#encanto protector au

[miracles-and-butterflies]

[Swap and YLMDITW Luisa belongs to @yellowcry]

Luisa: Hi Luisas, welcome to the monthly Mirabel Protection Squad meeting—

Luisas in the audience: *cheering loudly*

Luisa: Great, love the enthusiasm, guys! So does everyone have a Mirabel with them?

Swap Luisa, hugging Fracture Mirabel: Yep! One told me mine was creepy so I punched that person in the face.

Fracture Luisa, holding a broken nose: Asshole! That really hurt!

YLMDITW Luisa: Just a punch? Pathetic!

Protector Luisa: Yeah, you should have murdered them on the spot. *stands up* Would you like me to demonstrate?

Protector Mirabel: No, no, no! Just sit down and keep hugging me, please?

Luisa: Good thinking, we don’t want a repeat of last month. That poor Royalty Luisa, she will be in our thoughts forev… OH MY FUCKING GOD WHERE DID YOU COME FROM

Desconocida, tugging at her sleeve like a child: I did not get a “Luisa”

Luisa: And that’s probably for the best. Why don’t you just go stand off to the side, where nobody has to look at the creepy doll? Just over here? *pushes her offstage* Anyway, back to very important business, holding our annual vote of who has the cutest Mirabel. Now, it’s not a competition, but mine is by fAR THE FUCKING CUTEST AND IF YOU DON’T VOTE FOR HER I WILL DESTROY ALL OF YOU

[yellowcry]

For @miracles-and-butterflies

Lyric cover on Mother knows best from Tangled (I guess?). Based on her Protector Encanto au

Hermana knows best

You think I'm going too far? Why, Mira

Look at you, as fragile as a baby

Still a little flapping, like a doll

You know why I do this, it's no mislead

It's to keep you protected, hermanita

I think I knew you will have your word to say

Knew you'd think I'm leaded astraid

But listen, dear

Trust me, baby

Hermana knows best

Hermana knows best

Stay close to your sister

No one here is your admirer

Hermana knows best

No matter what they do

These bastards are always askew

Ruffians and bullies, family, blood

Insults and ignores, the breaking houses

Also large bugs, ruthless villagers and -

Stop, no more, you'll get hurt from these

Hermana's right here

Hermana will protect you

Darling, here's what I suggest

Skip the drama

Listen to hermana

They deserve it anyway

Hemana knows best

Take it from your big sis

On your own, you'll be remissed

Shy and unloved

So delicate and mature - please!

You're too nice to this whole world

I have to do what it take to keep you safe

That's my role in here after all

They deserve this pall

Hermana understands

No one will believe your word

So there's another way prefered

Ignore reminder

Be insider

Hermana knows best

[glagglepacks]

hello, you can call us glaggle! on this blog we make id packs for everyone to use. we love requests so don't be afraid. we also just like talking so if you just want to say hi that's also cool.

: more about us :

osdd-1b traumagenic system

bodily 18

luso-american

collectively uses he/it

we like fnaf, tf2, undertale aus, gravity falls, regretevator, pressure, phighting, roblox myths, hermitcraft, empires smp, life series, cookie run, sanders sides, pokemon, adventure time, sally face, scp, octonauts, mlp, stanley parable, rottmnt, wof, warrior cats, cult of the lamb, stardew valley, poppy playtime, invader zim, dbh, craig of the creek, lethal company, trolls, sonic, tadc, welcome home, tawog, inside out, omori, smiling friends, kirby, objectified, deltarune, among us, sims 4, hades, resident evil village, good omens, stray, inscription, over the garden wall, dhmis, encanto, luca, bluey, mario, animal crossing, our flag means death, little nightmares, bee and puppycat, hilda, she-ra, jsab, hollow knight, dialtown, ddlc, dungeon meshi, warhammer 40k, night in the woods, jjba (part 1 & 2), atla, dead boy detective, tattletale, a hat in time, spongebob, garfield, fosters home for imaginary friends, codename kids next door, inside job, ruby gloom, centaurworld, lps, nimona, maomao, team umizoomi

: boundaries :

we have our own opinions on things but will not share them on Tumblr. we can't stop anyone from looking at our id packs and we just want to avoid causing arguments. we block freely though.

: common fronters :

donnie . he/they . organizer . 💜

michael . he/they . protector . 🍕

mushroom . any . autopilot . 🍄

lethal . he/it . communicator . 🔪

grime . he/it . watcher . 🦴

no idea/blurry . ⁉���

: masterlist :

COOKIE RUN

truffle cookie, onion cookie, vampire cookie, poison mushroom cookie

POKEMON

scorbunny

REGRETEVATOR

dr retro, poob, bive, gnarpy, split, infected, lampert, pilby, prototype, pest, scag, mozelle

OTHER

glaggleland

POPPY PLAYTIME

craftycorn, catnap, dogday

GRAVITY FALLS

dipper, bill

[evish-rambles]

So I decided just to make a new blog aksfjkaghkslfaf. n e way this is a spot for me to basically just turn my voices time (technical term for talking to yourself in/about character) into something i can actually look back on. I expect my posts could range anywhere from single sentence concepts all the way to like,, paragraphs upon paragraphs of nonsense. Horray!!

My tagging system may evolve overtime but as of right now; "oc: [name]" is used for my characters, "foc: [name]" is for my friends characters, and "npc: [name]" will be used for npcs of any campaign. "character into" is for if i actually decide to write up intros for my losers (I may do some quick synopses? if so they'll be under the cut <3), "fic ideas" is pretty self explanatory, and any aus will be tagged, ex. "band au" "evil au" etc. If i come up with anything else i'll probably add it here!! I fully expect this blog to be more well tagged than my main aklsfgaslkhf

alright! settle in for chaos >:)

Basic Character Intros!! Wahoo!! I'm gonna list em in chronological order of when I made them. Race, Class and Subclass, age, a song i feel fits them best, and a brief backstory rundown will all be given.

DnD PC's

Zezrina Frear (She/Her)

Drow, College of Spirits Bard

227 (equivalent of 25)

The Mariners Revenge Song by The Decemberists

Has a power where she can talk to ghosts who tell her the future, inherited from her mother who was driven insane by visions of Zez's death. Her mother then died under mysterious circumstances and Zez ran from her family to try and figure out what actually happened.

Imagine if you fused the Madrigal family from Encanto with Luke and May Castellan from Percy Jackson.

Vildanna Cadieux (She/Her)

Half-Elf/Hexblood, Shadow Sorcerer

19

What The World Needs from Ride The Cyclone

Orphaned daughter of an attempted coup, Vildanna believes she alone knows right from wrong. She believes truly that good people (her) do only good things, and bad people (anyone who opposes her) do only bad things. This is complicated somewhat by the fact that shes the character I play for Curse of Strahd :)

She also has a litte rat dog named Syvestre, have you ever seen the "nightime pee artist" meme? that.

Kezarel Riverseeker (She/Her)

Human, Necromancy Wizard

16

High (Keep Up) by Bo Baskoro

As the middle of 7 in a prominent Waterdhavian noble house, Kez knows that unless she can prove herself she'll be forced into a political marriage. Her chosen path is to become a Court Mage for her family, an educator and protector. She protects her self by mimicking the behavior of her mother, who is... not a great person.

