#i can imagine dolores popping out like

[strniohoeee]

Dolor Pt. 2

Pairing: Chris Sturniolo X Female Reader

Synopsis: Y/N hasn’t seen Chris in a year and a half, but with the help of her friend she’s surprised by them🤭 Will those feelings still be there for one another?

Warnings⚠️: None, I’m not too sure how I feel about this one, but I had no other idea on how to write it so I hope y’all enjoy 🙃

Song for the imagine: ANGEL- Brent Faiyaz

Read part 1 here🫶🏽

Don’t ever leave my side, baby I’ll die

But from what I know, you’re always here to stay

You’re an angel in disguise

It has been a solid year and half since Chris and I broke up, a solid year and half of never seeing him or his brothers. It was very hard, but it also flew by. I wasn’t sure where a year and half went. It was honestly scary.

We both told each other we’d love to cross paths, and reconnect in a few months to be friends, but life got in the way, and that never happened. I’m honestly glad it didn’t, we were both so busy I believe it helped us move on from one another faster.

We all stood mutuals with each other on instagram and TikTok, but we just didn’t interact with each other. I watched them grow in all aspects, and it was amazing. I thought I’d be there to witness it first hand, but instead I was watching from the sidelines….it hurt me, but it had to be done.

My TikTok was flooded with videos of them from their tour they were just on, and it’s honestly crazy how much people can change in a year and a half. That didn’t even look like Chris. He was much more mature looking, sculpted cheekbones, shorter hair, stubble on his face…..Chris was looking good.

I shook that feeling off because I could not allow myself to fall back in love with Chris. It took me a long time to move on from him. I will always love the kid, but to fall out of love was hard. I hadn’t seen or talked to any other guys since splitting with Chris, and I wasn’t too sure if that was the same with him. Deep down I hoped it was.

I was scrolling on TikTok one day when I saw a clip of the triplets from their recent podcast video, they were doing a Q and A video, and somehow Chris pulled out a question asking about me. I decided to watch the video

“Okay so this person says how’s Y/N, and how have you been since the breakup. I’m currently going through my own break up right now, and I just need some advice” Chris read out

“So uh this is a good question. It’s been a year and a half since I’ve last seen Y/N, and it’s crazy to say it’s been that long, but it has. With the relationship we had and how special it was it took me a full year to finally be able to feel okay, and understand why we split up. It hurt and some part of me still hurts, but we told each other the night we broke up that we both will be okay because we’re strong, and that’s something I’ve been holding on to. I presume that she’s okay, I’ve seen her instagram posts and her TikTok’s, and she looks amazing. I actually really miss the girl. So I hope she’s doing great, and for you going through your break up just know everything happens for a reason and you’ll be okay take your time and work on yourself” he said

Oh god this was making it so hard for me not to call Chris and ask to see him….I missed him so badly

I scrolled some more and another clip popped up

“This person wants to know do you still love Y/N” Nick asked Chris

“Oh 100% that woman is my everything. Like we’ve said in the past we hope to cross paths again” Chris said nodding his head

This has to be a sign? Like this has to be a sign that I have to see him, that Chris and I are meant for each other right? Or am I being delusional……

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to call him, text him or just ignore all this and keep it pushing in life. I felt torn between my decisions

Today I was getting ready to film with Larray and Arrington. I had gotten so close to them within the last year, and we always filmed together. Larray was my biggest supporter in all this, and he was also friends with the triplets which kind of made it hard, but he never got in between anything. Although he hoped and prayed that we’d get back together one day I always told him time will tell.

He had an idea where we all stay in his car for 24 hours with special guests. I wasn’t sure who these guests were, and I wasn’t sure why he wanted us to stay in a car for 24 hours, but I agreed I knew it would be fun.

I had driven over to Larrays house, and let myself in

“YOOOOO” I yelled from the door

“Were in hereeee” Arrington yelled back

Oh god I was the last one here….I hated this, but anyways I walked to Larrays room, and when I walked in my heart sank

“Oh” was all I said as I walked in

“Hiiiii baby” Larray said, causing everybody to turn around with him the triplets face dropping

“What’s? Uh….whats going on” I said looking at Larray

“We’re filming a video, and I brought my friends” he said back

“It’s been so long” Chris said looking at me saddened

“It ummm it has” I said smiling at him

“We have missed you so fucking much….holy shit” Nick said running over and hugging me

“Uhh it’s been so fucking long I missed yall too” I said hugging him

“Matt you look so different now” I said jaw dropping and giving him a hug

“Good different I hope” he said hugging me

“Of course good different” I said laughing at him

I moved to Chris

“You look so different too” I said pulling him in for a hug

“I’ve missed you” he said hugging me tighter

“Missed you too” I said pulling away

After chatting for a bit Larray decided to film his introduction for his channel

“Alright bitches we are filming a 24 hour car video today, and of course I had to bring in my ride or dies Arrington and Y/N” he said and both Arrington and I made an entrance

“And then you know Larray had to stir the pot, so he brought the triplets” Arrington said to the camera causing us to laugh

“As uhhh most of you know there’s uh an elephant in this room between uh two people, but ummm we won’t talk about it” Larray said

And we just laughed at him

“You are so messy” I said to him rolling my eyes playfully

“Alright let’s get to the car bitches” he said and we ran out

I sat in the passenger seat, Chris and Arrington in the back, and then Nick and Matt in the third row

“Alright so right now we’re driving to Target which is 45 minutes away because Larray decided to do this video during rush hour” I said to the camera

“Uh- is that a drag?” He asked me

“It sure is” I said to him

“So Y/N….you said Matt looks different….you already had Chris so will you try another brother” Arrington asked me

I looked back at him jaw on the floor, as Chris and his brothers were laughing

“You weirdo Arrington, I will not fucking get with Matt” I said shaking my head

“Could you believe this kid” I said looking at the camera

“Ouuuu the fans want to know how many boyfriends since Chris” Larray asked me

“Boyfriends plural? Do they think I’m a slut….its only been a year and a half guys, and there’s been zero guys since Chris” I said shrugging my shoulders

“OHHHHHH CHRISSSS” Larray and Arrington yelled at him hyping him up

“She loves me too much to do that” Chris said to the camera

“Uh-“ I said turning around to look at him

“I’m just kidding” he said and touched my face playfully

“SAW THAT” Nick and Matt yelled from the back

We had finally gotten to Target, and Chris and I were paired up to go on the hunt for some things, and we had to vlog it together

“Alright guys I’m here with uh….my ex” I said to the camera

“What a great reunion” he said looking at the camera

“Who would’ve thought a year and a half later we’d be in Target shopping for a video together” I said looking at him

“I honestly thought it would’ve happened sooner, but I mean hey” he said shrugging his shoulders

“Oh whatever” I said rolling my eyes at him

Him and I were doing some shopping and grabbing some stuff, and we had found ourselves in the coloring book aisle

“Look the Disney coloring book, your favorite” he said leaning down to grab it

“You remembered?” I asked him

“Of course I did, and you only get specific coloring pencils cause you’re weird” he said laughing

“Hey don’t be mean” I said laughing at him

“It’s cute” he said smiling at me

“Do you ever think about us?” I asked him

“Pretty often actually” he said looking at me

“Do you think you see a future with me” I asked him

“I’ve thought about this a lot, and every time I picture my future you’re a main character in it” he said looking into my eyes

“This year and a half has been rough, and I so badly wanted nothing more than to cave and call you over, and just hold you tight” I said looking down

“I sat in my room for so many nights wondering if the decision I made was right, and after a while I just became numb to the feeling, but I want this again….I want us” he said

“I think we should start slow first. I want us to truly work out this time no break ups no nothing” I said to him

“I think so too, you should come film with us again we miss you so much, and the fans miss you too” he said

“I’ve seen…all over my tik tok” I said smiling at him

“Yeah they love you and I love you too so much” he said pulling me in for a hug

We finished vlogging some, and headed back to the car with everybody getting back in our original seats

“Okay everybody we are back, we’re going to go eat something and then we’ll be back in the car for the next 24 hours” Larray said

After we ate we went back into Larrays car trying to stick out this challenge and just chatting with each other asking each other questions

“How many girlfriends since Y/N?” Larray asked Chris

“None. I told yall she’s the love of my life” he said looking at the camera

“Awww Chris” I said looking at him

“HEY CITY GIRLS UP. Do not fall for this” Arrington said

“Shut the fuck up” I said laughing at him

“What’s one regret you have” Nick asked us

“I think my biggest regret was completely dropping you guys out of my life. Like no interactions no nothing that hurt the most” I said to them

“We appreciate that” Matt said

“How do you guys feel after seeing each other” Matt asked Chris and I

“Is this a hot seat? What are we doing” Chris said

“Shut the fuck up and answer” Nick said

“I feel at peace, like seeing him was the last piece to my puzzle. I still love Chris of course, and we’re hoping to take things slow, and eventually get together again” I said to them

“Yeah. I love her so much, and seeing her today brought back all those memories. Memories that made my heart flutter, and I knew I couldn’t let her go again” he said looking at me

“Yall cute as shit this has got to stop” Larray said

“So yall heard it here first they are back together” Arrington said to the camera

“WOAH WOAH NO” we both said putting our hands out

“We are taking it slow…we are not dating yet, and trust me you guys will know when we’re back together. It’s a maybe for right now” I said to the camera

“But she will be in our videos again” Chris said

“SHE WILL?” Nick and Matt said

“Yes she will!” He said to them

“FUCK YES FINALLY” Nick said getting excited

We had chatted for a good thirty more minutes before we decided this challenge was not going to happen

“Alright guys we did not make it, but we love you and we’re heading inside now” Larray said

“BYEEEEEE” we all yelled to the camera, Chris pulling me in and kissing my forehead

“Are you guys going to soft launch your comeback before I post this?” Larray asked us

“You know that’s not a bad idea actually” I said looking at Chris

“We could do that. I’d love to do that” he said pulling me in and kissing my cheek

“Yall soft launching but he smoochin on you” Matt said looking at us

“Uhhhh mind your business” Chris said sticking his tongue out at him

“OMG to keep it like private you guys could do like a couples shadow picture” Nick said

“Waittttt I love that let’s do it” I said to Chris

We had snapped the picture, and Chris posted it collabing with me once again so I can post and share it. Nick and Matt also shared it to their story saying the gangs back together and they can’t wait to film with me again. Immediately the love we got was INSANE

❤️nicolassturniolo,matthew.sturniolo,larray, and 450,000 others

christophersturniolo: I told you guys we’d always always find a way back to one another. Although we aren’t dating again we will be thinking about it for our future. I love this girl with my whole fucking heart, and I’m so glad we’re in each others lives again. She was my right person at the wrong time.My number one girl💍. Were back BITCHESSSSS🥳

Sturnioloteam: STFU THEYRE BACK

arringtonallen: mhmmm I was here for this picture so back off everyone

nicolassturniolo: mama and papa🫡

matthew.sturniolo: yall cute or whatever…..

larray: yall can thank me for this reunion MHMM💅🏽

Y/Nusername: my number one guy…love this kid so much💋

sturnioloooooo: I knew mom and dad would find each other again

The immense love we received was insane. Had you told me a year and a half ago today that all that pain would be gone, and we would find each other again I would laugh in your face. I guess I am making it to the end of his story….🥀

The End

I hope you guys liked this one I feel ehhh about it, but I had to have a happy ending🥹 but anywho let me get to writing some more 🖤

-J💅🏽

[gamerbearmira]

Beach town au

Ceremonies are a celebration, but the actual BIRTHDAY is deemed much more important. Gifts are a constant, but birthdays are special. They exist to celebrate that you actually made it this long. 

