about that fact anymore past this one sentence. 

dont ask me when, how, where, etc etc etc 

dont ask me about hte triplets, i havent made a single choice or thought into that

but hi if anyone wants to make them, go nuts lol 

tbh i can see them having triplets AND like one or two other kids 

basically, they would have the most amount of kids and i think augustin comments on it 

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3 a.m. and I'm still awake, I'll bet you're just fine Fast asleep in your city that's better than mine And the girl in your bed has a fine pedigree And I'll bet your friends tell you she's better than me, huh

But now that we're done and it's over I bet you couldn't believe When you realized I'm harder to forget, than I was to leave And I bet you think about me

Now you're out in the world, searchin' for your soul Scared not to be hip, scared to get old Chasing make-believe status, last time you felt free Was when none of that shit mattered 'cause you were with me

I bet you think about me in your house--

I bet you think about me

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“I don't know how to sing about love when I'm not feeling it” “then sing about what you are feeling.”

I was angry and sad about things that you do I can't count all the times that I've cried over you And when you go, when you slam the door I think you know that you won't be away too long You know that I'm not that strong

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring One more look and I forget everything, whoa Mamma mia, here I go again My my, how can I resist you? Mamma mia, does it show again My my, just how much I've missed you?

Yes, I've been brokenhearted Blue since the day we parted Why, why did I ever let you go? Mamma mia, now I really know My my, I should've not let you go--

“Hi there.” “Bruno?”

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thanks to @pureiimagination

Xiomara already has 4 extra tags i need to add ,,,,

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@thcsevoices​ said: 

“Hey, what happened between you two?” (Alberto @ Xiomara)

          The woman looks up from her cup of coffee and book, the young boy had some similar features to the man he asked about, and of course, she was the one who had told Mirabel about her history with Bruno. It seems like she didn’t keep that info to herself. Which was fine by Xiomara, although, with the former mentioned being an active part of Encanto once again...

        “Well, Mirabel comes to have coffee every now and then.” Xiomara answers, clearly pretending not to know exactly what Alberto was asking. “So, I suppose we’ve become friends.” She raises an eyebrow, a mischievous look crossing her features. “Unless, that’s not what you’re asking, little Madrigal?”