General Nizira Votsky (He/Him)

Reborn Half-Orc, Vengeance Paladin

46

Just A Man from EPIC: The Musical

After a long life in the military Nizira settled down with his adopted son Alexi. This was interrupted when people broke into his home, killed him, and kidnapped Alexi. With his dying breath Nizira swore vengeance and was reborn as basically a wraith, his hunger for violence is the only thing keeping him alive.

Arda Pendragon (He/Him)

Aasimar, Mutant Bloodhunter

25

Reaper Man by Mother Mother

An ex-noble who got kicked out for being too gay!! Arda fell in love with a man who lived in the woods outside his town who was executed for "crimes against the throne". Now he drifts through life seeking any carnal pleasure to distract himself from the loss.

His father is an Angel and also his angelic guide, which makes for some interesting conversations.

Weary aka Lavender Farmane (She/It)

Teifling, Gunslinger Fighter

22

Mr. Capgras Encounters a Second Hand Vanity... by Will Wood and the Tapeworms

Oh the TMA hyperfixation hit me hard here. A simple kid from a farming village comes home one day to find her sister June replaced by someone else, even worse; shes the only one who seems to notice. Over the next 3 years Weary is slowly driven to the brink of madness, eventually leading to her using her inventive mind to create a firearm and "kill" the thing that isn't June. Naturally she's sent to a psych ward which she manages to escape from. Now shes on the run from the law, ever vigilant to anyone else who seems to change.

Ivy "Venus" Allium (She/Her)

Firbolg, Knowledge Cleric

26 (19)

Dear Wormwood by The Oh Hellos

Valas Diril Hylinn (He/Him)

Drow, Battlemaster Fighter

412 (41)

Layin' Pipe by David Wilcox

Amze Sankrat (She/They/It)

Shifter, Gloomstalker Ranger

17

Fire by Kimya Dawson

Wyvern Maradil aka Lucien Clement Hargreaves (He/They)

Dhampir, Hexblade Warlock

257 (25)

I Am by Foot Ox

Azalea Ito (She/Her)

Water Genasi, Mercy Monk

20

My Smile is Extinct by Kane Strang

Casimir Belladonna (She/He)

Aasimar, Zealot Barbarian

21

Soap by Penelope Scott

Aria Novri (She/Her)

Changeling, Aberrant Mind Sorcerer

22

Mary by Alex G

Maximillian Fabron (They/He)

Goliath, Drake Warden Ranger

25

Liar by Queen

Dogma aka Ephraim Olach (They/Them)

Reborn Teifling, Undead Warlock Crown Paladin

29

The Weight by Amigo The Devil

Wisteria Bancroft (She/Her)

Warforged, Bladesinger Wizard

18

Marie Douceur Marie Colère by Marie Lafôret

Pollux Verrum-Sinclair (She/They)

Air Genasi, Armorer Artificer

37

Chip On My Shoulder from Legally Blonde The Musical

Verity Goodheart (She/Her)

Satyr, Eloquence Bard

19

Bugbear by Chloe Moriondo

Oscar Larke aka Valentine (He/Him)

Dhampir, Glamour Bard Soulknife Rogue

26

Remember My Name by Mitski

Michaelangelo Yelquinal (He/Him)

High Elf, Spores Druid

204 (20)

Freedom! '90 by George Michael

Muse Lavesque (She/Her)

Teifling, Profane Soul Bloodhunter

39

Looking Forward from Steven Universe: Future

Wickland Thorpe (He/Him)

Fire Genasi, Whispers Bard Swashbuckler Rogue

24

Truth Or Dare by Ricky Montgomery

Prudence (She/Her)

Warforged, Conquest Paladin

(unknown)

SPIT IN MY FACE! by ThxSoMch

Lance Mahoney aka Violet (He/Him)

Yuan-Ti, Feywanderer Ranger

14

Keep You Safe by The Crane Wives

Non-DnD Characters

Phoebe Lane (She/Her) - Monsterhearts 2

The Fey

15

Not Your Seed from The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

Calithe aka Nightwave (She/Her) - Masks

The Outsider

17

Dare To Be Stupid by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Selene Duskrith (She/They) - BG3

Drow, Moon Druid

267 (26)

Sylvia by Autoheart

Calliope Schaefer (She/They) - Kids on Brooms

Charismatic Slacker

20

What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish

DnD NPC's

Kazius Absinthe Valcod (He/Any Pronouns)

Teifling, Wizard

~1100 (28)

Lavender by Two Door Cinema Club

Cecilia (She/Her)

Reborn, Gunslinger Fighter

27

Bury Me Face Down by Grandson

Ovid (He/Him)

Disgraced God

(unknown)

Sonne by Rammestein

[foggyfanfic]

Introducing, 18 year old Gabriel! Info about him under the cut.

The oldest of Bruno's adopted kids in my AU. He vaguely remembers his life before the Encanto and none of those memories are good. His birth father was a violent man, who almost killed Gabriel and his little cousin/sister, in sharp contrast, is Bruno. Gabriel has a sliding scale in his head from his birth father to his real father labeled "Bad to Good Men", and obviously he places Bruno as the goal for being a good man. Physically speaking, his features mostly resemble his abuelo, but he got curly hair from his birth mother's side of the family and purposely wears it long to make himself look more like his Papa. Furthermore, because he wants so hard to be like his Papa and different from his birth father, he has built his entire sense of identity around being his familia's protector. He sees through his parents scheming, but pretends to believe that Mirabel really does have magic to fix the miracle because it gives him an excuse to be overprotective of her. Essentially, he found out his parents were lying to protect Mirabel and was like "Oh? It's Protecting my Little Cousin time? Fuck yeah!" He ended up being a foil for Camilo, they both have a "All women are queens" attitude, but where as Camilo has never known a world where women can't zap you with lightning, smack you with vines, or lift the church over their head, Gabriel has nightmares about the bruises his birth father left on his Tia. Camilo doesn't really get why Gabriel is so overprotective, and Gabe prefers it that way, he's a lot more subtle about protecting his male cousins but he still wants to protect them.

Meta-textually, when it comes to the toxic family dynamic, he's set up to be the person who continues the cycle. Because his only memories of the outside world are violent and scary, he shares Abuela's fear of what happens to the familia if they lose the miracle. And since each set of siblings forms a rough theme, his gift represents pessimism. He can make shields out of light, a gift that requires something to go wrong in order to be useful.

[wordy-little-witch]

Do you think Rouge was a pirate or a bounty hunter when she was younger? Both are intriguing in their own ways.

YEAH actually!!! I've seen both adaptations, and I like them both.

I think my headcano s fir Rouge change on a case by case basis, kinda.

Like. For my AUs, it's different. My ghost au, she was a bounty hunter before settling in Baterilla, South Blue. She met Roger very early into his piracy, when he and Rayleigh were still East Rookies. Basically he was stupid, she liked that in a man, and they wrote letters fairly often. She wound up settling down due to an injury and was a mix of a town healer and semi-protector.

For my regression au, Rouge was a pirate ((this has yet to be seen honestly)).

For my transfemme Buggy au, Rouge is either a retired pirate or retired bounty hunter, she never confirms or denies, and owns a bar. She occasionally sets out to visit her husband and her step kids when the whim strikes.