Mirabel does get a gift in this au but I’m not sure what yet. I just know it’s something that has to do with creation. 

Shells are used as currency, but some shells are left on the beach in case some sea creature needs it. As well as that, when baby turtles are hatching from the sand the villagers make sure to protect the lil dudes until they get to the water. It’s a tradition Pedro and his wifey started and everybody just hopped on board.

Dolores’ gift is something she can turn on and off at will. I saw someone have this theory and I stick with it. There’s no way in god's green earth Casita would give a gift of super hearing without giving her a choice in whether she can turn it on or off. 

Now, Julieta’s food is truly loved but her shaved ice and paletas (Ice pops) are a must have. Especially during the summer. She doesn’t use her gift all that much unless it’s an emergency.  So, she has no problem setting up a cart to give out summer treats and such. (But her family always get first dibs) 

Mariano and Dolores are getting married soon! It’ll be a beach wedding of course. The dress won’t be too big, seeing as it’s a little toasty in Encanto (I mean, people can do it but it’s going to be a hot wedding day if they do). Traditional wedding dresses in Encanto are sheer and short or with a long mermaid tail look but thin. 

Oh yeah, Isabela is a certified surfer (all the madrigals are) but she likes doing it more often.

LETS GOOOOOOO

Shells as currency is so cool. <33 I mean, it’s an island, currency being shells isn’t obviously an issue 😭 ALSO THE BABY TURTLES I’M CRYING 🦈🦈🦈 everybody hoping on board is so silly.

Love this au sm <3333 I like how the birthdays are way more important than the gift <333 like it’s not a ceremony, it’s a birthday celebration. I imagine the gifts are just viewed as some present by the candle/Casita. W Casita for letting Dolores’ gifts being a choice 🙏

I think?? They would still wear white/gold on their birthday, but they do that so that whoever’s birthday it is can stand out. Not that it’s hard to tell. Their birthday parties are always beach parties; I think Pedro and Alma gift them their first surfboard on their 5th birthday, cause they see them as old enough to start learning how to surf lmao

W Isabela and Julieta. Isabela has way too much fun in Isabela when she’s surfing. I also think she’s one of the main ones to help Antonio’s learn how (besides Mirabel), and I think she also insisted on teach Mirabel and Camilo when they were little.

[hungerpunch]

if you get this answer with your top 5 music artists and send it to the last 7 people in your notifications <3

i will never stop saying how much these music games stress me out while at the same time i never want y'all to stop tagging me in them!! thank u caitlin mwah mwah

that said oh my god cue the usual agony. TOP FIVE MUSIC ARTISTS? of what, ALL TIME? what does "top" mean, is it like, most listened to? most beloved? ahhh. okay i have decided to just go with my gut. i'll do all time. sure. sure. i'm fine.

NOT in ranking order:

the cranberries - some of my earliest real memories are riding in my dad's car while he played everybody else is doing it, so why can't we? and no need to argue. i had my own favorite tracks that i requested on repeat. when i hear those opening chords, i am transported back in time. i'm so small that my eyes are barely level with the car window. i can smell the leather interior. i see my dad shifting gears, the leaves on the trees as we speed by, and i hear him laughing. to come back to these albums as an adult was profound and i fell into them heavily after my dad died. dolores' voice is like... pure comfort for me, even when she makes me cry.

frank ocean - if you were also in college when both nostalgia, ultra and channel orange dropped, you'll understand. and if you were younger, can you just imagine being in college when those albums dropped?! it was wild. soundtrack to my early 20s. i felt so much, wanted so much, despaired so much, loved so much and frank ocean had a song for everything. i love his voice, his lyricism, and the soundscapes he creates. i feel like he's not only trying to sing he's trying to submerge you into a bodily experience. no artist has so consistently driven me to weep just from the emotion in his voice. i love how he started and i love where he's gone and grown. i love everything he does musically. nothing is too weird or experimental for me.

florence + the machine - i was a freshman in high school when lungs was released and i heard "kiss with a fist" for the first time. you have to understand it sounded so different to everything on the radio where i lived and also so different to what i had been listening to (metal, punk, pop punk, hardcore, rap) while still giving that fuck you energy. i remember saying to my dad for the first time, playing it for him, "she uses her voice like another instrument!" my dad ended up being a big fan, too, and i am extremely lucky that we got to see them live together. watching my dad jump up & down to songs like "the dog days are over" and "you've got the love" and "spectrum" like a little kid is one of my favorite memories.

EDIT: found this saved in my drafts FROM FOUR WEEKS AGO ohhhh my god caitlin i'm so sorry. idk what happened, if i got too stoned or too tired or what but i don't even have memory of starting it? i'm so sorry and also i definitely can't finish it. trying to pick just two more......... impossible.

[vf-thompson]

Book Review: Lolita is Not Her Name

Her name is Dolores Haze. Let's start with that.

Nabokov's Lolita is a difficult book to categorize, criticize, discuss and dissect. In the popular imagination it persists, for whatever reason, as a tale of taboo romance, a red flag analysis that should probably spur an investigation of your hard drive. If there is any lingering doubt that we're living the Bad Place left, it should be erased the fact that this book's legacy is one of lascivious titillation and not as one of the tautest, tightest crime thrillers ever written. How that happened is a convoluted tale, one laid out for any interested listeners in Jamie Loftus's unabashedly excellent Lolita Podcast—my in to the novel, after over a decade of a desire and reluctance to engage with the text.

Like Loftus, my first acquaintance with the work was Daniel Handler, better known as the real fellow behind the Lemony Snicket persona, dropping the book in interviews as one of his favorites and listing it among the influences of A Series of Unfortunate Events. i was a preteen at the time, and was busy myself being sexually abused by predatory adults in online spaces, and when i looked into what Mr. Snicket was talking about, i was repulsed and intrigued, and the story stuck in my brain. Later, when i went through a bit of a Kubrick phase in high school, it was one of the ones i skipped. For years Dolores Haze and Humbert Humbert were ghosts at the edge of my life, mirroring my own tortured upbringing and occasionally checking in via their sublimating effect on pop culture.

While one may debate the ethics of a popular children's author recommending a book like Lolita, having finally tackled the novel, i can absolutely see the thread of connection. Indeed, The Bad Beginning in particular feels almost like Handler's attempt to deliver the justice Dolores never received, Violet Baudelaire able to gain the upper hand over her own predatory guardian. Like Handler's saga, Lolita is, far from the eroticized romance it is often recalled as, a story of childhood resilience in the face of a monstrous existential threat. Though the story is Humbert's and as such Lo herself is often little more than a prop, the sparkles we get of her character throughout the novel are of a survivor, not a victim—even if the prologue tells us that survival will not be a permanent affair.

The prologue tells us that Humbert is a vile and villainous liar, and the next few hundred pages act as something of an acid test for one's resistance to be taken in by a charismatic abuser. To call Humbert a monster is to distance him from his all-too-present humanity, his manners and mannerisms, his erudite European sensibilities and the necrophilic pathology he masks as a polite interest in pubescent girls. He is doubtlessly a compelling narrator, a poetic hero—but a classical hero in that he's an absolute scumball garbo heap. i'm not saying that everyone who treats Lolita as a romance novel harbors paraphilic sympathies for children, but i am saying that everyone who has ever characterized the book as such is a useful idiot for those who do.

Listening to Loftus's Podcast was the thing that finally allowed me to admit that my own childhood abuse had not been self-chosen, that i had been used by adults who had a responsibility not to exploit a child for sexual labor, and so on her recommendation, and the recommendation of my best friend who is never wrong, i decided to finally delve into the story. What i found was a ripping crime novel dressed up in indelibly crafted language, a tense psychosexual game between a predator and prey. Though Lo is often reduced to a victim by the nature of the novel's framing, her fire and resistance to Humbert's machinations are vibrant enough to shine through his narration. In her story, i found a certain absolution for my own girlhood self, my own inner child who once upon a time lost herself in the labyrinthine rooms of the Enchanted Hunters Hotel, whose curiosity once branded her the toy of those who saw her body as a disposable mode of dispensing pleasure.

It is perhaps unfair to remove a star solely because of the book's pop cultural influence, but it is undeniable that the text has been misappropriated and misused by actual predators, and while it is arguable how much of that fault lies with Nabokov himself, his (admittedly limited) choice of publisher for the book and its questionable history of sanitized adaptations certainly didn't help matters. As a reading experience, Lolita itself is a five star affair, but unfortunately the metatext around the book is a murkier affair, and i tend to evaluate the discussion around classics as part of the text itself. i can not fault those survivors who view the book as part of the problem, even as many feminist critics would argue it is much more complicated than that. Certainly, if you do decide to join in on this road trip from hell, consider yourself suitably trigger warned for graphic depictions of child rape with heft amounts of victim blaming.

For the better part of a decade, i was afraid to read this book, afraid of what i might find out about my own abuse through vicariously witnessing and playing party to that of the Haze girl—but the last few years have been a tornado of confrontations with my own past, and in finally confronting this text, the hurt child inside of me was able to find a certain solidarity with the little kid who has been so slandered by the aesthetic she inspired. i can not recommend enough pairing the book with Ms. Loftus's excellent analysis of its legacy, and i am grateful that i was at last able to meet the ghost of the girl who has haunted me for so long, telling me i was not alone. In the end, as persuasive a writer as Humbert is, it is her testimony i will remember.

