#bi pepa madrigal

[jomarchswritingjacket]

is bi mom energy a thing

it should probably be a thing right

[tboycamilo]

madrigay days day 4 - flags!

this one is def my favorite piece i've done for this week, it was so much fun and i like how it turned out! plus ofc im gonna take any chance i can to share my madrigal lgbt hcs <3

[hourglass-dreams]

Queer hcs for the Madrigals:

Isabela: Lesbian(obviously)

Dolores: Bisexual with a male lean

Mirabel: Bisexual with a female lean

Luisa: Lesbian(and just as femme as Isabela 💅🏿)

Camilo: Bisexual with a female lean

Pepa: Bisexual trans woman

Julieta: Demisexual/romantic

Alma: Bisexual

Felix: Bisexual trans man

Agustin: Demisexual/romantic

(I don't have any for Antonio and Bruno. Also, Mariano is pansexual and his abuela is a lesbian.)

These are really interesting 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💖I never even though of Alma, Mariano or Mariano's abuela tbh 😂

[foggyfanfic]

Train of thought:

Drawing Julieta for the first time and I am honestly shocked by how light she actually is, like I went through and color picked from a few scenes and even in the darkest one she just wasn’t as dark as I remember. Probably because she’s always next to one of the lighter people in her family like Agustín and/or Pepa. At the same time her skin tone is so warm and it really puts things into perspective like how Agustín and Pepa are lighter than Julieta, but Bruno is paler. And that got me thinking about how one of the advantages of having such a big cast is that they can show off the diversity of skin tones, especially in the case of a Latino family.

And that got me thinking about that one interview Stephanie Beatriz did where she said when she got cast for Brooklyn Nine Nine, she hadn’t been expecting it because they had already cast a Latina actress and it’s sort of unheard of to cast two actors of the same gender and color unless the story requires it or that color is white. But because Brooklyn Nine Nine had two Latina women they had more freedom to characterize both because they weren’t saying something about Latinas as a whole if Rosa is angry while Amy is anxious, they were saying something about just those characters as individuals.

And that got me thinking about how there being so many Madrigals means there’s technically room for so many different forms of representation. You can headcanon that Camilo and Antonio have completely different relationships with their race, because there being two black boys who have mixed race parents means there’s room to tell more stories about those experiences. You can headcanon Bruno and Pepa as having varying anxiety disorders whether they be OCD or something else, because there’s room for that. You can headcanon that multiple Madrigals are bi or demi or gay and they all have very different experiences when it comes to exploring their sexualities because there’s room for that. And you can headcanon that these characters are dealing with the way their race, their sexualities, and their potential mental health disorders all mesh together to form small parts of their complicated identities because that’s realistic to people’s lived experiences there’s room for that too.

And that got me thinking that Disney probably won’t get into any of that if we get more canon content, because they’re motivated by profit margins. I can sit here and think about how being GNC in a small catholic village would affect Luisa’s relationship to her gender, but Disney definitely isn’t going to give us an episode about how racism and sexism blend together to tell WOC they’re not feminine enough. That won’t sell well in conservative markets. I can sit here and wonder how long it took Camilo to notice that the difference between transforming into a man and transforming into a woman is way less distinct than he thought it’d be, but Disney definitely isn’t going to give us a Pride month special about how biological sex is more of a spectrum than we think and gender is a cultural construct. That won’t sell well in conservative markets. And I can play around with a fic idea about Luisa and Camilo eventually comparing their relationships with gender, but I know Disney is never going to show that sorta discussion happening in one of their IP’s. Because that won’t sell well in conservative markets.

(Wait, my dog needs to go out. Seriously? It’s almost 3 am? If I get murdered taking you on a walk at 3am then you’re grounded from milkbones for a week. Not enough stars out tonight. Hold on, let me pick it up, you might be an animal but I’m not, can’t just leave your mess where somebody might step on it. Ok, let’s go back. No, you don’t get another chicken jerky just because we’re doing bedtime again, the bag says a dog your size should only have one a day. Ready for lights out? I love you too, sleep well.)