I'm genuinely debating an au where Rouge lives ((though with Consequences)). Just a butterfly effect of epic proportions. Haven't ironed anything out yet, it's kind of a brainstorm atm.

I have too many AUs honestly.

((And that one Encanto AU- ugh. Blargh. Brainrot))

[cheemken]

Ok so you know Encanto? It was real popular in 2021. Well if you don’t know the whole idea is that this one family gets “gifts” or powers when they turn five. The gifts in order are,

Healing

Weather Control

Future vision

Plant Manipulation

Super Hearing

Super Strength

Shapeshifting

Zoolinguists

So there’s 8 gifts in the movie, and 8 champions

I think you know where I’m going with this

But I just thought to myself, the Champions are technically the protectors of their regions. But their only defences are their Pokémon

So what if Arceus saw humans appoint certain humans the title of “Champion”, saw these certain humans protected the weaker humans, and decided they needed something else to help protect the humans on earth, and decided to gift them powers

And no, this isn’t going towards a super hero AU. It’s heading towards a god AU

But yeah, Arceus decided these humans needed more than Pokémon to defend themselves and others, and gifted them powers

And when I said this is turning into a god AU, I didn’t mean the champions consider themselves gods, but the people of their regions do. At the very least Demigods

Because in their eyes, their Champions got blessed by Arceus, the god of all life in the universe and he who knows best

Really this is just the champions expectations, but 10x worse cause now they’re looked at like gods

(Also I don’t know if this has gone on for centuries, and every new champion gets a new power while the previous champion loses theirs. Or if the present champions are the first ones to receive gifts, you can decide which one you like more)

Oh and while they are powers, they can still be referred to as gifts in this AU because Arceus gifted the Champions with them

ENCANTO, DUDE, THE WAY I CRIED OVER THAT MOVIE man I just bcnxbxnxn dude the way it came to my house and broke my fucking heart giving me false hope of an apology from my grandmother but she didn't but I shouldn't speak abt that bc I'd be trauma dumping on an au lmfaooo

Anyways

HCMXHDJD YES DEMIGODS CHAMPIONS CHNXBC

It would be dope tho if like, the champions before them got the gifts too, but was then passed down to the next cause I have Diantha angst with the former champion bc she thinks she couldn't live up to his legacy even worse now bc she has powers and he was such a great champion they have a statue of him as Kalos' greatest champion and protector and she's like spiralling if she could really live up to the legacy he left behind

Anyways

Ough,,,,,, pls,,, that's so fuckin dope cnxnnd how it's really Arceus that gives the champions their gifts, but also should we still base the gifts off the movie?? I'm like thinking abt it but like feel free to also share yours on who'd get this gift and such but for me it's gonna be like this

Lance w super strength

Steven w plant manipulation

Wallace w weather control

Cynthia w future vision

Diantha w shapeshifting

Hau w zoolinguist

Leon w healing

Geeta w super hearing

Imagine if Iris is like Mirabel tho, she didn't get a gift from Arceus for whatever reason, and people kinda look down on her bc ofc she's a champion without a gift, could she truly protect the region w just her pkmn? And throughout it all she's trying to prove herself competent despite her lack of gift

But also it would be so so cool and it's so self indulgent bc I think Iris deserves dope things, that she does have a gift, it was still untapped, but she does have it, she has Arceus' powers herself maybe, that'd be cool, but ofc she doesn't know yet bc it's not as clear and prominent as the rest, so as she grew older, still trying to prove herself to everyone, she's desperately praying to Arceus to at least give her a gift too, she was a strong and competent champion, so why doesn't she have one

But ough she does she fucking does, Arceus took one good look at her and decided she's the one to truly inherit his power to protect the world, the way she could really help the other Champions with their power as well, the way she could give others gifts as well, the way she could do all the things Arceus could do, but she never realized it just yet

No cause there are nine champions so there should be one who doesn't have a gift hahah and me being me gave Iris the main charac card once again hahahah

But don't you think that'd be dope?? Idk it's dope for me that Iris could really use the move Judgement, but it's also cool to see her bond with the other Champions learning abt their gifts too, and then being the one to help them open up about their gifts

BUT ALSO PLEASE CYNTHIA W FUTURE VISION HER BEING THE BRUNO OF THE AU JDMCBDK

We don't talk about Cynthia😭😭

Lmfaooooo Wallace singing that, "we don't talk about Cynthia here, Iris" proceeds to talk about Cynthia

Man that's fucked up tho imagine since all the champions are already burdened by their gifts, and Cynthia sees it all, sees how it'll end for them if they can't handle the pressure anymore, sees that Iris won't get a power, and she doesn't wanna let her down, doesn't want Iris to feel like shit, so when she told the other Champions abt it, they didn't want to believe her, no, the pressure was already too much before they got their gifts, what more a champion without one? Cynthia felt like shit, she doesn't want to tell Iris about it, she couldn't handle the disappointment, the hurt, everything; so she ran away, hid herself from both her league and the rest of the champions

And since Arceus gave his powers to Iris (tho I wanna say he gave Hau his gift first before finally giving Iris everything he has), he couldn't give another person Cynthia's gift, also it's the fact no one's taken her title yet, she doesn't want anyone to take the champion title, she doesn't want anyone to go through the same shit she went through both before and after getting the gift

Ough shit this is making me go through it again lmfaoooo Lance w Surface Pressure HXKXXMXFJXBXK SHET

Or like Geeta w that Dolores fan song Turn It Down, please PLEASE DO YOU SEE MY VISION the line "I always listen, but never act" DO YOU SEE IT PLS she's like chdmdb she hears everything, hears every whisper, ever rumour, ever hateful comment about her and her fellow champions, but she doesn't do anything abt it. Arceus gave them these powers to help the people, but it's so hard to protect the people who doesn't even like her and will give her fake smiles and compliments when she does her duties to the point she became so fucking passive and would only act when someone tells her to

Omf okay I'm rambling this is dope I'm gonna fucking combust this is exciting chdmdb hahaha

[thequeenofthedisneyverse]

MY ASKS ARE OPEN!!!

Feel free to ask me anything about these au's

Most recent:

El santuario de los padres

Addams family au

Travelling circus au

Angelic au

Encanto God au

Mad house au

Twins of mischief au

Older:

City life au

Star children au

Past life au

Giftless sisters au

Wolfwalkers au

Protector madrigals au

Rich kid au

Mafia au

Some of these will be edited/rewritten but feel free to ask me about new or old ones in the meantime!

[gamerbearmira]

Protectors AU

Mirabel meets Bel

Mirabel was standing near the staircase when all of a sudden, a tile fell. She walks over to it, sits down, and leans over to pick it up but before she could, a familiar yet quiet voice was heard.

"don't touch that"

Mirabel jumps from the sudden noise and looks behind her. She freezes in place and stares at...herself.

"Hola Mirabel" the girl continued

"Who...who are you" Mirabel shuddered. Mirabel could tell this wasn't Camilo, the Aura around this entity was...strange.

" I'm bel...I'm here to...be your friend" Bel duly replied

"you're not possible...this isn't possible" Mirabel backed away

"ask your house" Bel motioned her hand to Casita's floor

Casita clicked and moved its tiles, clearly agreeing with Bel.

"let's talk Mira"

Mirabel and bel talked the entire night well...Mirabel asked questions all night and bel answered them.

"so casita made you?"

"yep"

"for me?"

