#encanto candle

[gamerbearmira]

Y'all remember the OG mermaid AU? Where the grandkids were mermaids who grew their tails when they were in water and they kept it a secret from Abuela and when she found out called them sea devils so they disowned her and the candle turned into a glowing pearl in a shell? It feels like it's been forever since we got anything from that AU

YEAHHHH THE OG WHAT...

Need to go back to roots the mermay, loved the og (not extra stuff LMAOOOO but I did love all the ideas <333) But yeah I remember❗❗

It's been a while, but uh. I really did like that au. It was actually originally only meant to be posted in may. But it got popular outside of that; and then that lead to other mer/underwater aus lol

I remember someone, pretty sure an anon, ended up suggesting the candle turn into a pearl??? Idk if I ever said it. But. I know I did mention Isabela was the one who stole it, and she wanted to get rid of it. And everyone knows that fire goes out in water (in most cases), so she thought that the best thing to do was to put it in water. Of course, it didn't go out. It just turned into a shell.

The candle fr:

NO BUT SERIOUSLY. Ummm I've thought about if the candle can adapt to different environments. I mean it's confirmed that you can't like. Blow the candle out or anything, I mean it loses its magic when the family is beefing and stuff 😭 and by technical means in this au, the kids didn't have such distant relationships because they all had something to bond over, which was being mermaids 🙏🙏

Anyway, Isabela tried to take it out in the water, but it didn't work. Isabela didn't have ill intentions towards her family, or really even the candle, it was more of a spur of the moment action. It's not like it's first degree or anything, something happen that day to cause her to just randomly decide to take it out.

The candle just. Adapted to the water. And since Isabela was touching it, it turned into a shell. Opened it, boom, it's a magic pearl now 💀 Alma obviously sees it, but she thinks Mirabel did something to it cause at the time she say it, homegirl was holding it. Isabela came to her defense, obviously. Idk if I wanna make it to where they figure out that the candle would have done that if any of the kids held it.

Honestly wanna do more for the original version of this au. Just gotta figure it out 😭 Will definitely be redrawing their designs 🌚🌚

[cempasuchilpodridos]

Some of you wanted to see what the candle looked like.

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[jacarandaaaas]

in this shot the candle is positioned higher up in the shot than mirabel, showcasing how she feels this candle is worth more than she is. This is also foreshadowing for the moment she quite literally values this candle more than her own life!

[deejayponethree]

I still need to do color palettes but for now. Horse moment

[foggyfanfic]

Mirabel Thoughts

Writing from the perspective of a villager and trying to decide how the different Madrigals look from the outside, and Mirabel is the one I’m having a hard time pinning. As usual, putting the thoughts to screen helps.

So obviously Mirabel doesn’t receive the same level of admiration as Isabela or Abuela, and she doesn’t seem to be relied upon as heavily as Luisa and Julieta. The warm color branch of the family seems to be high charisma, so they’re probably popular in the more traditional sense. And of course we know that Bruno is the least liked Madrigal. So what social niche is Mirabel fulfilling?

She doesn’t seem to be disliked, although she is shown to be pitied by the villagers (the “not special” special), she’s probably looked down upon just a little. She probably had to deal with some bullying from other kids, but not Complete Social Pariah levels. The threat of being the next Bruno is looming over her head but she’s not quite there yet.

I think, since she must fall somewhere on the middle of Popular to Pariah scale, she’s the sort of person who gets voted Everybody’s Best Friend in school. Idk if you had any one like this at your school, but when I was fifteen I had a few people who I didn’t think of as popular because they weren’t endlessly charismatic, constantly the center of attention, or noticeably cooler than the rest of us. But looking back, everyone liked them because they were just so nice. I’m picturing the girl who eventually ended up being voted Homecoming Queen for my grade specifically. I’ll name drop because it wasn’t her legal name and it’s a very common one.

So, Mary had a lot in common with Mirabel. She was intelligent, easy to talk to, and always happy to help. I didn’t think of her as being glamorously beautiful the same way Mirabel isn’t designed to be the next Disney Princess, but she was pretty and Mirabel is too. I didn’t think of her as being cool or an A-list kid or anything because she sometimes said things in an awkward way, or embarrassed herself, like Mirabel falling over stuff in the movie. While there were people that felt “cool” and who I therefore wanted to impress, Mary was just plain old pleasant to be around, I wanted to talk to her because I felt comfortable around her and enjoyed our conversations. And I thought of her as a friend because she treated me like a friend, she treated everybody like a friend, even people I thought sucked. She was very much down to earth and probably a lot more mature than I was at the time. I remember being pleasantly surprised to see her name on the ballot for homecoming queen, and even more so when she beat out the girl who fell more in line with what TV told me popular looks like. It really reframed the way I saw people. While it’s true that snobs and bullies sometimes gain social currency by convincing people they’re at the top of the ladder, being a genuine friend gets you farther than you realize.

