#Tbtk

[impossiblefangirl0632]

Over six months in the making (time writing the fic not included lol), I present the finished and bound copies of Take Back The Kingdom, and it's companion piece To Fall Apart (to reunite)

Rambling about bookbinding and more photos under the cut

I don't even remember how I found out about ficbinding but in late January I joined the Renegade Bindery discord server and have since learned everything I needed to know to make these.

Friends let me walk you through the process because it is LONG.

First, the monumental task of typesetting (which I did in Word and it was a PAIN) (days upon days of work I have no idea how many hours), printing (1.5 hours (All numbers are for TBTK), folding (3ish), sewing (2.5) gluing on end papers (.5) gluing the spine, sanding the fore edge, head, and tail, end band sewing, spine lining (6 hours (I did this all in one day for one copy)), making the cover (2), putting the design on (2), casing in (gluing the text block to the cover)(.5) and then leaving it under a stack of chemistry textbooks overnight.

And that doesn't include starching cheesecloth for mull, cutting the end papers to size or designing the covers.

I used Georgia for the text font (which is AO3's serif font) and Madrigal for the titles/headings.

I am incredibly proud of these and can't wait to keep doing this with the next project

[thefourchimes]

lots of encanto AUs i want to talk about so here you go

so uh, i've been brain rotting and hyperfixating on encanto for a bit now, and its been very fun

tho i've barely talked about some of the ideas and aus i have and want to share, so i guess i want to do that now in a way, so uh... (mirabel voice) lets go lets go

List of AUs here:

Time Travel AU

Big Hero 6 AU

[Redacted] AU (not the au's actual name, hidden for reasons)

Ghost Cocoon AU (fusion idea au i came up with of the cocoon au by @raefever and ghost grandchildren au by @jerseyk112, both found in @gamerbearmira's blog)

Giftless Grandkids AU (idea by anon, also found in @gamerbearmira's blog)

Undertale AU

Gravity Falls AU

P.S. some of these au ideas are not originally mine, but i've contributed to them in some way, and i've credited and tagged the creators

More information of the AUs found below

1. Time Travel AU

first au i've ever thought about, cool hue sisters centered, because i love them sm and i was still finding my footing in encanto and the fandom when i thought of this au, and yeah

its where isabela and luisa get sent back to the past after going after and protecting mirabel as casita falls

i gained the idea after seeing how the two older sisters were still so terrified of alma and disappointing her that they couldn't stand up for mirabel and for themselves, but as casita was falling, they weren't about to let their baby sister go, not after everything

despite this being the first au, its also still really vague and barebones in a sense, not much planned yet and its all just vibes, plus i just really wanted a cool sisters au because i love them sm

2. Big Hero 6 AU

ah yes, big hero 6 au, my beloved

came to be when i figured out bear aka @gamerbearmira's reference in one of her encanto one shots, the scooby doo one where they got arrested, and she used bh6's aunt cass' rant for alma's rant in said one shot, and then it led me to realize the potential of encanto big hero 6 au with bear, so that was fun

there's a post in bear's blog for the au, so you can check it out

there's a bunch more info that we haven't shared yet, but it's all written up in the docs for it, so yesyes

honestly been a bit since i touched the au personally, as i keep getting distracted by the other ones below

but yeah, planning on exploring of this au soon <3

3. [Redacted] AU

ah yes, this au, the 120 and counting pages one in my docs

and the 120 pages are mostly just details and planning for the au, not a single written thing yet

this au is not called redacted au, but the name itself is redacted because the word itself is a bit of a spoiler and im still trying to find a better name for it in general

i have no idea how to explain this au

first thing to mention is how its very much inspired by Take Back the Kingdom by @optimistic-violinist and @impossiblefangirl0632 (sorry for the tag, i can take it out if you'd like) and i really really recommend this fic, its so so good and it changed my brain chemistry on so many levels

so yes, i really got inspired by this fic, and it will very much be shown in this particular au with some things and tropes, but ofc im doing my own spin on stuff and the details, and from what i have rn, i think it really evolved and is still evolving as time goes on

another thing to note about this is how the idea came to be because of TBTK inspiration and a dream i had on the day i was taking a metaphysics midterms exam (this is completely unnecessary to mention but oh well, i still remember that moment so vividly)

the dream impacted just exactly how this au is going to go

what is the dream about? you'll find out whenever i get to write this au

all i can say without spoiling much is that there are lots of memory shenanigans and angst, plus the very fun trope of "your found family is your actual family"

also once more, read take back the kingdom, very good fic, 11/10, much recommend, will reread again