And that got me thinking that I sorta hope Disney never confirms any of the Madrigals genders or sexuality. Would it be awesome if Disney took advantage of this giant cast to introduce kids to the sheer variety of experiences life holds? Of course! Do I believe for one second that’s what’s going to happen? Not with the current leadership. If we’re lucky, they’ll give Bruno a “friend” who happens to be a man, and Bruno will hold his hand once right before the show gets canceled because it “isn’t doing well with its target audience”. Then because they won’t have confirmed if he’s bi, gay, sexually fluid, ace and gay-romantic, demi and pan-romantic, or any one of the many sexual identities a person can be when they hold hands with somebody the same gender as them, there’ll be fandom wars over it. I will once again have to see somebody say that saying a character is bi is LGBT erasure because it means you can ship that character in a het ship. And I don’t want to deal with that.

And that got me thinking about all the people that are “not marginalized enough to count”. People who supposedly have passing privilege, people whose gender or sexuality is considered trendy, people whose disabilities are invisible. I’m hungry for discussions about those folks, about people like myself. I don’t think I’m going to find a nuanced discussion about identity on the Disney channel, but I wish that when I was a kid there had been a Saturday morning cartoon that sat me down and said “Someday people might tell you there ain’t a place for you in the mainstream, so you’ll go find other folks who don’t fit, but they’ll tell you you’re too mainstream to belong with them. All of those people will be wrong, almost nobody gets a full privilege bingo, life isn’t a dichotomy between mainstream and weirdos. We’re all shades of gray”. But that’s an incredibly complex thing to teach a kid, and again, it doesn’t sell well.

And now I am thinking about how incredibly nuanced the original movie is, and maybe I shouldn’t be so pessimistic, maybe Disney will let the original creative team take the helm. Sure, it’s still doubtful that we would get to see all the shades of queer on a Disney show, but we might get good representation for mental illness. And if the original creative team is in charge it will definitely have a plethora of fleshed out, complex female characters. Not to mention, while I may not be qualified to judge whether or not they’re giving accurate representation to people of color and folks from Colombia, I did read a lot of happy reviews from people who are qualified to judge that. I wouldn’t have gotten so invested in the movie if the writing team hadn’t done such a good job making believable characters, maybe I should trust them.

My dog is snoring, can’t see her but it sounds like she settled in the bed next to her water. I should sleep too. Good night.

[miracles-and-butterflies]

Felix head canons?

Absolutely! Here are my headcanons for Félix:

Félix’s family was from Santa Marta, Colombia

His parents are called Adriano and Benita Estrada

He was the youngest of seven siblings. His siblings were much older than him though, so he was left out of their games

He loves playing outdoors, through all kinds of weather

After starting school, Félix became best friends with Bruno, much to the frustration of Pepa

He has never had any problem with Pepa

He attended dance class with the triplets, which was where he first met Julieta and they also became friends

Because of his friendship with Julieta and Bruno, he was always welcomed to Casita and ranked very highly in Alma’s good books

He was considered the best of the class and won a few awards

He was also one of the best players of Encanto’s football team. He would later become the coach as a young adult

Félix is bisexual

He can play the tiple and bandola

He works as a musician in Encanto and plays at many different events

He also runs the local kids choir, all the Madrigal children were in it at some point

When Julieta started dating Agustín, Félix and Bruno fully adopted him into their friendship group. Again, to the annoyance of Pepa

He, Agustín and Bruno are the ultimate trio

Because of this friendship, Félix was an even me frequent visitor in Casita. This was purposeful as he wanted to see Pepa; this was when he began having feelings for her

It took years for Pepa to realise

He ended up just pulling her in for a kiss (a habit they would both end up doing - see The Family Madrigal); frankly she got the message

Félix is a particularly good cook and he usually works together with Julieta in the kitchen for big evens (gift ceremonies, proposals, etc)

Félix helped Agustín practise his proposal song for six weeks

It took her many, many years before she dropped her grudge against Félix. And even more before she realised Félix had a crush on her

Félix and Pepa married in December, 1928

Yes, in a hurricane

Dolores came prematurely, Félix was the one who kept up hope that she’d make it

Baby Dolores was a very quiet baby, until she started talking, which came unusually quick for babies. Her first word was “Papí”

Félix, coming from a big family, and Pepa, having always wanted children of her own, expected to have at least five or six - unfortunately, Pepa struggled to have children

Pepa would later have a miscarriage between Camilo and Antonio. It was another boy

The baby is buried alongside Pedro; Félix visits the grave often to pay his respects, sometimes he will quietly play his tiple

Baby Camilo was the exact opposite to his sister, loud and always craving attention

In addition to raising baby Camilo, Félix also kept an eye on Mirabel during the early months when nobody (besides Luisa and Pepa) would interact with her