I doubt Mirabel is a one to one comparison to this real world person I knew in high school, but I figure she probably has similar social standing. She has the social currency of being a Madrigal, then add in the fact that she would seem so much more down to earth than the other Madrigals while still being friendly and helpful, and you end up with a Mary. People probably don’t flock to her, but if I were fifteen and in the Encanto you could bet your ass I’d be happy to sit with her at lunch or see her at a party. I’m sure impressionable young me would be just as star struck as the rest of the villagers when it comes to Camilo and Isabela, and wiser adult me would of course want to hang out with Bruno, but I would be pleasantly surprised to see Mirabel’s name on the ballot for Harvest Festival Queen or whatever, and I would vote for her because “that’s my friend”.

Furthermore, Mirabel reminds me of somebody who has some sorta neurodivergence but flies under the radar with it. Considering the Madrigals seem to have a family history of anxiety disorders, Mirabel could too, autism is also in the running since Bruno and Antonio both show signs of it. She does remind me of a guy I knew at college #2 who had an anxiety disorder that bordered on being a physical disability rather than straight neurodivergence. For the most part his anxiety didn’t bother him, then every once in a while his body would decide “Ok! It’s panic attack time!” and he would start experiencing all the physical symptoms of a panic attack with no warning. The first time it happened to him he straight up thought he was having a heart attack because it was so out of no where. He was also not cool, but very kind and friendly, so I’m going to choose to believe that’s what Mirabel has going on. This figures into the equation because I’ve noticed that neurodivergent folks that fly under the radar usually get labeled as “quirky” and it’s considered a good trait, a relatable trait, but not necessarily a cool trait.

Conclusion: I am now convinced that Mirabel is considered the least “popular” Madrigal, but everybody sees her as their friend. She probably has the most genuine connections with the other residents of Encanto, followed by Félix and Agustín, then Luisa and Pepa (who work with the villagers doing odd jobs or watering the crops), then Alma and Dolores (Alma having real friends from before she was A Big Deal, and Dolores having earned a few very loyal friends by keeping their secrets), then Camilo and Julieta each have one or two friends outside the family but are much beloved/admired in a more superficial way, then Isabela is the most popular but also technically the most lonely since not even her family gets hints at her real self until after the movie. Bruno is, of course, in a league of his own because he’s in the walls, so yeah. And Antonio is five, so it’s a little too soon to judge.

[disneywishrewrite]

Day of the Little Candles for EncantoVember 2024

1, Day of the Little Candles

The first day of #encantovember2024 , I decided to go for Mirabel as she is the miracle of the family which she was determined to prove herself to be more than a magical gift that she didn’t gave because she was destined for greatness.

I remember when I first done Day of the Little Candles back in 2022 two years ago where everyone would celebrate the day by wearing white clothes with golden butterflies detailing as resembling the movie we all love. Hope you guys did the same for this day of EncantoVember 2024

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[yellowcry]

What if Mirabel's gift is actually a lack of a gift?🤔

[wikluk]

HEADCANON: The Candle burns people who are not its Guardian, badly. Alma could touch it all she wanted because she was the Guardian of the Miracle. Then, since the day of her ceremony, Mirabel could too.

But the Candle didn't burn if the Guardian was still touching it upon the other's people touch (thus safe gift ceremonies) and when it was transferred directly from the hands of the Guardian to the hands of an other person.

When the Candle chose Mirabel as Alma's predecessor, during her gift ceremony she felt something no one else felt, aside from Alma. Mirabel felt certain connection and touching the Candle filled her with internal warmth. It only ever happened to Alma before. Also, the Candle was acting differently when held by the Guardian. The engravings moved, the flame burnt a little brighter.

(too bad the Candle didn't come with instructions, so that they all would realise that Mirabel had a gift all along. Now, I blame Casita for that. Girl, where's the MAGICAL ROOM?!)

[statementofjoespookie]

john mulaney encanto 1

part 2

[pussinbootsandbountyhunter]

If Encanto was a horror movie and what if Agustin Madrigal finally snapped along with unleashing his ‘gift’

[greenvillainredemption]

@jacarandaaaas Mirabel pop star AU reminded me of this incredibly Encanto-coded song from Just Dance.