"yep"

"wow...how long will you stay?"

"for however long you want me to Hermana"

"we're sisters?"

"if you want to be"

Mirabel was still finding it hard to believe but she was happy nonetheless. She still wanted to ask questions but she couldn't think of any at the moment.

"Are you ok, you seem a little sad?" Mirabel asks

"It's...just who I am Mira, how about we get some sleep" Bel was Mirabel's true feelings, she came from Casita, yes, but she also came from Mirabel's heart. Bel didn't feel like telling her that just yet.

"wait...will my family see you? also...I don't have another bed" Mirabel adds

"I can sleep on the floor Mira, and yes....they will" And with that, they went to sleep. Bel didn't necessarily need to sleep but she tried.

Casita was so happy that Bel was successful, they didn't plan on Bel being so...sad and dull in the clothes but hey Mirabel's happy. Breakfast was very surprising and eventful, to say the least.

Luisa meets Lulu

Luisa was getting ready to sleep but before she could, she felt something sit down on the edge of her bed.

She looked up and saw herself, who was...crying? at first, she thought it was Camilo but why would he do this right now? She sits up and examines what's happening in her room. While doing so Lulu looks back and sees her staring.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to disturb you it's just that...we need to talk" Lulu shyly says while wiping away some tears.

"Um...what's happening?" Luisa asks

"I'm a gift...from Casita, or a second gift in your case" she softly chuckles

"A second gift...why" Luisa questioned

"well...just to have someone to talk to from time to time I guess, to just have a friend" Lulu inquired

"Well...I guess that's cool um....what do you want to talk about?" She asked

"oh boy well...this will be a long talk so...how about you get some rest? I'll still be here don't worry" Lulu gestured

"oh...ok well um goodnight?"

"goodnight!" Lulu beamed "oh my name is Lulu by the way" she added.

Luisa didn't really sleep because well...you know why. She wasn't sure if this "Lulu" person. Sure she looked like her and sounded like her but this was still strange.

Lulu slept on the floor beside Luisa's bed. Luisa kind of felt bad but Lulu was sound asleep and snoring so she couldn't say anything. After a few hours of making sure Lulu wasn't a monster, Luisa went to sleep. Unaware of the events of tomorrow

Isabela meets Bela

Like everyone else, Isabela was getting ready for bed but before she could get in bed. Somebody was already sitting in it, Bela.

"Ugh...Camilo, I'm not in the-" she was cut off

"I'm not Camilo my name is Bela, and we have a lot to talk about" Bela had vines grab Isabela and throw her on the bed.

When Isabela regained herself Bela began to introduce herself a little more.

"Now that I have your attention, I'm Bela, I was made by Casita to help you with personal things and queue the questiooonsss now"

"....WHAT?" Isabela shouted

"yeah I know it's a lot to take in right now so I'll give you some time" Bela affirmed and layed down on Isabela's bed.

"where...how?"

"oh casita made me, they thought it would be a good idea for you to have someone to talk to" Bela explained

"talk to?...for what? what is happening?" Isa questioned

"we'll get to that in the morning, my energy is a little low, which is shocking since I was made by a magic house but what are ya gonna do, also while I'm sleeping I'll make myself temporarily invisible so you can't show Abuela I'm here...goodnight" Bela plopped her head down on the pillow and went to sleep.

"GOODNIGHT?"

Yeah, the "protectors" sleep like the dead so there's no waking them up. Only Casita wakes them up and it's hard for Casita to do it. I will be writing the yellow siblings next, and the triplets last.

Not gonna lie they’re. A lot better than me,p. Would’ve start screaming at the top of my lungs like a three year old 💀💀 ANYWAY. VERY COOL <333 Definitely an. Interesting conversation the next morning. But like what can you do. Mfs are crying too, why does Lulu lowkey remind me of Gyomei 😭😭

[naensut]

Encanto Fantasy Kingdom AU

At the beginning of the year, when Encanto fandom was a bit more active than it is now, @c-rose2081 and I were collabing on a royal Encanto family AU story. The story was suppose to center around Mirabel and Bruno. She would be the unexpected heir, next in line for the throne. By cosmic happenstance, the only royal Madrigal born outside the palace walls, with strange glowing powers and Bruno would be her self-appointed protector of sorts. She would be targeted by assassins and Bruno as the devoted uncle would make sure she was safe. There is a lot more to the story but that’s the main gist of it.

Sorry to say, but this project is no longer active. Fandoms and ideas come and go and a large part of why this project didn’t take wing was because of me. I had a lot delays and mental health issues and I kinda gave up half-way through. In the end I just blew this project way out of proportion and overestimated my own abilities and stress management. In short, I was woefully unprepared and overwhelmed. It was a good learning experience for me to better my time-management skills and to see my own limits.

Here however, are some designs for the look of the characters. It was a lot of fun to make up designs for these existing characters. @c-rose2081 graciously gave me permission to use some scenarios and her ideas for some future art for this au. So, I’ll be making more art for this, but only for random scenes. Also, because I know someone will ask: there is no fic for this. If someone is inspired to write one based on this, make sure to tag me, because I’d love to read it. Us two however, are officially finished with this.

Anyway, enjoy these early arts! And go check out @c-rose2081 blog! She is a great writer and artist and without her this idea wouldn’t even exist

[miracles-and-butterflies]

This song for Protector Luisa

OMG OMG OMG

We need a Luisa sleep experiment AU

[miracles-and-butterflies]

It’s so in character! I love it!

For @miracles-and-butterflies

Lyric cover on Mother knows best from Tangled (I guess?). Based on her Protector Encanto au

Hermana knows best

You think I'm going too far? Why, Mira

Look at you, as fragile as a baby

Still a little flapping, like a doll

You know why I do this, it's no mislead

It's to keep you protected, hermanita

I think I knew you will have your word to say

Knew you'd think I'm leaded astraid

But listen, dear

Trust me, baby

Hermana knows best

Hermana knows best

Stay close to your sister

No one here is your admirer

Hermana knows best

No matter what they do

These bastards are always askew

Ruffians and bullies, family, blood

Insults and ignores, the breaking houses

Also large bugs, ruthless villagers and -

Stop, no more, you'll get hurt from these

Hermana's right here

Hermana will protect you

Darling, here's what I suggest

Skip the drama

Listen to hermana

They deserve it anyway

Hemana knows best

Take it from your big sis

On your own, you'll be remissed

Shy and unloved

So delicate and mature - please!

You're too nice to this whole world

I have to do what it take to keep you safe

That's my role in here after all

They deserve this pall

Hermana understands

No one will believe your word

So there's another way prefered

Ignore reminder

Be insider

Hermana knows best

[ai-katsuu]

Camilo S/O Ice Manipulation + Singing Frozen Songs

so upon reading @magicalencanto 's ice manipulation s/o camilo and saying the following:

hello I was literally thinking about this like what if they were together for sometime and she finds out she does have powers super late and its like 'into the unknown' and 'show yourself' AA love this

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT ' LET IT GO' ACTUALLY PLAYS IN THE MOVIE

During the number 'All of You' where Bruno is apologizing to Pepa the intro can be heard on the piano if you listen carefully

Ghdssdf so anyway I bring you more Camilo x Reader Ice power manipulation Elsa style

Frozen AU Part 2

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- So this could either go two ways, the children of Encanto asking s/o to perform a 'famous song that they heard about from their traveling tios'

- Eventually she would perform the sequence of 'Let it Go' in the middle of Encanto being an ice castle on

- And imagine the look on Camilo's face when it's the part where you let your hair down ('I'm never going back, the past is in the past. Let it go, let it go.')