4. Ghost Cocoon AU

this au is the fusion of the Cocoon au and the Ghost Grandkids au, both still found in @/gamerbearmira's blog

ghost grandkids au is from @jerseyk112 and cocoon au is from @raefever, and ofc bear has a lot of ideas and thoughts for these aus in her blog

i was rereading bear's cocooned fic for the 17123723507 time and while i was at it, i remembered the ghost grandchildren au, so i decided it would be pretty fun to fuse the two aus together in some way

and so i did (first ask, second ask)

basic premise of this au is really just the ghost kids' healing and them protecting their younger selves and their family

this fusion au interested me so much that it got to the point where i actually wrote a 3683 word first chapter of sorts(?) for this fusion au already (bear has seen it but i havent posted it at all)

planning on continuing it when i feel like it tho hehe

so yes its been wild with this one

5. Giftless Grandkids AU

giftless grandkids au, my beloved

just as the name says, au where all the grandkids are giftless

all i can say is everything and nothing changes all at the same time with this

this au was sent and suggested by an anon in bear's blog

this is also the one where bear and i went wild on for the past few days

pretty sure bear is gonna be writing this au, if im not mistaken? so its very exciting

there's a lot in store for this au and it'll be fun

6. Undertale AU

undertale au yesyes

not the type where the characters are these characters tho

this idea is where we'll be throwing the grandkids into the underground for an adventure of a lifetime!

so basically characters of one media meet characters of the other media type

and the kids are gonna be going through the plot of undertale, technically in frisk's shoes here

this au is still very vibes and not much planned, there's lots of potential to play around tho, so im thinking of exploring this at some point soon

7. Gravity Falls AU

gravity falls au this time!!

now this au is the one pure vibes one, absolutely zero planning or thoughts, just vibes and aspirations for it

not even sure if it'll be like the undertale au where characters of one media will meet characters of the other media or if it'll be characters from this media are gonna be these characters of that media in this au

i just thought it would be fun to have an encanto gravity falls au idea, but still dont know where it'll be going in general

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So that's about it, there's actually a few more ideas i havent mentioned yet, but let's just say these ideas are exactly like the gravity falls au vibing no planning, except much worse in a sense, so i have no idea what kind of footing there will be at all with those aus

but anyway, i digress, these are some of the ideas and aus i have and would love to share and write and uh, yeah

if you have any questions on these aus, feel free to ask if ever, my asks are open (this is the first time im saying this in a post omg help)

but anyway yes the brainrot and hyperfixation is real

if you got here to the end, congrats have a pic of my dog for your effort and dedication <333 see you around <3

[optimistic-violinist]

Well, my animation app deleted all my files when it updated and I didn't have any of them backed up, like a fool 🙃🫠 🙃. So enjoy this partial anime opening/animatic of @impossiblefangirl0632 and mine's fic, Take Back the Kingdom!

The animatic covers Bruno's backstory and Act 1, so spoilers if you haven't read it. I did have 10 seconds of Act 2 animated, but thankfully they weren't very detailed, so I didn't lose too much work (I'm fine. I'm totally fine about this 🙃).

Enjoy!!!

Song is Old Scars/Future Hearts by All Time Low.

[16magnolias]

Happy Birthday, @impossiblefangirl0632! I hope you like your present 😊

This a sketch of a scene in Chapter 28 of "Take Back the Kingdom", which is one of my favorite fanfics and also one of my favorite stories, period, of all time. All the kudos to @impossiblefangirl0632 and @optimistic-violinist for creating such an awesome story.

Some close ups:

If you haven't read their story on AO3 yet, I highly recommend it!

[optimistic-violinist]

I am SCREAMING. You literally reached into my head and pulled this out and put it on paper, it is EXACTLY what we had in mind. AND IT'S FREAKING GORGEOUS OH MY GOSH YOU DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB.

I will never be over this. Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found the fic Take Back the Kingdom by @impossiblefangirl0632 and @optimistic-violinist and proceeded to read it like five times in about two weeks? And it's amazing, you should read it. It's about the Encanto being a mythical kingdom like Atlantis or El Dorado and the grandkids being sent to modern times and then finding each other (and also Bruno) without remembering each other at first. Lots of feels, lots of magic, lots of hurt and lots of comfort.

There was a description of a ceremonial robe that Mirabel made in chapter 27 and I had to get the concept of it on paper. There was a mention of sigils and/or symbols, but I didn't know what they might look like so I didn't add them. I did add beading, but it might be hard to see.

[teawizard]

Hi! Um, may I humbly request Razili in your animal crossing style? It's been so fun seeing your renditions of people's ocs and the Madrigals themselves!