[gamerbearmira]

You know what would be a great AU? Gifted Mirabel in a giftless family!

After Mirabel gets left out of the family photo, Casita and the miracle decide they've had enough of everyone's bs, the cracks and flickering candle flame aren't the magic being in danger, it's Casita and the Candle showing their anger at the Madrigals for their actions. The cracks don't disappear when Mirabel tries to show them, and when Abuela asks Casita what's wrong, it acts angrily towards her, refusing to give her an answer, the party is cut short and the villagers are sent home while Abuela hosts a family meeting, where she assumes the cracks are a sign the magic is getting weaker and that the family must work harder to earn their miracle, Mirabel asks if there is anything she can do, but Abuela pulls the whole "best way for some of us to help is to step aside" which INFURIATES both Casita and the Candle, so they finally decide to give them all a taste of their own medicine.

The next day, everyone wakes up and realizes they don't have their gifts, Antonio can't understand the animals, Isabella can't make flowers, Pepa's mood doesn't affect the weather etc. To add insult to injury, once they exit their rooms the doors lock behind them and go dark, they can no longer enter their magic rooms. The Miracle Candle is also missing from Abuela's window, Abuela thinks that's why everyone doesn't have their gifts and demands Casita tell her what happened to it, Casita points to the nursery, where Mirabel is still sleeping despite the commotion, she couldn't sleep because she was worried about the family's magic, Abuela immediately thinks Mirabel stole the Candle but Casita stops her from confronting Mirabel, clattering it's tiles angrily in a way the family could understand as 'no'.

At this point everyone is confused and angry at Casita, who is being uncharacteristically rude and stubborn, when Mirabel finally does wake up from all the noise, she sees the Candle sitting on the windowsill. She asks Casita why the Candle is there and finds she can understand Casita as if it were talking, Casita says she moved the Candle because it's hers now, the Candle decided she should be the Candle Holder instead of Alma, Casita made a point to call her by her name rather then Abuela.

Mirabel is mad confused so decides she should figure out what everyone is so upset about, she finally exits the nursery and Abuela and Isabella immediately try to scream in her face, but Casita stops them by throwing them off their feet, which only confuses Mirabel more, thanks to Casita keeping interruptions at bay, Mirabel is able to explain that she could understand Casita and that the Candle decided she would be the Candle Holder, which Casita demonstrates by handing Mirabel the Candle.

Once Mirabel has the Candle in her hands, a new magical door suddenly appears, right in between Luisa and Isabella's... Exactly where Mirabel's door was before it disappeared, Mirabel approaches the door with her hands shaking, only this time the door doesn't disappear, it lights up and Mirabel's image and name appear on the door. With tears in her eyes, she asks Casita why, why did her door appear now when it disappeared when she was five, Casita explains rather bluntly that Alma had been a horrible leader and Candle Holder, she put the gifts and serving the community over the well-being of her family, and that caused the magic weaken to the point that by the time Mirabel was five, the magic simply wasn't strong enough to provide her a gift or door, but with Mirabel helping Antonio with his ceremony, she was able to help strengthen the magic, which is why Antonio got his gift and Mirabel now had her room.

Mirabel relays this information to her family, but Abuela thinks she's lying, which earns a frustrated shove from Casita, at this point Mirabel notices all the other doors are dark and asks what happened, Abuela angrily yells that the gifts are gone, and manages to get up in Mirabel's face claiming she stole the Candle and the magic for herself, the candle flares up wildly in pure anger, causing Alma to be burned, everyone is shocked and Mirabel is horrified, but Casita uses it's tiles to keep anyone from helping Alma, Mirabel begs Casita to stop, that Abuela was hurt and needed help, that the Miracle was meant to protect the family, not hurt it, Casita finally relents once Alma realizes that this wasn't Mirabel's doing.

Mirabel starts sobbing and pouring out apologies as she helps Abuela up, and then it suddenly starts pouring rain, a dark rain cloud is hanging above Mirabel's head, she has Pepa's gift. It's discovered Mirabel now has everyone's gifts but with a twist, she can choose whether or not to activate any of the gifts, like with Pepa or Dolores' gifts, she can control whether or not she has enhanced hearing or whether or not her emotions affect the weather, she can turn any of the gifts on or off at any moment.

It's at this point the painting on the wall is flung open and Casita literally drags Bruno out of the walls, along with a green vision tablet. After an emotional and confused reunion, Bruno shows the vision, which he had involuntarily right before the gifts got transferred, it shows Mirabel giving Isabella her gift back via the Candle and explains Mirabel will be able to give everyone their gifts back, but only when they redeem themselves in the eyes of Casita and the Candle.