[tipsycad147]

Hypnotherapy; A Tool For Healing Ourselves and The World

Omgosh where do I even start. Hypnotherapy has been the theme lately. Everywhere I turn, I’m being bombarded with hypnotherapy information. And boy am I here for it.

I’ve known of it’s existence for years but never really took much to it. It wasn’t MY path and although I found it interesting, I felt no pull towards it.

As of late, though, the universe has had other plans for me.

I remember when hypnotherapy was laughed at. As many watched someone quacking like a duck on stage and shifted their eyes at it’s validity.

And I was one of them. Despite what many may think given the topics I speak on, I’ve always been a skeptic. Wanting to believe but looking for explanation from both the scientific and spiritual side. Being sure to always keep my mind (& 3rd eye) open.

So when I came across classes to become a certified hypnotherapist years ago, I sent them right along their way to my friend Chelsey Perry. As having done so, won myself quite a few sessions as per her homework along the way.

I’ve been honored and thrilled to be her guinea pig as it aids my own study into my self, others, the power of the mind and so so so much more!

What is hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is just a deepened state of meditation aided by the guidance of another. In this trance state, many things can be done and explored. Including but not limited to:

Changing habits

Understanding / healing past events

Understanding one’s self or others

Receiving answers to one’s problems

Identifying patterns

Reducing anxiety and depression

And so so so much more.

Everyone responds differently to hypnotherapy and the results can be quite astounding. Of course, it is what you want out of it. You have to go into it with a willing and cooperative mind if you wish to receive the best results.

The two of us started out with working on lessening my anxiety. I can’t really say if it helped or not. As I’m convinced that my anxiety is a concrete anchor in my destiny and something I may never completely shake.

Exploring the Energetic Realms

We then moved our attentions to the more interesting subject of a simple past life regression where I expressed my own skepticism to Chelsey of our findings.

How did we know my mind wasn’t just making things up? I’ve always had what people called “an overactive imagination”. How could we trust what was popping up in my head?

I can tell you, though, that the images were vivid. So much so that I sit here years later with their crisp images and emotions still readily available in my mind and heart.

Dolores Cannon, a famous hypnotherapist, did us an amazing service with her books. Bringing the impossible and extraordinary into alignment with our understanding of how the world works.

I became introduced to her book “Conversations With Nostradamus” first, where she stumbles across some very interesting space time continuum oddities.

I was immediately taken with the content in the book and noticed suddenly that “Dolores Cannon” was popping up everywhere, urging me to read her “Convoluted Universe” series. So away I went. Highly recommend if you’re interested in physics, metaphysics and the “secrets of the universe”.

Dolores Cannon was able to expand our minds, realities and capabilities of hypnotherapy as a tool for studying the possibilities of the less physical. Aside from past life regression, she took us on a grand journey of other worlds just as real as ours. Transported us across space-time and dimensions into a better understanding of ourselves and a better future we could create for ourselves.

Her work has been life changing to most (if not all) who touch her works. I’m sure I’ll have more to say on her in later posts!

Bridging The Gap Between Physics and Metaphysics

Moving forward is no more than my own theories on the matters of hypnotherapy and how it could truly be accomplishing all it claims. Furthermore, we’re only going to touch on the claims in these 2 books, as I haven’t yet gotten any further in the series yet.

Truly grand are they indeed, though. Giving us plenty to discuss here and setting us up for our own series of discussions on the topic!

How could she truly be speaking with Nostradamus?

In Dolores Cannon’s Nostradamus series it’s specified that she is not speaking with Nostradamus’ spirit but to he, himself. Alive and well in his little bubble of time.

Physics itself tells us that time is not linear. We simply perceive it as so. Instead, it’s all happening at once. Everything that ever was or ever will be is unfolding simultaneously.

If this is true, perhaps she did stumble across a way to bridge this distance and speak with the legend himself.

This is touched on later in the books as a timing synchronicity and how it’s all still moving and moments in time must be lined up with one another in order for this communication to take place.

If we think of time as a spiral, perhaps we can understand this alignment more.

Understanding past life regression, speaking with the higher self and others:

Two things I want to cover here. You may choose whichever you like.

Either this is similar to the above mentioned trans-time communication, extending also into alternate realities and dimensions via the mind and spirit as we are all one and extend from source which we are all a part of.

Or it’s a matter of our subconscious directing us through a means of story telling. In either circumstance, lessons are meant to be learned so that we may heal, grow and move into the “New Earth.”

Aside from past lives and the theory of reincarnation, hypnotherapy revealed that some past life stories are simply defaulted into the library as a means of teaching and, in fact, may not belong to the person/spirit observing them through past life regression.

Therefore, in my opinion, it doesn’t really matter if it’s “real” or not. As “real” is what each one of us decides it to be for ourselves. What matters is that we listen with open minds and open hearts to the directions we’re being pointed to. As undoubtedly, the message does have our best interest at heart, both individually and as a whole.

Magic is just tech and reality we don’t understand yet

We’ve only just begun to fathom the possibilities of this world we live in. Every day, findings are being made that twists our minds and understandings of what “real” is. Each discovery grander than the last.

I can’t begin to understand the engineering side of the technology and how to replicate the wonderous things revealed in hypnotherapy sessions. Per my studies though, in the mind and metaphysical, as far as the spirit and energy are concerned, everything so far checks out at least in some form.

Hypnotherapy provides us an invaluable tool for understanding. Thus aiding us in our journey to heal not only individually but as a people.

I’m a believer and happy to be so.

By  S.S.Blake;

https://earthandwater.co/hypnotherapy-a-tool-for-healing-ourselves-and-the-world/

[theangelofangst]

OKAY WHEN WERE YA’ll GONNA TELL ME THAT THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT FOR THE MOVIE WAS GONNA HAVE ALMA BE THE ONE WHO DIED AND PEDRO WAS GONNA BE THE ONE WHO NEEDED TO HAVE HIS EYES OPEN?

Like was I just suppose to find that you on a Tik Tok comment section because that’s exactly what happened.

Can ya’ll imagine? The difference?

Alma buried her pain and strive for perfection. But I can totally see Pedro being incredibly overprotective of the whole family to the point where he’d become a helicopter parent?

Imagine Pedro adoring all three his children with his soul and wanting to keep them close while also wanting them to be able to take care of themselves.

I came up with a few ideas:

Like with Alma it was more about wanting her family to be completely perfect and how they could be useful to help their village and she loses sight of what she was doing it all for.

But with Pedro, it’s more that he wants them to be able to protect themselves, he wants them to be perfect but not to fit his expectations but mainly because he doesn’t want them to lose them like he lost Alma. He’s terrified. And he also wants to help the people, the villagers that were there for him and whom got through the grief of losing Alma.

So he picks and choices who’s gift he knows would be able to protect their family the best.

With Pepa he knows her powers can be dangerous so not only does he try to keep her calm like Alma did but he also takes her away, (sing to her, rock her, make her laugh, anything he could think of that would calm her down) from Bruno and Julieta because he doesn’t want the off chance they’d get hurt.

With Julieta and Bruno he’s focused more than on but knowing they have their limits. With Julieta he tells her that a lot of people need her to heal them, which she more than happily does and with Bruno, he’s constantly asking Bruno to see into the future so they can prepare for any natural disasters.

And when the grandkids pop up.

Pedro being the respectful man he is did not ask Dolores to eavesdrop on others but instead asked her to listen danger, such as dangerous animals or possible intruders from a distance. Which doesn’t sound like a bad thing until she started staying up until the late hours, always on alert and never sleeping

With Luisa, her strength was a huge asset, so much so that Pedro did put less pressure on Isa, the whole “wanting her to be perfect” and instead giving that to Luisa. Her gift being super strengthen a light bulb went off in his head and he knew Luisa would be able to keep them safe. And he’d never have to worry about losing his loved ones ever again.

But even though Isabella is no longer the symbol of perfection now did not mean she didn’t have her role line everyone else. Her role was to make everyone happy. Brighten up their day but creating beautiful flowers. And instead of having the burden of being perfect, she had to disregard her own feelings and make everyone smile by putting on a fake smile of her own. Which actually wasn’t something Pedro told her to do but more so of her own desire to be useful. Something she had decided on he own to do after one where she conjured up Alma’s favorite flowers to make her Abuelo feel better. It worked and she had since done her best to make others smile with her flowers.

With Camilo (this one is actually kinda interesting) he was instructed to help families grieve, or at least start the grieving process by shifting into the person who’s loved one passed so that some could say a final goodbye and closure. Because like with Isa, one time Camilo decided to shift into Abuela when Pedro had been having a bad day and promptly broke down into tears, holding Camilo as if the boy was his long passed beloved.

With Antonio. His is actually still new, so he hasn’t really figured out how Antonio’s could help protect everyone. Honestly the dangerous animals his grandson can talk to actually put him on edge. Knowing that Antonio can talk to them honestly doesn’t make him feel any better

And finally with Mirabel. I described Pedro as being a helicopter parent before, like the man is terrified with unresolved trauma about losing his any of his babies like he lost Alma but he’s ten times worse when it comes to Mirabel. When she didn’t get her gift he nearly had a heart attack, not because he was scared about the Madrigal reputation but more “how is she going to be able to protect herself without a gift?” He begs Bruno to see into the future after that, and again, he wasn’t doing so even to figure out why but more asking Bruno to see what they could do to protect her, that if she was in any danger they could prevent it

And then Bruno disappears. And Pedro nearly goes sick from worry.

And he clings to his family even tighter, his fear of losing them worsening and his fear of something happening to Mirabel growing. He instructs Julieta to always have food at the ready in case. Instructs Luisa to be Mirabel’s body guard.

In fact he asks a bunch of people to treat Mirabel with the upmost care. Essentially seeing his granddaughter as this doll made of the finest glass.

When the Casita falls Pedro instinctively goes to protect everyone inside and is actually running alongside Julieta after Mirabel when the Casita starts pushing them all back

When Bruno does eventually come back Pedro does the same exact thing that Alma does but much more emotionally. Like he actually drops to his knees cause he’s filled with such relief. He doesn’t care that Bruno disappeared, doesn’t care why, all he’s feeling in that moment is guilt and joy that his son is alive.