- Then you dress that you make!! He is star struck!!!

- While making the ice castle you make sure to bring everyone inside safely so it's a new experience for them

- Then the kids suddenly ask if you can perform one more act since they're already inside the castle, then they look at Camilo.

- They want you to perform the reprise version of For the First Time in Forever with Camilo

- Naturally you're worried bc thats a dangerous number so you ask Camilo to lift his ruana up and you quickly form a little ice shield on his chest so you know exactly where to aim and dont hurt him

- AND MY GOSH can you imagine how cool this number would be irl/not acting

- S/O going out of control in Encanto, and Camilo who is the pure embodiment of sunshine, walking through the blizzard and singing for you to realize there is hope and that it can be solved with love

- But we all know how the number ends then baam camilo ends up being hurt :((

(angst potential there hey hey other writers)

- BUT OKAY what about for Into the Unknown and Show Yourself?

- Into the Unknown I can see that there is more about s/o's past as she had never knew where she comes from and why she has powers even though she's not a Madrigal, so then she hears the Voice late at night and she wanders around Encanto and eventually ends up in the lake where the miracle started

- After seeing she's brought disaster to Encanto she leaves so solve the miracle's whereabouts and I'd imagine the whole family would come along as needed (wooo madrigal family adventure outside of Encanto time where they use their powers to stop danger, love to see that)

- Finally 'Show Yourself' would be super inspirational bc s/o is finally happy she knows where she comes from and when the visions start to appear before everyone I imagine it's memories with everyone from Encanto, including Camilo (who by the way is SO proud of you)

- After everything gets solved Camilo would definitely boast and brag about you, falling in love with you even more as the boyfriend of the 'Protector of Encanto'

- (then you hear the younger kids going 'YEAH RIGHT' and he deadass has a childish debate with them I love this man ahsdn)

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❄️if anyone wants to add please do I need more aaa ❄️

[ohlookanothercartoontofallinto]

Linked Universe Encanto Au?

Kind of dumb, but kind of fun linked universe au. Were the boys plus others are a magical family protecting the secret village of Hyrule, and have a magical house.

We have Hylia as Abuela  And her three children 

Time, Skyward Sword Zelda/Sun, and Warriors 

Times power is what he does in MM, were he puts a mask on, he transforms into that creature. He can create new mask if he wants to, but considering his room  is just walls of mask he doesn’t really need to. (He reflects Julieta) 

Sun’s powers are just her zelda powers, can defeat evil, wisdom, protector of light you get it. (She reflects Pepa) 

Warriors powers is he can time travel, however, whenever he does a not so great outcome happens. So everyone assumes its him. Little do they know he stopped tragedy after tragedy but can never quite fix everything. (He reflects Bruno, and yes he does end up living in the walls.) 

Now for the children! 

Time’s married Malon and together they have.  Twilight, Wild, Wind, and Aryll 

Twilight’s, gift is turning into a wolf, so he can guard the town better then almost anyone. He’s also just naturally super strong so he helps out with the farms a lot. 

Wild’s gift is he can carry almost anything. If he has a bag with him, somehow he can fit an entire house into that bag and then carry it wherever it needs to go. Since he’s also a great cook he often uses his gift to carry around a pantries worth of food and start cooking.  (Both Twilight and Wild reflect the characters of Isabela and Luisa. With a lot of the town seeing them as golden children, but also having so much pressure put on them.) 

Wind is our giftless boy, but loves his family more then anything, and do whatever it take to protect them. (He’s Mirabel) 

Aryll, would be getting her gift soon. When she does she be able to talk to animals. Mainly seagulls. (She’s basically Antonio) 

Sun/Zelda is married to Sky (He married into the family). Together they have.  Legend, Hyrule, and Four. 

Legend’s gift is weather manipulation, he can divide a area into a sperate season if needed. Or switch season at a snap of his fingers. He’s also dating Marin. 

Hyrule’s gift would be healing, and having fairy wings. That way he could get to people faster. 

Four’s gift would be like the games splitting into four separate people and shrinking. He’s also the towns main blacksmith so he’s under a lot of pressure to get things done.  (These three boys are kind of like Dolores and Camilo, but really they see their cousins as brothers so ah. Really Legend be the the most like Camilo, because he have fun singing about his uncle warrior.) 

Basically all of their gifts reflect the games in some way. Also I’m very aware Wind is connected to magic, I just think he’s the closest in personality to Mirabel, and is just a great hype man. 

Just a fun idea I thought of when I was listening waiting on a  miracle and thought of wind. Anyways hope you enjoyed! 

[nellycanwrite]

I hope you had a good rest after this Luna HAHAHAHAHAHA I am merely fueled with the urge to write more angst; it is my nature as a DM no it’s not. I made that up. my friends told me that I am just ruthless with my characters goodbye KJAHSKD

BUT JOKES ASIDE I’M NOT COMPLETELY HEARTLES ASHDKJHJJSKAK I SHALL GIVE AURI HIS WELL DESERVED CUDDLES

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“Where have you been? We’ve been looking everywhere for you!” Diego came marching in and engulfed Aureliano with an embrace. A flicker of a miniscule flame ignited from Auri’s head when Diego’s arms gripped him ever so tightly, but it wasn’t an unpleasant feeling. It made Auri feel safe. Loved.

“I—well—I’ve been…here and there.” Auri looks away, his cheeks heating up when Diego casts his eyes upon his own. The glare from the fires from Ignacio’s torches illuminated Aureliano’s glasses and momentarily hid his eyes from Diego’s view, but he knew he was looking anywhere but him. Was it out of his flustered countenance or the embarrassment from the public display of affection in front of the triplets, he wasn’t so sure. 

“Found him near the mangrove plantation. Almost caught the whole woods on fire,” Javier pushes his glasses back and gives Auri a playful scowl. He used his gift to fling sand to their direction out of sheer spite, “God knows how mami will react if I haven’t found him.”

Ignacio saw Javier discreetly flick his wrist into the direction of the ocean, and after a few seconds, he heard the undeniable sound of a splash coming from the sea. He turned in the nick of time to see traces of golden sparkles in the water. He narrowed his eyes at Javier, but whether or not the youngest triplet noticed, he didn’t acknowledge it. 

“Why were you even there?” Angelina comes sauntering in with a glass full of mango smoothie. She grimaced when the sand dug deep into her slippers and shook it off with a click of her tongue. After failed attempts, she groaned to herself and hovered over the ground, now satisfied with the lack of sand on her feet. She shot Auri a curious look and sipped her beverage. “You know that area’s off limits. If abuela finds out, she’s gonna flip. And we can’t possibly go to Señora Reme’s adventure tour tomorrow without you!”

“And you call me the disobedient one,” Ignacio rolls his eyes and blows fire into nearby torches. It provided them more warmth and light as the sun continued to set below the horizon, “if I went as far as to take one step into a restricted area, I’d be grounded from surfing for a month.”

“You were miserable back then.”

“I know.”

“I kinda wanna get you in trouble again because of that. I like seeing you suffer.”