Félix learnt sign language following Dolores’ gift ceremony and taught her for when she got too overwhelmed by noise

He was very disheartened over Bruno’s vision for Dolores or rather Dolores’ comments of her never finding love - though he doesn’t blame Bruno for it, he does think Bruno could have broken the news to her a little better

He taught all three of the children to play football. It was chaos, to say the least. Camilo is genuinely really good; Antonio and Luisa enjoy playing for fun; Isabela is a competitive shit; Dolores (who can actually play) and Mirabel just chat at the sidelines and don’t actually play

He would sing his children to sleep

He is one of the only people who can always tell when Camilo is shapeshifting, which is why he always catches him out (such as when trying to steal Dolores’ breakfast). He claims Camilo can never properly nail other people’s posture

Camilo copies Félix’s methods for calming down Pepa and Dolores

When Luisa would try to do his, Agustín and Mirabel’s chores for them, Félix would hide the equipment (brooms, mops, buckets) to prevent her from doing so

He usually helps Isabela in the garden, as Agustín is a bit of a hazard and Julieta is terrible with plants

Antonio was the most difficult pregnancy

Baby Antonio also found Pepa’s weather to be good white noise for sleeping. Even after he moved into the nursery, he would still creep back into his parents’ bedroom. Félix would usually catch him doing so and welcome him with open arms, while Pepa slept on

He takes the children to see Adriano and Benita (almost) every Saturday

In spite of being the more calm of him and Pepa, he’s the (slightly less) strict parent

Much to the frustration of Camilo, Félix will let Antonio get away with everything: it’s the baby privilege

He has a bet with Bruno on which of the children will not end up in jail at some point in their lives; his money is securely on Mirabel

If he or Julieta aren’t there, Luisa is in charge of the kitchen - they have taught her well

He wants to take his wife and children on holiday out of Encanto at some point, but is unsure of how Alma will take it

Definitely cries through each of his children’s proposals

He wants to live long enough to see all his children find love and happiness, as he has done with Pepa

[omgcheez]

What queer headcanons do you have of the Madrigals?

A lot of my headcanons are flexible, but I will say that I HC none of the cool color grandkids as straight. Specifically, I HC Mirabel as bi and Isabela as lesbian. Luisa, I'm not sure about, but her VA described her as queer.

Camilo I can see being questioning both in his sexuality and his gender. I don't know if I see him as cis, trans, or what, but I HC it as something that he has at least thought about and his gift has made him really question what he wants and who he is.

I'm not really sure about if I HC Pepa to be straight or pan, but both make sense to me🧡 I also don't necessarily HC it but I love it when people portray Pepa and Félix as being in a T4T relationship Actually I love any trans HC's and AU's in general . Don't get me started with the potential for both a transmasc and transfemme reading of Isabela.

[bigmilk-13]

✴ Relationships and Losses of Lucero Escarra ✴

Lucero's never really been one to hang out often, mostly because they're busy 24/7 and had no time at all. Butttt- there are some friends, and of course that one humongous crush. So, 'ere are ze relationships (italics said with a French accent)

Uno: La Familia Escarra

madre • Helena Rosalia Escarra (The Owner of Encanto's Most Famous Bakery)

la amistad: They get along insanely well, they basically invented banter, taught Lucero latin, loves her daughter and is extremely proud of her. Supportive no matter what and the first person Lucero came out to. Got Lucero into Shakespeare and violin.

padre • Samuel Castillo Escarra (Captain of East Encanto's Football (soccer) Team)

la amistad: The reason why Lucero knows English fluently (they talk in it together all the time and Helena gets angry because she can't understand a word) always supports her, though is a bit of an outcast compared to his wife's bakery and his daughter's fame. Extremely supportive, though he did take a while to process Lucero's coming out since he was worried that he was a bad parent since they didn't tell him before. Got his daughter into football (soccer).

hermana • Camren Rosalía Escarra

la amistad: They are best friends, love eachother dearly and don't have many fights, compete against eachother a lot and read together. Lucero FINALLY got her into Shakespeare though it took several months of convincing from them and her mother. Is also bisexual and has a crush on (my au) Mirabel's twin sister Marabella.