That’s all I got so far but I really like the concept of Pedro being the one left alive. So many things could play out differently. But ultimately everything is resolved exactly the same way. With love, forgiveness and understanding.

[ira-hydrangea]

OMG ABOUT YOUR ENCANTO YUU I WAS LITERALLY JUST THINKING ABOUT IT AAAA like idk if your encanto yuu has a gift or not- but like Encanto yuu having super hearing like dolores and having to close her ears everytime she talks to sebek since sebek is always shouting- (I might send in more asks about encanto!yuu AHSHHA)

SEND THAT ASK RIGHT AWAY! If I have time, I can make a short fic about them. About Encanto! Yuu, I always imagine them to have quite an amazing gift. (A little spoiler, I plan to make Encanto! Yuu as a child of Bruno.)

Did any of you have any idea for the official gift Encanto! Yuu going to have?

But let say, they have a gift like Dolores. I imagine them as a soft-spoken person and when they speak, it comes out like a whisper. And that super hearing come with quite disadvantage.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Yuu: Ace... Can you tone down your sleep talking at night? It really bothers me.

Ace: Huh? I never sleep talking.

Yuu: Weird? I heard you say something about doing some prank to Riddle-senpai and how you can't wait to see his reaction toda-Hmph?!"

Ace: Shush!! Don't talk that loud! You will-!

Riddle: *pop out from behind* I see... So it was you, huh Ace?

Ace: *sweating* Ahaha... Good morning, Riddle-senpai. Such a lovely day today.

Riddle: OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Yuu: I heard something...

Deuce: Hm?

Yuu: Oh no! Deuce! Ace! Did you have some earphones or anything to block a sound?

Ace: Huh? What is that for?

Yuu: Hurry!

Deuce then gives them earplugs while looking at them weirdly. Soon Sebek emerged from the forest.

Sebek: HUMAN! DID ANY OF YOU SEE WAKA-SAMA WALKING HERE?

Ace: Uh... Nice to meet you again, Sebek?

Sebek: I DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR CHAT. IF ANY OF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THEN I WILL LEAVE NOW.

Yuu: Have you tried the tower in the east?

Sebek: A GOOD IDEA! WAKA-SAMA!!!

Yuu: At least try to speak without shouting!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Crowley: Little prefect! I have a very dire situation that I need to handle so can you please handle my paperworks?

Yuu: Dire situation? Oh! Do you mean that little meet and greet that happens in the city today? I heard that the idol you adore will perform there too.

Crowley: ...How did you know that?

Yuu: Hm? Didn't you talk about that non stop for this one full week? I can hear you talk about it in the office. Your voice is so loud that I can hear it from my bedroom.

Crowley:...

Safe to say, Crowley, become paranoid after that. Sometimes, he even talks in the whisper with other teachers.

Crewel: Mind telling me why we did our meeting while whispering?

Crowley: Shhh. Not so loud or else they can hear it.

Train: You even move our meeting spot to some basement. You not try to kill us, right?

Crowley: Gracious! No! These are just some precautions I prepared. No need to concern yourself with this too much. Now, shall we start?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

So many possibilities that can happen! Especially looking at so many twisted wonderland scenes that can match with Encanto. So send those ask! Don't be afraid. I'm not bite.

[thenightwolf51]

I wonder how everyone discovered what their gifts were because they dont know before the ceremony and Antonio seemed pleasantly surprised when the toucan started talking to him so it can be assumed that they dont immediately know after either. Some of them seem more obvious than others and they had some hints from their rooms and doors, though i dont know if the details on the doors changed over time even if it's safe to say the silhouette at least did. But other gifts seem to be more subtle to activate or require very specific circumstance to be used.

Pepa's door isn't the most obvious, simply depicting a shining sun behind her and a cloud below her but i can see a happy rainbow forming over her head when the image appeared and it probably wouldn't take very long to realize the weather changes with her mood, especially if that rain cloud showed up with every tantrum. And its easy to think her room could be full of clouds that shift with her mood, becoming stormy or clear while she's inside.

I cant begin to guess what Dolores' room looks like but even if her door wasn't pretty obvious, with how her silhouette cups her ears and the soundwaves etched in, i imagine it was hard to miss and awfully painful for the 5 year old to suddenly be able to hear up to at least a mile away. Especially if her ceremony was attended by as many people as Antonio's was, all those heartbeats beating at max volume and their footsteps stomping on the tile when they all left. Poor baby

Isabela's probably didn't take long to figure out what her gift was, the flowers on her door are vague but her room has never even heard of subtlety, but it might have been a while before she learned how to actually use it outside the flowers that we see pop up in her hair when she's startled. Maybe flowers started blooming everywhere she walked for a while or were constantly falling out of her hair.

Camilo's door is also pretty subtle with various figures outlined behind his silhouette in a sort of nesting doll type way and his room is also one im not too sure about, unless it's full of costumes and mirrors. It probably wouldn't be too easy to figure out his gift though like Isabela we do see him instinctively shift when startled. Maybe those first few weeks or months he accidentally shifts into anyone he's looking at, like a constant mirror.

We got to see Antonio's and it was probably the most obvious. His door shows him surrounded by animals, his room has plenty to talk to, and as soon as he got his gift animals seemed to be drawn to him and showed up to greet him.

Luisa's gift was probably best hinted at from the image of her holding a weight on her door. The official art book describes her room as being mostly barren stone (with possibly a hidden amusement park for her to let loose) which doesn't immediately make me assume strength and im not sure how long it would've taken people to let a 5 year old try to lift something incredibly heavy. Unless she decided to move some boulders in her room during the ceremony.

Julieta's gift is one that needs certain circumstances to work but it was likely figured out within a year. Her door is detailed with herbs and shows her holding a mortar and pestle, which is used both for mixing or grinding medicine into paste or powder and for making seasonings, guacamole, or oils. And id like to imagine her room could have its own kitchen or garden full of fruits, veggies, berries, and herbs. Her gift wouldn't be immediately apparent but its easy see it has something to do with cooking and the food's healing properties would likely be discovered the first or second time someone taste tested for her

Finally, Bruno's precognition was probably the hardest to figure out. The hour glass on his door hints at his gift dealing with time but that gives quite a few options like freezing, slowing, or rewinding time or even time travel or retrocognition (which is seeing the past as opposed to the future). And his room doesn't give any hints mostly being a large broken cavern full of sand and stairs, though its likely fallen into disrepair over the years due to a combination of him not using his gift, him not entering his room, a reflection of the family's feelings for him, and his own mental state. And his gift has such a particular set of requirements that has to be met to be used (large open area, circle of sand, burning leaves) that he wouldn't have just figured it out on his own. Not unless the requirements were loose enough to count standing in a sand box or his room as a "circle of sand" and he just instinctively felt a need to burn some leaves or the "requirements" are actually a focusing technique/ritual he developed and he had a vision when his door formed. With his track record though it probably wouldn't have been a good vision and probably ruined the mood a bit. Actually nevermind, I want to believe his first vision was of his mother giving him and his sisters a big proud hug.

Its interesting to think about them all trying to figure out and cope with there gifts, especially considering they get them when they're 5 years old

(Update: I was wrong about the silhouettes on the doors changing, about to do another post)

[gladerwolfstarkimagines]

Imagine having a crush on Camilo and being a mess whenever he teases or flirts with you.

Camilo knew the effect he had on you and so of course took every opportunity to embarrass you. Seeing as you were best friends with Mirabel and the same age as both of them, this happened a lot. At school he’s always find a way to sit near you in class and would turn randomly around just to make you blush. Every time you came to the house he’d find out within minutes (you were pretty sure he had a deal with Dolores) and he’d find you and flirt with you every time. Mirabel always groaned and left the room for a few minutes to give you "flirty time" as she called it. You secretly loved those moments even if you suspected he was just teasing you. Camilo was a people person who loved attention, it made sense he had a flirty extroverted personality, it didn’t mean anything. Plus everyone liked Camilo, not just people your own age but everyone old and young alike. He was a cheeky trouble maker but he was also so charming and quick it was hard to dislike him. Pretty much everyone adored him and the fact he could sing, dance and had a gorgeous grin just made everything worse. Leaving you hopelessly smitten and at the mercy of the shapeshifter.

You were contemplating all this as you walked to the Madrigal house for Antonio’s ceremony with a pot of food in hand. You had intended to show up early to help Mirabel but, late as usual, you arrived when the party was already in full swing. You’d barely been in the house 5 minutes when Camilo found you and honestly that was pretty slow for him. You were watching the wall play with hats amused when you heard a chuckle "did you really think my grandmother wouldn't make enough food to feed the whole of Colombia?" a familiar voice asked and you turned to see Camilo. He wore his signature smirk and looked as good as ever, but before you could reply he spoke again. "So what did you bring" he asked opening up the lid of the pot in your hands and you gasped swatting his hands away "get off! It's not for you Camilo". He smiled "well I mean you brought it for everyone so technically it is". "You're so clever" you teased sarcastically and he smirked, "I know but it feels so good to finally hear you say it". You blushed and Camilo smiled "come I'll show you where you can put it".