“Why you little—”

Two pebbles wisped and sparkle covered pebbles hit both of them on the forehead. They immediately shut up just as Javier rolled his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose.

“Can’t I have a vacation that involves the two of you not fighting?”

“Sorry Javi.”

Despite Angelina and Ignacio’s assurance not to get into a fight, Javier had to pinch the bridge of his nose a second time that dusk when they butted heads and started another long battle of insults. The bespectacled teen shifted his sight to Diego and Auri who were still in each other’s arms while Diego insisted that Aureliano told him everything that happened. Auri refused to do so and pried himself off of Diego’s arms and went to the shore just a few meters off from where they stood. Diego watched the boy’s back as he cooled off and sat on the sand whilst he witnessed the few rays of dusk fall behind the sea’s edge. Javier drawled out another frustrated sigh.

Why did he have to do all the work today?

“He was crying earlier, you know,” Javier spoke in a low whisper as he approached. Diego looked up at him in shock, but before he could say anything, he continued, “no, he didn’t tell me why, and no I don’t know why he ran off. He’ll be better off if you’d help him cool down—we don’t want to start fires in the resort just because he had a mental breakdown.”

“He’s having a what—”

“You know what, forget I said that. Now go to him before he sets stuff on fire,” he pinched the bridge of his nose again when he heard his siblings argue about a fire on the grill, so he turned his back and waved Diego off, “I’ll handle my idiots. You go handle yours.”

Diego’s face flushed. Before he could say a word of thanks,  Javier was already hitting Angelina and Ignacio upside the head and used his powers to prepare the grill for them. Diego took a deep breath and turned to the direction where Auri sat, the dusk outlined him perfectly in a halo of last light, the waves calming as it hit the sand and went back to sea. He slowly approached closer—sand crunching beneath his bare feet, the rustle of his coat almost unnoticeable from the hums of the palma de ceras. The banter from the triplets merely became a distant echo in the back of his mind as soon as he was beside Auri—his stunning, brilliant Auri.

There was a moment of silence that covered them like a veil; trapped and tucked away in this corner of a lonely beach. It was not awkward nor was it comforting. They were simply there, existing and relishing in each other’s presence.  Diego counted the times when the waves met the shore—one, two…six times—before he turned his head ever so slightly. Aureliano was not looking at him, but he wished he did.

“Can I…sit next to you?”

Auri did not speak, but he gave a single nod. This was enough for Diego.

He sat down beside Auri. They were close—close enough that they could feel each other’s heat on their skin. Diego’s eyes darted to their pinkies; just once breath away from each other. It was making his cheeks grow hotter. Just a slight shift, just a slight twitch could make them touch. Yet he did not dare move.

Silence hung over them again.

“Why were you…” Diego started, his voice piercing through the veil like a knife. He chose his words carefully, “why were you…in the Mangroves earlier?”

“You can go directly to the point, Diego,” Auri doesn’t tear his eyes off from the sea as he speaks, “I know Javi already told you.”

Diego slumps his shoulders forward and laughs to himself almost sheepishly. “How could you tell?”

“Just a hunch, I guess,” Auri shrugs, “figured he’d tell you. He’s more concerned about the resort, and you’re the only one who can calm me down.”

“I’m sure he cares about you. He just has…an interesting way of showing it.”

“I know. Javi’s just like that.”

“Blunt, scarily accurate, makes you cry with real talk?”

“More like he likes to see you suffer. He’s a sadist, that guy.”

“I can’t argue with that.”

Diego and Auri shared a heartfelt laugh. It rang like the sweet bells of morning bliss, and it resonated in a way that washed all of their prior strife. A hush fell on them once again, but Diego felt comfortable. 

“Why did you run off earlier? And why did you cry?” Diego asked. It was gentle, and his tone suggested Auri could choose not to answer. But he knew that Diego wouldn’t let this go—he was just someone who wouldn’t leave you alone when you were having trouble. 

“…it’s stupid.” Auri mumbled, his cheeks turning hot as he looked away. Diego chose this opportunity to scooch closer and brush their pinkies together. It felt like an electric shock, but it was pleasant. They didn’t move away.

“Nothing’s ever stupid, Auri. Not when it made you cry.” Aurelino’s hair stood on end as it slowly turned into flames. He had to put a hand on his cheek to cool off his warm cheeks, but it wasn’t enough.

And the hand that slowly intertwined with his was making it possible for him to cool down. He slowly slid a hand over his face and averted his gaze elsewhere—anywhere.

“…earlier, at the beach, some guys were trying to mess with you. You all didn’t notice since I dragged them away before you could see, but well—” he stopped mid sentence, as if to find the perfect words to follow. But Diego sat patiently and waited for him to continue. So he did, “—you know how Angi and Nacio are famous on social media, right?”

Diego thought about the triplets’ thousands of followers and nodded. Auri’s hair lit up more in intensity as he thought back at that time.

“They had some…pretty choice words about them. And when they saw that you were with them, they started filming. I don’t know—I just saw red at that moment.”

Diego’s heart fluttered. “So you…got mad.”

Auri nodded mutely. “I sorta panicked; punched the guy who was filming square on the face. They ran off but…I was panicking and thought how much trouble you guys were going to get if it goes out that a guest from the owners’ kids sucker punched a random guy.”

“And you ran off and broke down because of that.”

Auri nodded again, this time, his head bowed in shame.

Diego took Auri’s hands up to his lips and kissed his knuckles ever so gently. This ignited Auri’s gift into a blaze at the suddenness of it, but Diego could only smile and stare into Auri’s eyes—now wide and twinkling with surprise and adoration. 

“W-what—”

“Thank you, Auri,” Diego mumbled meekly. Aureliano blinked in confusion, “thank you for watching out for us. Your knuckles must’ve been hurt when you punched the guy.”

“I-it wasn’t—” Auri’s voice faltered, but he cleared his throat and continued, “it wasn’t a big deal…”

Despite the fire that crackled on Auri’s head, Diego leaned forward and gave him a fleeting peck to the cheek. His lips felt warm against Auri’s skin. When he gazed into the fiery boy’s eyes, he saw the intensity of a thousand embers glowing in the midst of a summer daze—brilliant as it was in the face of such ardor. It twinkled with crystalline drops that were left unshed and spoke wonders to him in a flicker of gold and precious jewels. 

And just as the sun had finally completed its descent down the line of the horizon, they let their foreheads rest on each other and savored the warmth of each other’s comfort.

Bonus!

Javier felt a proud smirk make its way to his face when he witnessed the two lovers from a distance. He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and pulled out the phone from his pocket to take a picture of the two. Angelina saw this and squealed, also pulling out her DSLR camera and taking stolen shots of the two lovers from a bird’s eye view. 

“They suit each other.” Ignacio said as he finished heating the coal with his fire breath. Javier said nothing and just went to send the picture of them together in Diego’s private messages. 

“…they do.” Javier said without averting his eyes from his phone. Ignacio saw him fiddle with the phone in his hand for a brief second before asking.

“What did you throw into the ocean earlier?”

“Hm?” Javier cast his eyes at his older brother. “I didn’t throw anything.”

“Yeah you did,” Ignacio was adamant, “when you and Auri arrived, you threw something out to sea. Did it have something to do with how Auri ran off?”