Dos: Mi amigos y Mi amor

mejor amiga (1) • Mirabel Madrigal

la amistad: Even though Lucero is older than her, they get along insanely well. Lucero is like a sister to her and a role model to look up to (said by her abuela) they go on adventures together and Lucero always is on her side, protecting her from her abuela when needed.

mejor amiga (2)• Dolores Madrigal

la amistad: These two would win the bsf of the year award (if that was even a thing) every. single. god. damn. year ever since they met. They're each others only friend (that's of their age) and support eachother no matter what. When telling her mother, Dolores accidentally found out Lucero was bi, but Lucero knew that she heard so they were glad the other person that found out was her best friend. They talk about each others crushes together (well Dolores talks about Mariano, Lucero at the start doesn't necessarily like their crush. It evolves into something more as the movie goes on) They're platonic soulmates and no one says otherwise.

crush • Isabela Madrigal

la amistad: Surprise, Lucero has fallen for "señorita perfecta" Isabela. Of course it wasn't love at first sight, Mirabel told Lucero stories of how Isa was mean and such to her so Lucero gave her a slight cold shoulder. They didn't know each other well at the start of the movie, but that changed when Dolores invited Lucero to a movie night at La Casa Madrigal. Soon they got to know the family (Well, they already knew Pepa, Félix, Antonio, Mirabel, Agustín and Julieta) And bonded with them. This small event made the family closer to the famous Escarra family- which was the next after the Madrigals. They gradually became friends, then during the happenings of the movie where Lucero is helping Mirabel, they finally realise they like Isabela. Later on there was an event that made them realise that they actually love her. And what happens at the end when they are re-building Casita? 🤫

This song describes Lucero's and Isabela's relationship, so enjoy!

Tres: Pérdidas familiares

Luckily, no one in the family has died yet- except the great grandparents and the ancestors. But those are obvious.

In my au (building it up on Ao3- same user as my tumbr just an underscore instead of a dash) Lucero's grandparents were close friends of Alma and Pedro, and suffered a lot when Pedro sacrificed himself. Frederíc almost joined him because he knew that he couldn't do it alone. Luckily that's when the miracle happened, so he's still alive and well.

[foreveranevilregal]

How about a follow up of Felix finding out Pepa being bi.

Isabella finds out Pepa is bi and is questioning her own sexuality? She didn’t know who to go to about it, but seeks out Pepa to talk to?

Follow-up to this prompt right here.

Same disclaimers apply as before.

“It’s nice getting to spend time with you, tía.” Isabela gathered the floral arrangements she had already made and placed them on the table.

Pepa hummed her agreement. “Thank you for helping me with Dolores’ engagement party.” She leaned towards her sobrina, whispering conspiratorially, “I wouldn’t trust anyone else with the decorations.”

Isabela chuckled, the sound a far cry from the light, polished laugh she would give before. “Don’t let the others hear you say that!”

“Well it’s true.” Pepa turned over one of the flower arrangements in her hands, examining it. Instead of her usual pastels, it featured striking red and gold flowers streaked with yellow and small white blossoms dotted throughout. Perfect for Dolores and Mariano. “You have an eye for these things. These arrangements are stunning.”

Isabela smiled bashfully. “I thought the colors would suit Mariano and Dolores.”

“They certainly do.” Pepa beamed, a rainbow lighting up her face. She glanced over at Isabela, who had busied herself with ribbons and crepe paper. The whole shift in plans from Mariano getting betrothed to Isabela to him being with Dolores had happened rather suddenly. Isabela had stayed fairly quiet throughout everything, so Pepa wanted to check on her. “Are you okay with this, querida?”

“Of course, tía,” Isabela answered instantly, her face slipping into a mask again. “They’re very happy together.”

Before, Pepa may have taken her answer at face value, but she knew better now. She could see a lot of herself in Isabela: the need to appear perfect, to cover up her negative feelings, make sure she was always in control. Except, Isabela had done a far better job than she’d managed to. It wasn’t until Casita fell apart that she even realized how much Isabela was keeping inside. Over the past year, she had gotten better about being open, but still struggled with expressing less pleasant emotions. She could recognize Isabela slipping back into old habits and wanted to prevent that. “I know, but I wasn’t asking about them. How are you, Isabela?”

“Honest, tía, I’m fine,” Isabela reassured her. “Dolores deserves to be with the man of her dreams.”

If Pepa wasn’t studying her so intently, she would have missed the twitch of her lips. “You deserve that too, Isa.” She reached out to squeeze her hand comfortingly.

“Thanks, tía.” Isabela gave her a grateful smile, but the corners of her lips were tugged too tightly. She opened her mouth to speak, then reconsidered and closed it. She toyed with the ribbon in her hands, crumpling it nervously.