Camilo directed you to the kitchen, fighting through all the crowds to make a path for you and his over the top nature made you laugh and smile constantly. Finally you made it and he collapsed on the counter in *exhaustion*. “I didn’t think we were going to make it” he panted. You rolled your eyes smiling and set the pot down. Immediately Camilo popped his head back up, bringing it close to yours “so...you excited for the party? We’ve always been too young to enjoy them properly but now we’re finally old enough”. “I seem to remember you having a pretty good time at your own ceremony” you replied moving back and Camilo relented. “I’ll admit I can see why you’d think that” he shrugged. “You ate so much candy you threw up” you smirked laughing at the memory and Camilo blushed bashfully “yeah...I do not plan on doing that tonight”. “Doing what tonight?” his aunt said entering the room and more people pilled in after her. “Nothing tia!” he called as more and more people followed the magical healer into the room. As you and Camilo got pushed further into the back of the room he began the dramatics again. "Woah...house too small, even if it is magical. Abort y/n! Abort" he cried grabbing your arm. You laughed at Camilo’s performance "where?". "The window behind you, quick before we’re crushed!" he cried leaping out of it. You climbed out after him instead of leaping and smirked to see him laying down in the plants "so is there a reason you didn’t jump too?" he asked. "Because I didn’t want to make a fool of myself" you said pointedly and Camilo just turned on his side placing a hand on his hip "I have no idea what you mean". "Sure you don’t" you smirked knocking his arm so his head fell and Camilo leapt up after you as you started walking away. "Ow come on you know I can totally make the plant look work, I saw you checking me out". You blushed "I was not!". "You always do, whenever you think I'm not paying attention you're just eyeing me up and down". You were a red mess and went to dispute the claim when Camilo shrugged "hey I don't blame you I just wish you owned it more. Just walk in a room and yell Camilo twirl for me and I’ll happily do it. Not for just anyone of course but if you demanded it y/n then I would happily oblige". “I don’t need you to do a catwalk every time we see each other” you finally managed to reply and Camilo just smirked. “Sure but you’d love it I can tell”. You shook your head lost for words, utterly enjoying how carefree and fun Camilo was before the sound of the party inside brought you back to reality. "I should go find Mirabel" you said and Camilo went to joke before he realised why you needed to find her. "Tonight will be hard for her so I should go to her" you clarified and Camilo nodded, now all serious. "Of course, come on I know where she'll be". He again led you in through an unusual entranced (a window) but sure enough he found Mirabel. "There she is" he said "look after her and erm...hopefully I'll see you later?" he asked. You nodded blushing "you might do and good luck". "I don’t need luck I was born lucky" he said with a wink and he strut back into the party. You stated after him smiling fondly before you rushed to Mirabel.

“Let me guess” you called “you spent all morning helping to prove to your family you’re totally okay even though you’re feeling pretty crap?” you called. Mirabel smiled and hugged you “you know me too well...but what took you so long to find me?". You went to reply when she smiled "let me guess...he has curly hair, a huge appetite and can shapeshift into anyone". You blushed "Camilo was just showing me where to put the food I brought". Mirabel laughed "knew it! God the two of you are so predictable. When will you just confess your love to one another and start dating". "Never because it's not like that" you said knocking her with your hip "Camilo is just an extroverted socialite, he’s charming and he knows it, he’s just a huge flirt". "He’s a troublemaker alright but you're the only one he flirts with" Mirabel replied. You blushed and changed the subject.

Antonio’s ceremony was a huge success! He touched the door and animals began flooding to him, communicating with him in a way that was impossible for anyone else. Everyone swarmed into his rainforest room and you followed before realising Mirabel wasn’t coming. You grabbed her hand and squeezed “you want to go outside for a bit?”. “No i’ll be fine, just gonna go grab some water. You go ahead I’ll come find you”. “Are you sure?” you asked and Mirabel nodded “totally! Go on, i’ll be right behind you”. So you relented and walked into Antonio’s amazing room. It was so huge and cool you couldn’t stop staring and everyone felt the same. The celebration well and truly began and everyone began dancing and singing. You were called to join by some girls you knew so you joined in, you loved dancing and were so caught up in the celebrations you threw yourself into it.

You’d been dancing for a few minutes and were having lots of fun when you felt someone tap you on your right shoulder. When you went to turn around someone gripped your left hand and twirled you several times before they dipped you. "How did I never know you can dance?" Camilo asked his face appearing in front of you. You blushed realising he was the one who grabbed you and shrugged "I don’t do it often". "Well we’ll have to change that" he grinned and he brought you back upright but didn’t take his hand from yours. "Y/n will you dance with me?" he asked sweeping onto one knee in a dramatic show. You blushed as people stared but more because Camilo wanted to dance with you. You were slightly intimidated as you expected Camilo was a very good dancer, could you keep up? Would you make a fool of yourself? But the look on Camilo’s face told you he wasn’t taking no for an answer and so caught up in the feeling of happiness and joy you agreed.

Camilo cheered and leapt to his feet before he began dancing with you. It wasn’t as terrifying as you expected. You were mainly just dancing beside one another. Sometimes other people would join in and you were all together making it less scary. Camilo was completely focused on you throughout and he’d occasionally grab your hand or dance to you. He lifted you a few times and encouraged and excited you went along with it. Camilo grinned as you flawlessly dismounted from one of the lifts and the joy danced in his eyes as he grabbed you. “Y/n you're just so amazing!" he cried and in the excitement he leant in and pecked you on the lips. You froze bringing your hands to them and Camilo paused too. "You just...did you mean to do that?" you asked the party going on around you as if nothing had happened, making you feel like you and Camilo were in your own little bubble. In reply Camilo just shrugged leaning in closer "why, do you want me to do it again?" he asked. You felt as if a rug had been pulled out from under you and a shiver ran down your spine at Camilo’s words. Hearing your crush ask you that so confidently made you weak and Camilo’s beautiful smile as he gazed at you made it hard to focus. You very much did want him to do it again and Camilo seemed to sense that by the smile he wore watching you. Camilo went to speak, moving even closer when suddenly Mirabel appeared telling the house was in danger.

Of course that ruined the mood. Everyone rushed to the staircase to see what was going on but there was nothing. No cracks like Mirabel described and the candle looked fine. After a minute or two Abuela addressed the concerned crowd. "Everything is fine" she clapped "back to the party". You frowned at Mirabel’s crestfallen face and felt a hand on your arm "y/n?" Camilo asked. "I need to go after her" you said more than a little reluctantly but you were Mirabel’s best friend. That meant you couldn’t just dance and kiss Mirabel’s hot cousin while she was in a crisis somewhere. Camilo understood this and he nodded "no problem but about what happened back in there..." he said raking a hand through his hair "why don’t you come find me again later? If you want of course". You blushed but the look in Camilo’s eyes wasn’t jokey, he was serious and it made your stomach bubble in excitement. "Okay" you nodded and he smiled widely "great, well until then" and with a sweet charming smile he disappeared back into Antonio’s room. For the second time that night you stared after Camilo in a daze before rushing after Mirabel.

You found her in the courtyard and after getting her all healed you listened to her story. You assured her you believed her and would help her work out what was happening with the magic tomorrow. You asked if she’d like to rejoin the party or retreat to her room. She chose the latter and so you went with her, you stole tons of food and had a sleepover. You made it your mission to take Mirabel’s mind off the party and magic and when she finally started smiling and laughing again you were so relieved. You stayed up talking for hours until finally Mirabel fell asleep. You wrapped her up in blankets and laid next to her trying to sleep...but you couldn’t. You kept replaying the night’s events and it felt like sleep would never come, so you decided to go to the bathroom for some air and try again in a bit.

You left Mirabel’s room and made your way down the hall. On the way back you had a good view of Antonio’s room and were surprised to see there were still some people partying. You didn’t really pay attention to them until you heard a distinctive voice. You paused realising it was Camilo and looked over the bannister to see him...with his arms around two girls. He was walking with them to the door and seemed to be enjoying himself a lot. You couldn’t hear what he was saying but he seemed to be flirting or charming them. You stood frozen in disbelief, after tonight and that brief kiss you’d let yourself believe he liked you back. That he wasn’t just a flirt, a Madrigal boy using his gift to get girls but here you were. He spoke to the girls a bit more on the doorstep before calling good night and then he turned around coming back inside. You didn’t even realise he could see you upstairs until his eyes fell on you. He smiled before recognising the look in your eye and it clicked. "Y/n...it’s not what you think!" he cried racing up the stairs, cutting you off from Mirabel’s room. Not wanting to speak to him and being blocked from your escape you cried "how could you" and raced away. You also knew this house well and to the left there was a balcony with stairs leading downstairs into the garden. You didn’t really care where the staircase led you, you just wanted to get away from Camilo before he saw you were crying. You fled down the stairs faster than you’d ever done before but Camilo had his gift. He used his abilities to transform into someone with long strong limbs and practically leapt down the stairs landing right behind you. "Y/n wait" he said transforming back into himself, catching your hand in his, but you tugged it away "don’t touch me, don’t ever touch me again". Camilo nodded releasing you "okay but y/n please let me explain". "Explain what!" you cried "it was pretty obvious what was going on". "But it wasn’t! Y/n, please stop and just listen to me". "Listen to what? Your excuses? You trying to tell me those girls didn’t mean anything?". "Y/n they were my cousins!" Camilo cried and you paused "your...they can’t be I know your cousins Camilo". "They’re my cousins on my dad’s side" he explained "they're literally related to me. Nothing is going on with them I promise". You paused, the girls did look like Camilo’s dad Félix and you did remember Mirabel saying Antonio's extended family was coming to the ceremony. It all made sense and that made you feel like an idiot who overreacted when you and Camilo weren’t even officially anything. You wiped away your tears and looked down "ow...". "Ow" Camilo agreed and his expression softened into concern "y/n I'm sorry I hurt you". "It’s okay, I overreacted" you shrugged but Camilo shook his head "not at all! I get how it looked to you and I'd have been the exact same if the roles were reversed". "Really?" you asked and he nodded "of course! I don’t flirt with just anyone no matter my reputation. I've always noticed you and it’s taken me months of pretending i’m not flirting with you just to work up the courage to actually flirt with you! I'd be super upset if I found out you liked someone else...especially after that kiss". You blushed but couldn’t help but smile "it was barely a peck, are you telling me those 2 seconds were that good?". Camilo nodded "hand over heart the best 2 seconds of my life...but if you need further convincing?" he asked suggestively with a smirk. You blushed at the way he was looking at you and how close he was stood to you. "I think I do" you agreed and Camilo kissed you once again, this time it was more than a peck. It was officially your first kiss so it was still sweet and hesitant but so much better than the one earlier. This one lasted so much longer and you totally forgot the rest of the world existed...until it started yelling at you.

"Y/n, Camilo, are you two still arguing...ahhh" you heard someone cry and you both broke apart to see Mirabel, hanging out of her window now shielding her eyes.  “Definitely done arguing!" she cried and slammed her window shut. You and Camilo laughed before you looked at one another and blushed. "So, how was it?" Camilo asked staring at you and you smiled "pretty good so I see what you mean". Camilo smiled, staring at you adoringly for a few seconds before he looked around "how about we go for a walk? I'm not ready for bed just yet" holding out a hand to you. You nodded and took his hand "me either". 