“No,” Javi replied blankly. His eyes were still trained on his phone, “even if it did, you know I wouldn’t tell you.”

Ignacio sighed and put his hand on his hip. “Come on, Javi. I’m just trying to help a friend here.”

“And I am helping a friend,” Javier stared at the paused recording on his phone—it was a blur of people, but there was the clear presence of fire in the frame. Ignacio caught a glimpse of it before Javier hit the Delete button on the recording, “and it’s not my place to tell.”

Auri belongs to the amazing @daliceus! And our darling Diego belongs to @lunamadrigal! I hope this is enough to compensate the angst T.T

I feel the need to apologize cause I've sent all three of you questions but I hope it doesn't come off annoying XD

Summer AU ☀️

Do you think the triplets mama and Diego's mama are texting or calling each other? Gossiping about the kids while they are at the resort. Spill some tea Nelly!

The angst princess that you are: Of the five of them, a scenario where one of them is crying over something and one comforts them

An idea from your recent chapter but make it for this AU: The boys wake up and she's not there...

NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE!! I was actually in a writer’s block while writing the Summer AU prompt, so you came just in time! And you’re never annoying; I love answering asks! (even though I procrastinate on them most of the times KEK)

I 100% believe that Evalina and Luna would gossip about everything over a glass of wine. They’ll probably even talk about the pains joys of being a mother and being a wife of a very clumsy dedicated husband

Good lordy I’m called an angst princess now?? HAHAHAHAHA I AM SO SORRY I’M NOT USUALLY ANGSTY IRL I SWEAR HAHAHAHAHAHA But I could definitely see Auri and Javier in this situation HEHEHEHEHE PLEASE HEAR ME OUT ON THIS ONE PLEEEAASE JUST READ THIS LITOL PROMPT. I personally think that Auri and Ignacio have the more or less the same temperament. That’s why Javier kinda knows what to do when Auri gets all wild with his volatile gift. Also, Auri’s breakdown reminds him of something form the past that involves Ignacio as well, but stay tuned for the next few chapters of LMFE for that HEHEHEHEHEHE

Javier finds himself in a secluded part of the resort; where the mangroves grow closer to the shore and the palma de ceras reach out to the sky amidst the Colombian Mahogany. The underbrush was dense, but it wasn't something Javier couldn't handle. He knew the property like it was the back of his hand.

There he spots the hunched figure of none other than Aureliano—his hair standing up in a blaze of his own gift whilst his shoulders shook as he tried to extinguish the fire. It was all for naught, though, as his own tears had left him too vulnerable to control his powers. It was a feeling that Javier knew all too well with his own volatile gift. And the sight of Auri was familiar to Javier; yes, like his older brother Ignacio whenever he lost himself in his own emotions. 

A snap of a twig alerted Auri of a new presence. Javier cursed himself for being too careless with his steps. Auri looks up at the bespectacled boy, tears creating streaks on his cheeks and eventually turns to smoke at the heat of his own fire.

“W-why—” Aureliano’s voice cracks, but he swallowed the lump that formed on his throat. He didn’t intend to give Javier a glare, but such ferocity of his gaze made Javier scrunch his brows in reply, “why are you here? Shouldn’t you be with the others?”

 “They were looking for you,” he answered simply. Aureliano narrowed his eyes. Javier sighs and crosses his arms while he slowly approaches the flaming boy, “you were taking too long to get back so they went looking. Unfortunately for me, I found you first. This situation isn’t exactly favorable for the both of us, don’t you think?”

“Go back, Javi. Just tell them I’m not here.” Auri grumbles as the fire from his hair slowly died out, but it was still burning brightly. Javier rolled his eyes and leaned on a nearby tree.

“I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but I can’t exactly leave you here. You’re literally a fire hazard,” Javier gestures to the fauna surrounding Auri that caught fire, but it was quickly snuffed out with a flick of Javier’s wrist, “mami won’t be too happy when she sees half of the property get burned down because you were having a mental breakdown.”

“I am not—!” Aureliano’s voice went into a crescendo, his fire responding with his growing emotions. But he quickly cut himself off and took a deep breath, “—I am not having a mental breakdown.”

“Then why are you crying?” Javier asks a-matter-of-factly, “you’re one of the gutsiest kids I’ve met—I’m surprised you could even cry. No stop crying before your eyes get even more swollen.”

Aureliano blinked in surprise, the fire from the crown of his head dimming. It was rare for Javier to give someone a word of positive affirmation. Even if he did have to roll his eyes and give him the most deadpan of stares, being called gutsy by the edgiest teen (as Ignacio puts it) was a surprise in itself. Auri’s troubles ceased for a fleeting second as he stuttered through his leftover tears.

“Did you just—did you just give me a compliment?”

“No, I meant that as an insult.”

“But you called me gutsy.”

“It doesn’t mean shit.”

“But it does!”

“No.”

At that moment, Aurelino’s fire had successfully fizzled out and turned back. The tie that kept his hair neat snapped earlier from the flames, so Auri struggled to keep his locks from poking his eyes every time he tried to clean himself up. Javier sighs and looks away as a pink hair tie with a beaded heart—clearly one of Angelina’s possessions—flew to his direction and dropped in the palm of his hand. The wispy green and golden sparkles disappeared as soon as it fell, but Aureliano still couldn’t help but stare at Javier in surprise.

“Isn’t this Angi’s—”

“She has three drawers full of hair accessories. She can afford to lose one,” Javier pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and waved his hand. A green handkerchief was immediately in Auri’s hand, “clean yourself up. You look like an idiot.”

“I am not—”

“Ay, cabron, just hurry up.”

OH GOOD GOD NOOOOOOOO WHY MUST YOU MAKE ME THINK OF THIS??? AKSJDHKASJD THIS HURTS THIS HUUURTS Imagine Angelina pursuing her dreams but momma Eva doesn’t allow her, so she sneaks out in the middle of the night and gets out of town to pursue her passion--//SLAPPED

Aurelieno belongs to the wonderful @daliceus by the way! And @lunamadrigal writes LOTS of Diego x Auri content, so go check them both out!

[peppermint-joys]

Headcanons for Dad Bruno Au… Pt. 6

Warnings: Encanto Spoilers?

a/n: More of a part II to the last chapter.

Calling the posts “Parts” now because chapter is a lot to type.

prompt: My Single Dad Bruno au a continuation. Children are very forgiving but not exactly forgetful.

Adelita Chapters: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 6

Following her little midnight adventure, her Abuela sent her to her room. Adelita spent the day nestled in a cocoon of blankets, basking in the sunlight, napping in the nook of her window. Her lizard, Pegajoso, dozed on her forehead. She spent the day sleeping off her exhaustion.

Her Abuela Susana meanwhile spent her time tending to the garden. In her younger days, Abuela Susana had cared for the garden with her daughter and she still loved it. The neatly raised beds of herbs and perfect rows of marigolds in between, pathed with varnished wood planks.

Susana bit at the smile that threatened to form as a rat scurried across her path. She’d wouldn’t let her granddaughter know, but she’d grown not to mind the pests. If she told Lita, she worried the little girl would invite hoards into their home and that she decided was too much.

Her granddaughter is so gentle.

“She loves you, you know.” She stated, seemingly to no one. “We all make mistakes. What’s important is we learn from them. Nuestro familia es tuyo.”