Everyone is confused because why would Casita and the Candle be angry at them, so Casita, practically fuming, brings over the picture from last night and everyone finally notices Mirabel wasn't in the photo, poor Antonio bursts into tears and hugs Mirabel, saying he's sorry and that he didn't know, he also says how thankful he is that Mirabel walked him up to his door and that she was his favorite prima, Mirabel kneels down to hug Antonio and says she never blamed him, and just like that the Candle glows brighter, Mirabel grabs the candle and Antonio holds it just like he did at his ceremony, and his gift is restored and his door is glowing again. So now everyone realizes what they need to do to get their gifts back, make amends with Mirabel, the challenge now is fixing their mistakes, dealing with their trauma, and for some people, getting off their high horse.

So the story is basically Mirabel juggles everyone's responsibilities while everyone else is either forced to take a break or is tormented by Casita for being mean to Mirabel, Abuela tries to reclaim control and boss around Mirabel, but it doesn't work out very well, and without the constant pressure, Mirabel handles everyone's chores surprisingly well, Abuela would of course have that burn healed by Mirabel via healing food, but the magic thought Abuela needed a reminder that she screwed up so now she has a burn scar, also everyone has to sleep in the nursery now except Mirabel, the nursery expands to accommodate them all but it's still kinda small for, like, ten people, even with the couples sharing beds, and yes, unfortunately the husbands are caught in the middle of this, but they just focus on helping their wives.

Sorry this is such a long ask, the idea just kept expanding as I wrote, I hope it's not too much and I hope you like it.

Dang Casita and the candle wanted all the smoke huh 💀💀 like they did not let the Mirabel mistreatment continue. As they should though⁉️⁉️ LIKE…be so Fr. They needed a break from them gifts anyway. They gonna have a hell of a time trying to figure out how to make it up with Mirabel. For some, it’s stupid easy, it doesn’t take a lot because they didn’t a lot of bad stuff. FOR OTHERS…NO NAMES BUT…someone was set on fire while others wrren’t. Just sayin.

Also. Them all sleeping in the nursery. Hilarious. You know how bad you gotta be to do that??? Like that is WILDDDD 🗣🗣 but they get to know how it feels, so maybe they’ll be able to relate to Mirabel more. And. Idk. MAKE AMENDS. And Mirabel handling their crap better than they can? 🤨 hmmmm Anyway, major W for Casita, Candle and Mirabel <33

[jacarandaaaas]

I don’t think we would have survived the argument scene if it was the book version…

[jennrypan]

As someone with massive family issues

Can we FUCKING STOP MAKING KIDS FORGIVE SHITTY PARENTING!!!!

No I don't fucking care about your generational trauma why am I suffering for YOUR past. I get it, but that's no excuse. Go fuck yourself.

Yes this about that crunchy mf Abuela. IM UPSET.

"Forgiving is how you heal." Thats some bullshit people say so they can justify letting toxic people get away with it. Fuck OFF.

I'm still so annoyed--

Let's have a movie where the parents or something fuck up, and the child acknowledges that their past is why they're like that but STILL continue to go on their way cuz you can't just brush over what happened with some pretty damn words.

(I will NEVER support the 'I forgive my shitty family' plot. It's weak, it's terrible. The literal worst.)

Generational trauma is a SHITTY thing in POC households and it needs to stop being treated as a oh so this is why, that's okay then! NO FUCK YOU.

I'm bitter and I would sell my family to SPACE if it meant I could have peace without stress.

[spooky-spextre-arts]

I love drawing my girl in some cozy winter clothes... (W.I.P.!) 🦋🌨️🦋🕯️

[disneywishrewrite]

Miracle Candle for EncantoVember 2024

3, Miracle Candle

This candle has been the most important gift from the miracle that Alma Madrigal begged for safety in the family, but sure she lost sight of what the miracle was for as magic can be a beautiful thing but did comes a dark purpose without realising it.

My headcanon is that the miracle candle is a mystery rather it was a blessing or a curse, Agustín’s father Matre was already aware of that and he did helped his new family to adapt it but easing down when it was getting too strong; Like he cured Dolores hearing when she almost fell deaf to her ears, Luisa’s strength was easy to break things but he told her to relax, and comfort Isabela when Alma was too hard on her gift. He did protect the kids at all cost but knew the miracle will fall apart when the family was getting weakened by the year and he was ready for that…