 When you returned to Mirabel’s room hours later dawn wasn’t far away and you accidentally woke her as you got in beside her. "Antonio!" she cried before she saw it was you and smirked "well well well...still want to tell me you don’t have a crush on Camilo after you spent how many hours together?”. You blushed “okay fine I admit I like Camilo...and we’re dating so that’s convenient". Mirabel threw her pillow at you before seizing you in a hug "I knew it! I'm so happy for you both!" she cried. "You two will be perfect together... but you better not prefer him to me. I'm still your favourite Madrigal". "Always" you nodded and settled down to go to sleep. You closed your eyes and let out a happy sigh, Antonio’s ceremony would definitely be one you remembered fondly. 

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Camilo is an amazing charater and the more I watch Encanto the more I love him and Luisa. Plus Delores...and Pepa...okay I love all of the them.  

Also my favourite character growing up was Leo Valdez from the Percy Jackson series and Camilo reminds me of him soooo much. The curly hair, the cheeky nature, similar heritage and bascially everything! So I was a goner for Camilo the minute I saw him. 

[sokkas-first-fangirl]

“Before we eat, I have an announcement,” Abuela said, standing. “I’ve spoken to the Guzmans about Mariano’s proposal to Isabela.” As she spoke, she walked over to Isabela and Dolores. Isabela sipped daintily at her juice and Dolores continued to cut her food; it looked like she was barely paying attention. Abuela’s smile was strained as she asked, “Dolores, do we have a date?”

Dolores sighed, tilting her head. “He’s thinking next week,” she said softly, as she said everything softly. Shrugging, she added, “But he wants five babies.”

Isabela froze, flowers popping up in her hair. She stared into space with a glazed look in her eyes and Mirabel frowned at her worriedly. 

“...Five?” Isabela whispered to herself.

“Isa?” Mirabel asked, laying her hand on Isabela’s arm, but her sister didn’t even seem to hear her.

For once, Dolores’s answer seemed to make Abuela happy. She clapped her hands together, her smile back to its usual natural warmth. “Wonderful,” she said, reaching out to pluck a white flower from Isabela’s hair. “He’s such a fine young man.”

Isabela nodded, giving Abuela a small smile. Abuela adjusted Isa’s shoulders and smoothed her hair back, talking all the while.

“Don’t worry, mi flor, I’m sure he’ll decide on a date soon. Perhaps I can speak with Señora Guzman about it.”

“Oh, you don’t need to, Abuela,” Isabela said, reaching out to squeeze Abuela’s hand.

Abuela gave Isabela her usual fond look, eyes shining with pride. “It wouldn’t be any trouble.” She patted Isabela’s shoulder and turned to Mirabel, brushing her hair off her face. “But I’m sure the poor boy just wants to make sure it’s perfect for you.”

“Of course,” Isabela agreed. Her smile didn’t seem quite right, but Mirabel couldn’t put her finger on it. It was probably nerves, right? Proposals were a big deal after all. Mirabel wondered if it was less stressful or more stressful to know it was coming in advance. She tried to imagine knowing, anxiously waiting for her partner to pop the question.

Yikes, she’d probably be an anxious mess by the end of one day, never mind a week.

Mirabel zoned back in as Abuela said, “And such a fine young man with our perfect Isabela will bring a new generation of magical blessings, and make both of our families stronger.”

Abuela turned away, returning to her seat. Mirabel wasn’t surprised when Camilo leaned across the table and shifted into Mariano, making kissy faces at Isabela.

“I lllloooovvvveeee you,” he cooed.

With a small scoff, Isabela waved her hand dismissively, sending a mouthful of flowers at Camilo. They got him right in the mouth and he changed back to himself, sputtering. One little pink petal stuck to the corner of his mouth and another somehow ended up on his nose.

Smirking, Mirabel waved her fingers and little balls of light spun rapidly around Camilo’s head. He tried to bat them away; despite his best efforts to look annoyed, he snickered at her.

“Ahem.”

They both stopped when Abuela cleared her throat. Camilo wiped the flowers off his lap, rolling his eyes. Mirabel straightened up, clenching her fist to make the lights vanish, shooting Abuela an apologetic smile. 

Thankfully, Abuela only shook her head with a mildly chiding smile.

“Manners,” she said. Her keen, eagle-like gaze roamed over the table. She nodded and said, “Well, let’s eat. And then we have a busy day ahead; our community is counting on us.”

[space-ghost-with-the-most]

I must love angst cause Bruno papa of two au breaks my heart in the right place

I would imagine Camilo a good brother trying to take care of Mirabel and Bruno in the walls with his gift, being the only one who could attempt being seen during the day, maybe waiting for a family member to leave and take their shape to take food from the kitchen, hiding all of Abuela’s shit cause ofc he’d still be mad at her, with maybe some close calls thrown in

“Isabela i’ve never seen you go for thirds before”

“Thirds?? I haven’t even all day?”

Ayy, welcome to the angst club. (Someone once called my the Monarch of Angst and I haven't let go of it.) Holy shit, I did not think of that.

HE TOTALLY WOULD, WHY DID THIS SLIP MY MIND??? YOU'RE SO RIGHT. Dolores would go up to the painting and switch places with Camilo and allow him to pretend to be her and go sneak food. It becomes such a common occurrence the family just thinks Dolores must have a monster of a metabolism. And if Camilo ever left as someone else, Dolores would trail him and make sure he avoids the person he's shifted into. Oh Dios mío, this is absolutely genius. I like to imagine Casita can open up openings sometimes to make things easier for the three, so if it's night and no one's around Camilo will pop out of the wall in the Kitchen as someone and grab as much food as he can.

He would totally rearrange Abuela's stuff because he's petty and still very mad about the separation attempt. Casita and Dolores don't do anything about it but Bruno advises him not to do it often so they don't get caught. The one thing Camilo won't do even shifted is leave Casita. If the three go into the walls, they stay in the walls. Camilo tried once, shifted as Dolores, and had a panic attack at the thought of Bruno and Mirabel not being there when he returned. These kids are fucked up and have severe separation anxiety. Plus he doesn't feel safe outside of Casita's walls for very long because the house quite literally takes care of him and his family. So going out is a no-go.

[c-rose2081]

In your Tainted Miracle AU, wouldn't Dolores be a wrench in the works of Mirabel's plans since she can hear everything including a pin drop for miles? Or does Dolores agree with Mirabel and want the magic gone? I imagine having to hear everything going on all around you all the time could start to feel much more like a curse than a gift sometimes.

“I know how much you hear, Dolores Madrigal,” Mirabel stated simply, tilting her head innocently as Dolores clenched both hands in her skirt nervously, “but I hear things to. What if I let slip to Señora Guzmán that her son was seeing another woman behind his betrotheds back? I wonder how quick she’d run to your Abuela…”

“But that’s not not even true!”

“So what?” Mirabel breathed, brushing close to Dolores’ ear with her cheek and whispering to her, “who ever listens to you, anyway?”

Dolores’s lip trembled as Mirabel grinned at her, using a narrow hip to knock the other off balance slightly, sending her stumbling, “poor little Dolores, hears everything but no one ever stops to care what you have to say. Ironic…don’t you think?”

“What do you want?”

“I want for whatever you heard…?” Mirabel snapped her fingers in the elder girls face, “gone from your mind. Not a word, and I hold my tongue. Deal?”

“Fine,” Dolores agreed, nodding her head hesitantly, “I didn’t hear anything,”

“Good girl…but,” adjusting her glasses, Mirabel grabbed Dolores by the collar and pushed her against the wall, causing her to grunt, “if you’re lying? I will find out. And when I do, it won’t just be you who’s in the hot seat. Am I clear?”

“…c-crystal,”

Mirabel squinted her blind eyes, then released her grip.

“Always a pleasure, mi prima,” she mused, “best get running back to your mistress. She’s probably whistling for you by now,”

And Mirabel was gone, turning the corner from the narrow alleyway and vanishing. Dolores was still up against the wall, trembling, when Camilo popped around the corner and caused her to squeak in panic.

“Hey! Hermana, what are you doing back here? Abuela wants us home for lunch like…yesterday,”

“Uh…” Dolores glanced around wearily, “it’s nothing,”

“Is everything ok?” Camilo wondered, yelping as Dolores grabbed his arm and pulled him away, “what…is going on?”

“N-nothing. I’m fine, let’s just…go, before we’re late,”

And the two siblings hurried back across the square, not seeing the figure cloaked in the shadows nearby staring after them.

[gamerbearmira]

Mama Isa

I was rereading the first few chapters of Mama Isa on AO3, and it really made me think about the way both Isabella and Alma view themselves and their actions, they both do things "for their family" Isabella takes her kids and leaves so they wouldn't be mistreated, and Alma considers her actions of pressuring the family and serving the community as ensuring that the miracle that protects them stays strong, they are both doing extreme things in order to protect their loved ones, the big difference is Alma didn't realize she was going overboard and actually hurting her family, while Isabella is very much aware of how hard leaving the Encanto was on the others and knows her actions, even if they were necessary, were extreme. It's really interesting to compare the two in this AU, I'd love to see a confrontation between just the two of them, where these similar motivations but different ideas and actions really clash, I would imagine it would go similarly to the argument Abuela had with Agustin in canon, "you need to come home Isabella, think of the family!" "I am! That's exactly why I took them and left! I was thinking of them and their happiness!"

YOU REREAD…I’M SOBBING…THANK YOU???? 😭

Anyway yes. Both definitely are extreme. But like you said, Isabela is fully aware. That’s actually why she said that if they really wanted to, they could stay (of course, Isabela still would’ve taken up the raising them role). She knows how much it can and will affect them, and that’s why she tries to be the best moral support, even years after the fact.

Alma actually does find out where they went. She has gone to them on three separate occasions, and each time it basically turned into a screaming match, all of which Isabela won. Alma believes she knows better, and that what she’s doing is right. She first tries to convince Isabela (and probably herself, let’s be real) that if they come home, it will be way better than the life that Isabela (and Dolores) has worked so hard to build for them.

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“Alma, you need to go home,” Isabela said, a cactus popping up as she seethed at Alma. Why she had come back, again, was baffling.

“Isabela, you need to come home. Your family misses you, you can’t keep doing this!” Alma pleaded, though her patience was wearing then. Isabela whipped around, her eyes boring into Alma.

“Doing what? Keeping my family safe? My actual family? Because as far as I’m concerned, they,” Isabela gestured to Casita, where she knew the rest of the family had been called to by Dolores, and probably Mariano. “Are my only family. You are no family of mine. The only abuela I have is Abuela Guzmán.”