“Are you sure you’re okay, Isa?” Pepa quirked an eyebrow. She could see that there was something bothering Isabela, and she didn’t want to push her, but she knew that Isabela needed a little push sometimes. Julieta was the same way.

Isabela worried her lip between her teeth. “Tía…”

“Yes, mi sol?”

“Never mind.” She let out a nervous laugh, acting uncharacteristically shy. She picked up a pair of scissors, using the edge of the blade to curl the ribbon into spirals.

Pepa gently took the scissors out of her hands and placed them on the table. “You know you can talk to me, mi vida,” she coaxed. “What is it?”

Isabela sighed, wringing her hands together and reminding Pepa of a much younger Julieta. “What you said about me deserving to be with the man of my dreams… what if it’s not a man?”

“Ah.” Pepa smiled at her understandingly. “What if it’s a woman you dream of, you mean?”

Isabela was taken aback. “Yes! I mean, no? I mean, I don’t know?” She sighed in frustration. “It’s…complicated?”

“Well we have time.” Pepa sat at the table, patting the seat beside her. “Come, sit. Tell your tía what’s going on.”

“It’s weird, tía. My whole life, I’ve had everything planned out for me. Someone else always told me how to dress, how to act, what to do with my gift…and even who to marry. And now, all of that’s gone. Sure, I didn’t love having to squeeze myself into a box for other people, but at least then I knew who I was supposed to be.” Isabela played with a scrap of crepe paper.

“The only person you are supposed to be is yourself, Isabela.” Pepa took Isabela’s hands in her own. “You don’t have to pretend to be someone you’re not for other people. All you have to do is be yourself.”

“Thanks, tía. But, what if…” She chewed on her lip nervously, tilting her eyes downward.

Pepa felt like she was looking in a mirror. “What if…” she prompted gently.

“What if I don’t know who that person is?”

“What?”

“What if I don’t know who ‘myself’ is?” Isabela blinked back tears.

“Isabela,-“

“Like I said, I’ve been told who I’m supposed to be my whole life. And…I hated it,” she admitted. “I hated having to be abuela’s perfect little granddaughter, and only make stupid roses all the time. I don’t even like roses!” She’d begun absentmindedly shredding some of the flowers she’d discarded earlier in the evening.

“That’s fine, but it’s not those poor flowers’ fault,” Pepa joked, gesturing to the mutilated flowers.

Her words startled Isabela out of her trance. She dropped the ripped-up flowers, scattering petals and stems in front of her. “Sorry, tía,” she apologized automatically, then her jaw set. “Actually, you know what? I’m not sorry. They’re my flowers. I can rip them up if I want to.” Soon, she had created a sizable pile of floral confetti.

While Isabela destroyed the flowers she had conjured up, Pepa merely watched. Poor Isabela had been so stifled her entire life. If she really wanted to rip up some flowers, then who was Pepa to stop her? “Well, we need confetti too.” She tossed some of the petals at Isabela’s face.

“You sound like tío Félix.” Isabela rolled her eyes. “Always looking on the bright side.”

“We have been married for half our lives,” Pepa pointed out, smiling dreamily. At first, Félix’s incessant optimism had grated on her, but it grew on her, just like he did.

“See, I want what you two have. You’re like, an epic love story. Like from one of your novelas.”

Pepa chuckled. “Well that’s certainly very kind, querida. But we’re far from perfect.”

Isabela shook her head. “I don’t want perfect. I’m sick of perfect. I want something real. I want…”

“Yes?”

“I’m…I’m not really sure what I want,” she confessed. “Or who, rather.” All I know is that it’s not Mariano. I never actually wanted to marry him, you know.” She paused, studying Pepa’s reaction.

Pepa nodded. She had an inkling that Isabela wasn’t really in love with Mariano, even as they went through the motions towards a betrothal and eventual wedding. And as good of a job as Dolores did to hide her feelings, a mother could always tell. Fortunately, everything had worked out, and her own daughter could be with someone she loved while Isabela wasn’t forced into a loveless marriage. Still, she wanted Isa to find someone who made her feel the way Mariano made Dolores feel. Man, woman…it didn’t matter. She just wanted her sobrina to be happy.

“So I wasn’t really all that upset about the engagement being called off,” Isabela continued, her words tumbling together, as if afraid she’d lose the nerve to speak if she slowed down. “It was a relief, especially after I realized abuela wasn’t ma- after, Mariano and Dolores got together,” she amended quickly, looking towards her tía for approval.