Optimistic-violinist and I think that she'd probably be a peacock with normal personality and her phrase would probably be 'I can fix him'

She generally has a purple pirate coat and one day I swear I will actually draw that 😬

Omg, hi!! I'm so happy you and @optimistic-violinist requested Razili! Beautiful beautiful girl!

I actually thought about her design (along with some other OCs) when I was designing the Madrigals and I thought about making her a monkey, but your suggestion is a lot better ':D

I still know very little about her, unfortunately, 'cause I am in the middle of TBTK and I haven't read anything Razili-centered yet (so that I don't catch possible spoilers), but I will finish TBTK one day just you see!!

Wanted to draw her with a coat you mentioned, but I thought the outfit would look too busy + I know nothing about historical pirate coats + it would obscure the tail so yeah :) (attached the sketch with the coat under the cut though)

I really hope I did her justice!

(I'm still taking requests, btw!)

Also, regarding her tail - I know that female peacocks usually have less colorful tails than the males have, but on Nookpedia some female 'ostriches' have beautiful colorful tails and Razili deserves one too

[just2bubbly]

bubblesssss last over tk janne wala hai match.....kxh fodna nhi hai tbtk

TV toh bilkul nahi fodna, joh fodna hai woh hai samne wali team ki umeed

[tangledbea]

Do you talk to @twotangledsisters at all? I know she comments on BTK and I also know she's got an upcoming project with your co-author @the-writer1988. And you three write some of my favorite Tangled fanfics currently on Ao3 so I was wonderig, dreaming, hoping, there was a collaboration coming from the three of you at some point in the future? If not, are there any other collaboration fics you've got in the works with other authors?

I don't talk to her, actually, unless you count replies to her TBTK chapter comments, because whoa, does she leave stunning comments! Hannah is the best commenter I've ever had on a fic, and that's not an exaggeration. I strive to start commenting like her, for real.

Thank you so much for the compliments, for all three of us! I'm a very "one fic at a time" type of person, so I don't have any specific plans for future projects, solo or otherwise (unless you count feeding ideas to other people who intend to write them). Honestly, TBTK is the most ambitious fic I've ever worked on.

[16magnolias]

That moment when a fic is so good it inspires a fic of the fic and the fanfic of the fanfic slaps too 🥺👏❤

This fits in the TBTK universe so well and I love love loved angsty Bruno saving a little family and relating to them and 'you're not as big as I thought you would be' 😂

Long live the legend of El Brujo Verde!

@optimistic-violinist and @impossiblefangirl0632 have their AU Take Back the Kingdom and it is scratching all the right places in my brain. It is living in my head rent free.

I wanted to write a little gift for them in the cool world they made I hope ya’ll enjoy it.

Keep reading

[impossiblefangirl0632]

co-written with @optimistic-violinist

Epilogue II: The Miracle is You

In which Alma confronts change.

Happy two years of Take Back the Kingdom :)

[yehuserdumbhai]

Jbtk meri aankhein khulti h tbtk mere ghrwalon ka aadha din pass ho jata hai

[optimistic-violinist]

And we're back baby!!!! It has been a month so please give @impossiblefangirl0632 some love and scream at her about this chapter.

Enjoy!!

[impossiblefangirl0632]

From TBTK

Jose’s third spell was significantly stronger than the first two. When it hit the shield a spiderweb of inky black cracks began to spread out from the impact site. Bruno flexed his fingers, waiting for the right moment.

This week’s word is…

✨ WAIT ✨

Find it in any WIP and share the sentence containing it! Reply, reblog, stick it in the tags, tag us in a new post, or keep it private.

All fandoms, all ships, all writers welcome.

[16magnolias]

My very humble contribution to @encanto-extended-edition Week 4 - Share the Love!

For @impossiblefangirl0632 and @optimistic-violinist's OC, the fabulous pirate captain Razili Edel, from their amazing epic modern fantasy adventure AU Take Back the Kingdom, their Encantober shorts 'To Fall Apart, To Reunite', and their upcoming fic featuring the story of Razili and Bruno (check them out on ao3!).

I seriously adore Bruno and Razili. Their story, their relationship, their dynamic - it hits all the right notes for me. 🥺😭��🥰

Thanks for sharing your fabulous OC and one of my favorite stories of all time. ❤

[flukeanalgesics]

shabd jb tk unkahe rhte hai tbtk sb theek rhta hai lekin jb shabd kahe jate hai tab sard badh jati hai.

Found this in my nute app 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[impossiblefangirl0632]

The conspiracy board from chapter 10 of TBTK because the discord image link keeps breaking so we're trying tumblr.