Alma clenched her jaw, her eyes widening. This wasn’t the first time Isabela had argued with her, had done this whole thing. And it wouldn’t be the last, not until she got the magic and her family back. “Isabela, this whole life you’ve made up? It isn’t real! None of this is good for you, you are poisoning them-“

“Poisoning them? Seriously? You are the one who poisoned our minds for years. Because of my decision to take my family and leave. And this “life” is not made up! It is fpvery real, and whether you accept it or not, I’m not leaving, you aren’t taking anyone from me!” Isabela yelled, stomping her foot. T more cacti sprouted and tangled vines appeared. Townspeople we’re gathering, looking upon Alma with distaste, whispering about her.

“You need to come home, Isabela, think of the family!” Alma yelled back. She had to make Isabela see. See that she needed to come home.

“I am! That’s exactly why I took them and left! I was think of them and their happiness!” Isabela said, getting in Alma’ face. “Unlike you, I put my family before a stupid candle!”

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Oop 🤕 the beef is REAL

Random art lol

[needs-to-stop-looking-at-valves]

You guys wanna see Bruno in my new fucking ship? With art provided by @c00kiesart ?

WELL THERE YOU GO, SHADOWMAN AND BRUNO, AND THERE'S TOTALLY NO ELABORATION UNDER THE CUT-

Listen, just think about it for a second.

So shadowman's deal is simple. He wants to be Mr.bigshot, tons of money and having all these powers and shit. So you can imagine his surprise. His elation even, When he finds a little dude who can see into the future like him (like legitimately), and literally makes sheets of jade from them. And Bruno is like. Freaked out by him, obviously because of bad luck and shit, but simultaneously Shadowman understands what it's like, dealing with things beyond your control or understanding. Plus let's face it shadowman is kinda fucking hot, and Bruno deserves hot boyfriend-

AND I EVEN KNOW HOW THEYD MEET KINDA-

The Encanto is open, travelers far and wide come over. Including shadowman, still up to his tricks of swindling and shit. Dolores finds the place, hoping she can find something to help cope with her gift, because sometimes it gets intense. He gives her a necklace that tones the noise down. Too much. Now she can't hear at all. Bruno, protective of his sobrina, steps right in there to demand she gets her gift back. They go back and forth, then he realizes- this dude produces this beautiful material out of just sand. So he gives Dolores her gift back, and Shadowman just. Never really leaves Bruno alone.

NOW SMUT IDEA

Shadowman, for some reason, can't pop in and check in on Brunito. So he makes a voodoo doll. A voodoo doll that he can toy with, play with, tease, and inevitably hump the SHIT out of. All while Bruno is at home just on FIRE and not knowing why.

AND THIS PARTICULAR ART PIECE IS THE AFTERMATH.

Bruno essentially having a wet vision over this (you guys know I LOVE wet visions), and thinking it's too hot to throw away, he keeps the vision in his ruana.

Then shadowman finds it

AND IT LEADS TO THIS.

Was this all long winded?

Absolutely but fuck you I'm too into this ship.

[cassiebones]

There are at least two(2) times in the Encanto storyline when both Julieta and Pepa have overlapping pregnancies. This means these sisters were waddling around Casita, doing what they have to do, while their husbands doted on them and they were 100% still the baddest bitches around.

But

Imagine them getting rounder and playfully pressing their bellies together to "introduce" their little babies. The first time, Julieta is maybe a month further along than Pepa, so her belly is maybe a bit bigger and she is downing the arepas like they're m&m's, as well as several other kinds of weird cravings. Obviously she shares with her sister, but she always just has a plate with her and snacks while she cooks.

Meanwhile, Pepa, who is always super emotional (and raining/sleeting/snowing/etc) is suddenly calm for her pregnancy with Dolores. There's a little more sun and rainbows and less lightning. Alma is happy about this, obviously, and Pepa wants to be annoyed by that but tbh she's happy too. She feels...peaceful.

But then Julieta goes into labor and she can hear the screams and for the first time since her pregnancy began, she creates a huge storm and tries to contain it in her room. She wants to help bring Isa into the world, BUT she's a few weeks from popping so all she can do is listen and think this will be her soon enough. Félix does his best to calm her and mostly succeeds, promising he'll be there to hold her hand the entire time.

Agustín comes out with a broken hand and a tiny infant in the crook of his arm. He is sobbing. Not because of the hand. Félix gives him a stored arepa to heal his hand, but he is still a blubbering mess.

"Look at her, Fe," he says. "She's so perfect." Félix pats him on the back and agrees. Little Isabela is perfect.

Well he believes that until he's holding his own baby Dolores in his arms. Then it's his turn to sob like a baby himself. She has tight little curls and her Mama's smile and his eyes and she is just a rainbow personified. After a hurricane of a birth, she's here, just three weeks after her cousin (Isabela was fashionably late).

Nobody loves her more than Pepa, though, who carries her practically 24/7, crying about how much she loves this tiny little loaf in her arms.

Julieta and Agustín take turns carrying Isa around, strapped to their bodies as they do their chores. As Julieta cooks, she explains recipes and measurements to Isabela, who just snores and drools on her shoulder. Juli has to stop sometimes just to stare at this tiny life she's created. Agustín bursts into tears sometimes when Isa does something cute like grab his mustache or fart. He kisses her little head and whispers how perfect she is.

When Félix holds Dolores, he tells her stories. She's so tiny still, but she's alert. Her big eyes make him believe she's actually listening to him and his stories become dramatic as he goes on and on and on. She's strapped to his chest as he does things around the house, still telling his baby these stories. He does this for years, as she grows, transitioning from being strapped to his chest, to his back, to toddling after him with Isa, who also loves his stories.

Bruno babysits often enough that it's natural for him to just have the two little girls hanging off him as he walks around Casita, answering any little questions they have with exaggerated or nonsensical answers (Tío Bruno, what's for dinner tonight? Capybara. Eewww! No, they're quite good. Just a little dry and crunchy.)

When Isa is 2, she asks how her mama got that baby in her belly and Bruno looks at his nonexistent watch and says whoa looks like I need to go water my cactus, bye! He sprints away like an Olympian. The girls have no chance of catching up so they ask whichever papa is closest (poor awkward Agustín stutters and mumbles and ends up telling them that a stork impregnated Julieta).

During her pregnancy with Luisa, Julieta's appetite is not so huge, but she has a surplus of energy so she spends 9 months basically just nesting. Her chores are done super quickly and she churns out food like a machine, until there's enough to keep in the cold box until well after the baby is born. Isabela and Dolores like to nap with her, their little ears pressed to her belly. Pepa naps with them too, sad that she's not pregnant too, but also glad because she is not ready for another baby just yet.

Luisa's birth is easier than Isabela's. Not as much fuss. She's also an easy baby. She doesn't cry as much and is always content in her parents' arms. Isabela adores her and holds her as much as she can. They join Augustín in the garden a lot so he can teach them about different flowers. Julieta always sends them out with food in case of bee stings (which inevitably happen, though Isabela is way more fond of the bees, who seem to like her as well).

The next time Julieta and Pepa are pregnant at the same time, their eldest are seven and it's Pepa who's about three months further along.

This time, however, Camilo wreaks absolute HAVOC on her body. She has such bad morning sickness for the first 2 trimesters that she can hardly eat the arepas she knows will cure it. She gets migraines nearly every single day, as well. Julieta makes her tiny, healthy snacks for her to chew on throughout the day to help, but they always come back. In her third trimester, things seem to calm down a little bit and she actually has a chance to feel excited about having another baby. She and Felix have wanted a second child for so long and Dolores is already a pretty great big cousin to Luisa, so they're certain she'll be an amazing big sister.

Then Camilo is born and he is a CRIER. Like big time. He doesn't stop crying for pretty much a month straight. And Dolores HATES HIM. Mainly because she has that super-sensitive hearing and is seven and doesn't really understand that Camilo cannot help that crying is the only way he can communicate. She just knows that her ears hurt and she wants it to just STOP.

Thankfully, Casita has made a part of her room completely soundproof, so she can't hear anything outside that space. She spends a lot of her time there until Camilo is a year old and can otherwise verbalize his feelings. That's when they start to get closer but she always has ear plugs at the ready because he tends to happy-shriek.

When Julieta is pregnant with Mirabel, all the little ones hover around her (they cannot go near Pepa's pregnancy because she is going Through It) and ask to feel her belly and ask her if she thinks it will be a boy or a girl. Julieta and Agustín wouldn't mind a boy, but also wouldn't mind a girl. Gus is a great girl dad, with hair clips in his hair and flowers and sometimes a little bit of Julieta's makeup, which he wears proudly. Having a boy would be just as nice, but they're really not picky. Also, Félix can attest to the fact that boys are not all they're cracked up to be as he carries around a screaming, colicky Camilo, who is unlike the three previous infants in that he doesn't seem to require oxygen because he NEVER TAKES A BREATH FROM SCREAMING.

When Mirabel is born, she is pretty chill. She cries an average amount, but she's a pretty happy baby. She only really cries when he disrupts her sleep. Usually, she grunts or moans when she needs something. Isabela ADORES her younger sister just as much as she adores Luisa and carries her all around in a sling, growing flowers to watch Mirabel's eyes grow impossibly large in glee. They spend a lot of time in the garden to get away from the incessant crying.

All the cousins are super close, like siblings. The ones close in age are always closest, like twins. Isa and Dolores have a sort of secret language and Mirabel/Camilo are a bit mischievous. They pull pranks together and always try to one-up one another. Luisa is never excluded, however, and is also incredibly protective of them all. She is honestly the one that keeps all of them alive when they do stupid shit.

When Camilo gets his gift, he just has more ammo to use for pranks. When Mirabel doesn't get her gift, they all initially use their gifts to cheer her up. Dolores always tells her the gossip. Isabela leaves flowers in the nursery for her. Luisa lifts her up to see and do things she otherwise would be unable to do. Camilo makes her laugh with his impressions and the ways he can modify each form. Growing up, they grow further apart as chores take over their lives and Mirabel tries to find ways to be as useful as them all, without any powers. She learns to use a sewing machine and to hand embroider and to just create with her hands. She explores Casita and learns Casita's language. She quickly becomes Casita's favorite.

Because of her lack of a gift, Alma starts putting pressure on Pepa to have a third child, just to see if the magic has truly run out or if there's something wrong with Mirabel. Or Julieta. She can no longer ask Bruno for advice of the future.