“You don’t have to give me right answers, Isa. I know you want your prima to be happy. But you deserve to be happy too. So, what is it that’ll make you happy?”

“I don’t know!” Isabela cried out, growling in frustration. “I don’t know what I want! I just know it’s not Mariano!”

“Good news is, he’s off the market.”

“Tía, no offense, but tío Félix’s bad jokes are rubbing off on you,” Isabela grumbled, but she didn’t really sound annoyed.

Pepa offered her a smile. Isabela was clearly unhappy, and she wanted to help her. “You don’t have to have all the answers right now. You have your whole life to figure things out.”

“I know, tía, but…it would be nice if I had some of the answers, at least,” Isabela huffed. “I went from having everything planned out to nothing at all. I like the freedom, but it’s scary. It’s too much to think about.”

Pepa hummed sympathetically. “So let’s start smaller. You’ve started branching out more with your plants.” At Isabela’s glare, she let out a nervous laugh. “Sorry, sorry, bad pun. But you’ve started making plants that aren’t just pretty to look at. You’ve been experimenting with different crops; really helped the farmers out there. And I think the whole encanto is grateful for your fly traps!” Little kids still had to be reminded to stay away from the carnivorous plants, but not having to swat pesky bugs away from themselves all day long was a godsend.

Isabela brightened. “I’m working on a version that only triggers for bugs. See, it’s pressure sensitive, and if anything heavier than an insect- say, a child’s hand- touches it, nothing happens.” The pride in her work was evident.

“See? That’s something you never would have considered before.” Pepa brushed a fallen strand of hair behind Isabela’s ear, pinning it behind an orchid. “You’ve grown so much. You just need to give yourself the freedom to keep growing. Just like your plants.”

“I guess…” Isabela rested her elbows on the table and put her head in her hands. “I want what you and tío Félix have, but I don’t even know where to start.”

“No?” Pepa arched an eyebrow. “No one special has caught your eye?”

“Okay, I guess there have been some cute guys…and maybe a couple girls?” Isabela blushed a deep red. “But I don’t know if what I feel is love, or infatuation, or just admiration… I’m just…confused.”

“It’s okay to take your time and figure out who you are.”

“Says the woman who found her husband when she was a teenager. I bet you knew what the real deal felt like right away,” Isabela pouted, crossing her arms.

Pepa smiled at her sadly. “I did,” she confirmed. Seeing Isabela like this reminded her so much of her own younger self: scared, worried, dealing with something others didn’t necessarily understand. There wasn’t anyone around who could help her through her own experiences, but maybe she could be that person for Isabela. “Let me tell you about the first time I fell in love.”

“You mean tío Félix wasn’t your first love?” Isabela frowned.

“No, no; this was a few years before we got together.” Pepa’s eyes sparkled as she began to reminisce. “I was twelve years old. I still remember the day we met. The teacher told us that a new student was joining our class.”

Isabela leaned towards her. “Ooh, what was his name?”

“Her name was Valentina,” Pepa corrected her. “She and her family had just moved to the encanto.”

“ ‘Her’?  Tía, you…” Isabela trailed off in amazement, clearly not knowing how to finish that sentence.

Thankfully, she didn’t have to. “Yes, mi niña. My first love was a girl.” She reached out for Isabela’s hand.

“So you…”

“I understand you more than you know.” Her eyes shone warmly, radiating only love for her sobrina.

“Wow, tía…” Isabela swallowed. “I had no idea.”

Pepa shrugged. “It isn’t exactly something I shared with everyone. Just the people that I felt needed to know. And that group of people includes you, Isa, because I don’t want you to go through life feeling like you don’t have anyone. You are not alone, even though it may feel like it.”

“Thanks, tía.” Isabela hugged her.

Pepa hugged her back, running her hands over Isabela’s hair. “I know it’s hard to ask yourself questions that it seems like no one else around you is asking themselves. Believe me, I know.” She exhaled. “But you can take as long as you need to figure things out for yourself. And you can always come to me if you want to talk about anything. Boys, girls, whoever. I’m here for you.”

“I would definitely rather talk to you than mamá,” Isabela commented. “She’s…” She struggled to find the right words to describe her.

Pepa sighed. “Your mamá means well, but…she’s a healer. When you go to her with a problem, she wants to fix it, and that’s because she can’t stand to see anyone hurting. But sometimes you just need someone to listen.”