Before closing the garden for the evening, she left a serving of bandeja pasia on the patio table.

Adelita awoke the next morning, still a bit groggy. Pegajoso was tangled in her hair. After getting dressed, combing her hair out, and enjoying breakfast with her abuela, Adelita headed out. She had plans with Antonio.

She was startled at first to see Bruno waiting at the head of the path; the one connecting her house to the rest of the community. Nonetheless, she took his hand. And so they went down the winding road, quietly enjoying each other’s company.

It was weird, the quiet. It made Bruno uneasy. He was so used to bubbly chatterboxing Adelita. The Lita that could go on for hours about a funny hat she'd seen or babble nonsense words to an impromptu song. But he understood. It would take her a while to open up to him again.

As the two came to a break in the jungle, the end of their path. They stared ahead in silence. Involuntarily, Bruno tightened his grasp around the little girl’s hand.

“Are you okay, Bruno? Bruni?” She asked gently, staring up at him, eyes full of concern.

All the food and reassuring talks, Bruno realized she’d been taking care of him. Unintentionally. As caring for others just seemed to be a part of what made her tick. Nonetheless, Adelita was a child, so innocent, a baby. He should’ve been taking care of her.

“Hmm? I’m fine,” he assured. With a hand, he moved her forward, leading her off of the dirt path onto the cobblestone street of town. He let her hand go. She halted back to him, looking ahead into town, then looked back at him over his shoulder. “Go on. Go ahead. Go live.” He smiled, motioning for her to keep moving forward.

Bruno decided to take up the mantle, self appointing himself her second guardian, her invisible protector. Yes, she spent part of the day in town either completing her chores or following Antonio, but he never let his guard down.

He felt more at ease knowing where she was at all times and whether she was with someone.

Noticing Antonio, and another child running past, grabbed his curiosity. Adelita ran after the pair, falling a few meters behind. He moved out of the bushes in front of her. He managed to go unnoticed by the other two children, as they were now far ahead. Adelita didn’t hit the brakes fast enough. She collided with him, leading to her falling backwards to the ground.

“Bruno!” Adelita whined.

“Where are you going, pequeña?” He asked, helping her up.

“Al rio, we’re going to race leaf boats.” Adelita quickly responded, trying to manoeuvre around him. But he held his arms wide, moving so that she couldn’t get around.

Bruno chuckles as she pouts. “We? Who all is going?”

“Antonio, Alejandra, and me,” she grumbles childishly, crossing her arms over her chest. “Can I go now? Please!?” Bruno released her, and she was off again.

“Adios pequeña!” he called, watching her sprint toward the hill.

“Don’t jump out of bushes. It's creepy!”

To the best of his ability, hidden in the shadows, he tries to get involved in a number of things Adelita does. He helps her with her chores, commonly tidying her room for her when she’s out. He’s braid her hair, something for whatever reason she never asked Abuela S. to do. There were picnic lunches to stockpile food for, drawings to save, and healing hugs to administer when she was upset.

“Can I braid your hair?” Adelita asked suddenly, scrambling out of Bruno’s lap. The two sat beneath a tree up in one of the hills behind Adelita’s house. “Please? It’s okay if no.”

“Por supuesto querida,” Bruno replied.

“Hooray. You can braid Juliana’s hair,” Adelita said, handing him her favourite yarn haired cloth doll. Bruno tenderly took the doll, noting the tiny fabric bandage wrapped around one of their arms. “Be careful, though. She’s recovering from a attack. Pegajoso bit her, they had a disagreement.” She explained using finger quotes around the word ‘disagreement’. “Why’s your hair two colors? Are you old?”

“Lita!”

He put a definite end to midnight chats. Which initially made Lita sad. But he spoke softly and assured her that he wasn’t going to disappear again. It’s just that kids need sleep. She could tell him all about her adventures during their morning walks.

Sitting on Bruno’s shoulders, Adelita reached high, letting Pegajoso crawl off her hand to a nearby branch. “Bruno, why do cows sleep standing up?” She questioned, leaning forward so that his face was in front of his. “Don’t their legs get sleepy? I think they do.”

Bruno stopped. “I don’t know, querida. I guess you should ask one and find out.” He replied, bumping her nose with his forehead.

“I can’t, I don’t speak cow.” She scrunched her nose up, giggling, and promptly sat back up straight.

“I do,” Bruno quipped.

The girl squealed, tugging at his hair. He didn’t expect her to get so excited. “For real life!?” She beamed, her obvious excitement giving her grin a little boyish quality.

“Uh huh,” he nodded. “Moo!” He bellowed out, making Lita burst into a fit of bubbly laughter.

“Moo!” she mimicked, still laughing.

“Moo!”

He was an imperfect guardian. He had strengths and weaknesses. He recognised that he couldn't always be there, but promised himself and Lita (unbeknownst to her) to be fully present in every moment he could. (Between you and me, dear reader, I don’t think he quite realized what he was becoming.)

She still worried, Adelita did, that one day he’d change his mind and yet again leave, abandoning her without a word. 

There were moments, and Bruno noticed. She’d hold herself stiff. Her face would blank, eyes glassy and distant. All the warm feelings he knew her to display would quit.

It would just happen. Antonio noticed too. 

When he did, the little boy would pull her aside, away from everything and ask if she wanted a hug; the answer was almost never no.

Bruno attempted once to question her. She walked beside him. Noticing her lost look, he stopped, crouching in front of her. “¿Querida? ¿Estás bien, pequeña?” He asked, softening his already tender town. He brushed some mislaying hairs behind her ear. Her hair was down that day.

“Si pa- Bruno.” She blinked, scrunching her nose, her lost look dissipating. “Estoy bien,” she assured.

“Te amo, pequeño. I like the new hair.” he said, tussling the top of her head.

Lita’s melodic giggle warmed his heart. “También te amo, Bruno.”

In spite of this, Adelita was happy with everything, in the innocent way children are. She enjoyed any fun with Antonio, felt somewhat confident with Bruno, and had managed with Antonio’s help to befriend the spirited Alejandra. Now she has two friends!

When she’d told Bruno she’d explained, “I basically have a whole hand of friends now.” She felt like hot stuff.

“Abuela, could I have someone over for dinner?”

She coughs. She’s been doing that recently. “Ah, Antonio, such a sweet boy, pero por supuesto abejita.”

“Noo. Someone else. Please?”

Abuela Susana eyes the little girl. Adelita fidgets a bit, nervous, under the old woman’s gaze, but nonetheless manages a sweet, small grin. With a knowing, closed-lipped smile, Susana nodded.

“Hooray!” Lita exclaimed, jumping from the stool on which she was perched.

“Ahora, ¿qué dices?”

“Bless you,” Adelita replied, holding her hands together as if to pray.

Susana playfully rolled her eyes, “No tonta, gracias.”

“Gracias,” Adelita responded in a goofy, almost mocking manner.

“Sal de aquí!” Susana laughed, teasingly hitting Lita with her towel.

Lita giggled, then childishly stuck her tongue out as she backed out and shut the front door behind herself. Seeing Bruno ahead waiting for her, she beamed.

“Bruno!” In seconds she stood before him, wrapping her arms around his legs in a form of a hug. “Bruni?” She began, whilst looking up at him. “What’s your favourite thing in the whole widest world to eat?”