“Exactly!” Isabela exclaimed. “You get it.”

“She isn’t always the easiest person to talk to, but she just wants what’s best for you. That includes being happy with whomever you fall in love with,” Pepa emphasized pointedly. She needed Isabela to know that she was supported by her entire family.

“Even if it’s a girl?” Isabela asked skeptically.

“Even if it’s a girl,” Pepa confirmed. “As long as you truly love the person and are happy together, that’s all she wants.”

“Thanks, tía.” A bunch of hydrangeas popped up between them in a stunning array of colors. Isabela picked out a flower and started plucking its petals absentmindedly. “Speaking of girls…” she prompted, “what happened with Valentina?”

“Right, I never actually got to tell you the story.” Pepa laughed heartily. “Well, when she walked in, it felt like time stopped. She was the most breathtakingly beautiful girl I’d ever seen, and something just…drew me to her.” Her face glowed with happiness.

“Lo-ove,” Isabela sing-songed playfully.

“Yes, but not at first. At first, I just wanted to be close to her and be her best friend. Soon enough, I was. We spent all our free time together, talking and laughing and playing, and…something shifted.” She could feel herself blush at the memory, even though it had been decades.

“What happened?” Isabela asked eagerly.

“I felt a connection with her, but I was too afraid to call it what it was, because not everyone was understanding. Things were different in the encanto then. Besides, I didn’t want to risk scaring her away. One day, we’d snuck out to the woods and were talking the way we always were and then…”

“And then?”

“I’m not sure which one of us started it, or maybe it was both of us at the same time, but we kissed.” Pepa closed her eyes, remembering how it felt in those sun dappled woods, her heart thumping wildly, just her and the person she loved, getting to see her wish come true.

“That’s so cute!” Isabela squealed. “What was it like?”

“We were twelve, so I’m sure the actual kiss wasn’t that great. But to me, it felt like fireworks were going off around us. It was everything I had hoped it would be.” Pepa allowed herself a few more seconds’ indulgence before pulling herself out of the memory. “I knew right away that this was what love felt like.”

“What happened after that?”

Pepa shrugged. “We stayed friends, but stole kisses when we were alone and held hands when no one was looking. I never worked up the courage to tell her I loved her, but it didn’t matter. Her family ended up leaving the encanto shortly after that.”

“Oh…I’m sorry, tía.” Isabela frowned. “I was hoping that story would have a happier ending.”

“That story didn’t have a happy ending, but mine did. You see, there was this guy I was friends with that was loud and annoying, but he was also hilarious and charming and swept me right off my feet when we danced…”

Isabela giggled. “I know you’re talking about tío Félix, tía. You’ve told us this story a thousand times.” She rolled her eyes, feigning annoyance, but Pepa knew that Isabela was a sucker for a good love story, same as she was.

“You’ll find your person. And when you do, I will be so happy for you.” Pepa patted her hand affectionately. “We all will.”

“Thanks, tía.” Isabela took a deep breath. “I feel better now.”

“Good. Because-“ Pepa glanced at the half finished decorations scattered around the table “we still have a lot of work to do!”

[itsnicsalad]

any rendition of carolina gaitán and mauro castillo singing together has me weak🤧💕

[pansyofthesouth]

Just saw encanto.

Soooo, we all can agree that Bruno is definitely queer right?

(Actually almost everyone there is queer, bye)

[miscopia]

Has anyone pointed out that Mirabel Madrigal literally has a bisexual pride flag on her dress?

Ok well it's more like a rainbow

I'm probably wayy late and tons of people already pointed it out but... So cool!

[ectobiologistt]

if the madrigals arent all some form of neurodivergent whats the point

[greenvillainredemption]

What’s the point of having a disneyprincess-sona as my icon if not for self-inserting

[julietas-basil]

Julieta x reader, Julieta x oc, Julieta x oc x reader

Any kind

Pepa x reader, pepa x oc, pepa x oc x felix

Luisa x readern (romantic,platonic),

Mirabel x reader (platonic,romantic as long as they are the same age,NOT NSFW)

Bruno x reader

And family fluff

Curing my simping guys pls

[foggyfanfic]

Queer Madrigals

I'm about to post a couple future!fic for Encanto, so I figured I'd take a minute to talk about my headcanons when it comes to their genders/sexualities.

The Obvious: I've posted somewhat in depth about what I think Bruno and Isabela's individual deals are, so I'm not going to really talk about it here, but yeah. Using the labels I am familiar with, I assume Bruno is demi, bi, and nonbinary, and that Isabela is a lesbian who ends up marrying a trans woman.

The Married: I mean, we can sit here all day and speculate, but the only real headcanons I got are that Juli is demi and Pepa has made out with more women than Bruno.

Mirabel: I've mentioned this, but I didn't really talk about it. Due to heteronormativity I suspect it wouldn't occur to Mirabel to question her sexuality until later in life when the Pride movement starts up. I think she's bi, possibly also demi, but most definitely not very focused on her love life (another reason why she doesn't think too hard about her sexuality). She's got shit to do and if somebody wants to date her they better speak up about it because she's got too many projects going on right now to bother with mind games. Mirabel ends up with a man mostly by coincidence, I saw somebody do the numbers and its just statistically more likely that a bi person will end up with somebody of the opposite sex (the math didn't factor for gender). I try to keep all of my headcanons grounded to peoples lived experiences, and this felt historically accurate.

Luisa: I think that if Luisa were a tumblrina she would end up being CIS+, but would have to go through the journey of exploring her gender due to societal biases. In the context of 1950's Colombia, she spends her youth hearing abuelas and tias talking about how she needs to be more feminine if she wants a husband, and struggles with that for a while. Luisa sings "I glow because I know what my worth is" and that's the sort of thing somebody says when they're on the other side of some serious self doubt, so I do think she had to deal with a bit of misogyny and body image issues. The thing is, Luisa likes the way she looks, and she's proud of what a hard worker she is, but she also wears ribbons in her hair and skirts instead of pants to work in. Furthermore, I suspect every bi person in the village, male or female, has a huge fucking crush on her because if she was a modern tumblrina people would be responding to pictures of her with that "not to be a lesbian but oh my god" stuff. I headcanon her as being technically cishet, but culturally gay due to people being people about the whole Woman with Biceps thing, if that makes sense. Once she starts allowing herself some free time, she dates every bi man in the village.

Dolores: Morosexual. No offense Mariano.

Camilo: You know how gender is a product of your culture and different societies throughout history have had different ideas of how many genders there are and what it means to be a man or woman? I think being able to turn into a woman at will would have an effect on Camilo's relationship with his gender. Like, I don't know if he would be full nonbinary, because I have never met a shapeshifter and asked them how they feel about gender, but I can't imagine he sees gender as a rigid binary. Like I said, I try to stay grounded in my headcanons, and I have zero idea what the lived experience of a shapeshifter is, soooooo...?

Antonio: I have spent a long time weighing the options here, his association with animals makes me think he would be the least traditional Madrigal, so I would like to think he'd end up in the least conventional relationship. I posted a list of headcanons where I floated the idea of him being poly, but I like the idea of him being aroace better. I stand by the rest of it, though. He marries a lesbian, let's her girlfriend move in with them, and he's just kinda there. Like, the women consider themselves married to each other and he's just some guy who talks to birds. They're his best friends and thinks he's pretty great but the only time he has sex is when him and the wives want kids, and other than that he's just vibing. I arrived at this headcanon because I love the idea of him being sorta a reverse Bruno. Like, people think he has two wives so everybody assumes he's this total lady killer, they sing songs about how charming he is, rumors abound that he can make a girl swoon with a single smile, then you talk to him and he's just some guy. Occasionally, a woman will throw herself at him and he's like "No thanks" then starts having a conversation with her cat. Do you see my vision? Anyone? I don't care if nobody else thinks it's funny, because I'm giggling at my computer.

[miracles-and-butterflies]

For your artwork of Madrigals in LGBT flag colors I've got some ideas, Pepa gives me Pansexual vibes, if they can handle her crazy, she's down for anyone, Dolores is probably the same, she cares more about who the person is than what gender they are, Camilo is 100% gender fluid, not even a question, and since Antonio is five, let's put him in asexual, he's too young to have or understand sexual desire. It'd also be nice if you could include the bisexual flag, but I'm not sure who'd fit it, maybe Julieta or Felix?

Ah, thank you!

I’ve already been considering pan Pepa and/or Dolores. I can totally see those headcanons for them. Same with bi! It’s been suggested for both the husbands thus far!

Julieta is a new one though. I’m still unsure what I’ll do for her, so I’ll keep this in mind.

Camilo being suggested as gender fluid is also a new one.

And Antonio, though I’m starting to think I’ll put him in the pride rainbow for support of the others - fair as he is five in the picture.