Pepa and Félix try for years to conceive a third baby, but are unsuccessful until they start to believe she may be too old. She's 45 when it's confirmed and she is a mess of nerves. Julieta plies her with home-baked bread and specially-brewed tea. She is basically Pepa's nurse for the next 9 months, keeping her calm, fed, and healthy. Mirabel, always wanting to help, reads to Pepa (while holding an umbrella to keep her books from being ruined) and makes baby clothes for her. Pepa is forever thankful for Mirabel's sweetness despite the coldness she faces from Alma. Dolores can hear her baby brother's heart beat every day and tells Pepa that he's strong, which calms her. Isabela grows flowers that can be ingested to keep things calm and keep Pepa healthy. Camilo learns how to brew tea and his Papa teaches him how to speak in calm tones so that his mama doesn't storm too harshly when she's nervous. Luisa even sometimes carries Pepa through the house when her feet are too swollen. Everybody does their best to help so that when Antonio is born, he is perfectly healthy and happy and the weather remains sunny. A rainbow forms over her head when she holds her baby boy for the first time, her fingers stroking perfect curls.

Antonio instantly becomes the most beloved in the entire family. He's not only the baby, but each person feels like they have a special connection to him, based on their involvement in Pepa's pregnancy.

Basically, all of these children are cherished by their parents and aunts/uncles. They are all loved, regardless of their abilities. Julieta and Agustín prove that throughout the movie. Pepa has obvious love and respect for her sons and daughter, who grant her the same in return. Camilo likes to tease Félix, but he definitely learns how to have respect for women from his father. And Antonio is an angel.

I love all of them with my whole being.

[a-libra-writes]

How the GoT Characters Propose To You

We’re BACK AT IT AGAIN FOLKS

In this imagine, you’ll be proposed to by: Ned Stark, Robb Stark, Sansa Stark, Jon Snow, Benjen Stark, Jory Cassel, Dolorous Edd, Yara Greyjoy, Daenerys Targaryen, Jorah Mormont, Missandei, Grey Worm, Tywin Lannister, Tyrion Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Sandor Clegane, Bronn, Petyr Baelish, Stannis Baratheon, Davos Seaworth, Margaery Tyrell, Brynden Tully, Edmure Tully, Brienne of Tarth, Ramsay Bolton, Roose Bolton, Oberyn Martell, Beric Dondarrion

NED STARK

In spite of the fact your families arranged this marriage years ago, Ned has to be his usual honorable, traditional self and go along with the expected courting process. That includes a formal proposal, but… that’s not for the purpose of tradition. The way he beams and looks at you with such adoration, you can tell he just really wants to hear you say “yes” to the proposal he shyly talks through. The ring is on the more modest side, combining the direwolf and your house’s sigil. There’s a personal touch on the inside; either an inscription or an engraving that has a special meaning to the two of you. He likely has a matching ring, very unassuming, that he wears whenever possible.

ROBB STARK

He didn’t expect to fall so completely for you during this stuffy courting process. Robb can’t believe how lucky he is, and it’s obvious to everyone how enamored he is with you. He’s ready to jump straight to the wedding, tradition be damned, but oh well. What he does do is give you the ring quite early, and his own proposal, even if your marriage has been long decided. His proposal is straightforward, but there’s love and earnestness in his eyes as he takes your hands and presents the ring he secretly acquired. It’s beautifully crafted, with silver direwolves and gemstones that match your house’s sigil for their eyes.

SANSA STARK

Sansa had thought about this for a long time. Letting that romantic spirit come back, even after you’d been together for a while, was difficult. The whole concept of marriage had become repulsive to her, but together the two of you could make it something different. She gave you an unassuming ring you could always wear, with gemstones that reminded her of your eyes. She tried not to cry with happiness as she gave her heartfelt proposal. You’d say your vows in the weirwoods, where she always wanted to be married. The whole day would seem like a dream to her, like the innocent daydreams she had as a girl, before the world took everything.

JON SNOW

He had it planned out: What he would say, where he would say it, but his nerves and doubts bite at him again and again. You can tell he’s been thinking about something for months, it’s been weighing on him, but you hadn’t expected this. It all makes sense when you both are alone in a godswood and Jon takes your hand … and finally blurts it all out. He had a silver ring made; you don’t know how he managed it, but it’s pretty in its simplicity. There’s a direwolf running across the ring, its teeth bared, and another one running beside it. A pack of two.

BENJEN STARK

The asking and ceremony would be more of a ‘symbolic’ thing - being you both were in the Night’s Watch, and you were in disguise. It’s why when he first asked you, you thought it was some silly jap. “Of course, Ben,” You rolled your eyes. “I would love to be your wife.” Then he took your hand, removed the old woolen glove covering it and put on a small, unassuming iron ring that fit you perfectly. Benjen couldn’t stop grinning as he asked you again. It’s a sweet moment you share high up on the wall, in the middle of the darkness, where it seems like you both are totally alone in the world. Days afterward, you notice the engravings of the direwolf inside the ring.

JORY CASSEL

No matter how long you both were together at this point, Jory gets tongue-tied and stumbles over what he carefully rehearsed. He’s still so sure you’ll refuse him, given the small land and influence his family has. He thought for a long time about what sort of ring to get you, and admittedly, he was thinking about it early on in the relationship. It’s something quite pretty and elegant, and it references your house and personal taste. Honorable and traditional as he was, it didn’t feel right going to your family for “formal” permission. He wanted to know your feelings first, and that you truly wanted the arrangement.

EDDISON TOLLETT

You being his “old lady” was a dumb in-joke you and Edd had for some time. You were disguised in the Night’s Watch, of course, but the way you two (playfully) bickered made everyone call you an exhausting old couple. Even when you both were alone, Edd would use “wife”, though you were increasingly aware it wasn’t a joke anymore. Finally he really asks you, even if it’s pointless, even if it’s while you both are freezing in the middle of a frozen wasteland. And even then, he’s still surprised you say yes. One day he ties a piece of old twine around your finger, blushing the whole time, insisting you don’t have to keep it on if you don’t want to.

YARA GREYJOY

If you were from the greenlands, from the get-go, Yara liked to refer to you as her salt wife. It was half teasing, half telling the other Ironborn to stay away. Whenever she’d say it, she’d keep such a protective hold on your waist, you were half-convinced she was going to carry you off to her ship. Eventually she made good on that promise. If you were Ironborn, Yara would be more willing to be forward. She’d tell you about some story she heard from her uncle about brides of the sea, women who stayed together and never married, though you knew she wasn’t one for fancies. Regardless, she’d have matching necklaces made for the both of you, leather and iron, like most of what she owns. She keeps it protected under her clothes.

DAENERYS TARGARYEN

Oh, she’s brought it up with you plenty of times - how you’ll be her Queen before gods and men, no matter what anyone thinks. The thing is, you both never did a grand ceremony. There were other matters to attend to, but Daenerys always made it clear to visitors who you were to her. She has plans for a wonderful ceremony once she takes her throne back, a celebration of your unbreakable union… Well, until then, you both can have your private vows. There’s dozens of beautiful things she’s given you (mostly from suitors who won’t bugger off), but your favorite is a necklace she had specially made. It’s a necklace of obsidian with dragons in flight, all connected together. The three largest dragons have a ruby, a diamond and an emerald for their eyes - a reference to her children, who are also fond of you. You two also wear matching obsidian bands with small rubies, made from the same stone as the necklace.

JORAH MORMONT

First, you knew this was happening. Jorah wears his heart on his sleeve and that’s even more evident when he’s worried about something. You noticed he was being both especially loving and anxious. You considered saying something, but he was clearly waiting for a perfect moment. Seriously, he’d look ready to say something, then back off at the last second at least a dozen times. Finally Jorah asked you, with the most loving smile on his face, and he was so choked up when you accepted - as if he really thought you’d refuse. You’ve told him before that you don’t need anything fancy, but he still gets you a lovely and elegant ring with silver-black engravings of small bears and another animal you’re fond of. He’s thrilled if you got him a matching ring or necklace; again, Jorah didn’t imagine you’d want such a thing. He’d wear it constantly and it’d become something he’d fiddle with when he was nervous.

MISSANDEI

Missandei would wait for you to pop the question because, in truth, she never imagined you’d want to. She understood that was a tradition in your home country, but you were both women, and she was… well, she just didn’t expect it. But Missandei’s eyes light up with surprise and adoration at your earnest question, and she says yes without even thinking. She isn’t one for anything fancy, but she’d love you both to have a matching set of bracelets, necklaces or rings - something elegant but not flashy, perhaps with stones or engravings that mean something personal to the both of you. She’d always wear it, even if she had to hide it under her clothes for some reason or another. She’s terribly flustered when someone asks her who it’s from and what it means.

GREY WORM

Oh, no no no. He’d grown a lot beside you, and as Daenerys’ commander, but there were still areas where Grey Worm felt like he wasn’t enough. It would take a lot of prodding and reassurance from Missandei before he’d finally start planning. You’d wonder what he was up to, and he’d just shyly say it was a surprise and you’d learn eventually. His proposal is sweet and faltering; he tried to stay serious, but he just couldn’t when you looked at him with those kind eyes. Grey Worm decided to make the jewelry himself - it would be an intricate leather bracelet with gemstones inlaid. He hunted the animal and tanned the leather himself, and spent many evenings hurting his fingers to put it together. He has a matching one, though it’s far simpler.

TYWIN LANNISTER

First off, this was a marriage arranged well in advance, so you didn’t expect any extended courting or proposals. This was Tywin, after all. Still he managed to surprise you a fortnight before the wedding with an absurdly jeweled ringbox. The ring itself was Lannister gold, and you anticipated lions and rubies… but it was your house’s sigil, with your birthstone inlaid, and small lions along the band. It’s far more than you anticipated from such a man. And when Tywin presented it to you, you sensed his expectation, and the heat in his eyes... He would never admit to wanting your approval, but that look was saying otherwise. Some years later, you have more jewelry than you could dream of, but you still wear that original ring most often. You’ll catch him glancing at it when you put it on, or twist it around your finger, then he’ll glance aside like he wasn’t watching.

TYRION LANNISTER

Naturally, he’s been thinking of this and planning it for weeks, maybe months, depending on how in love he is. Even if it’s a marriage of love, Tyrion will still have late-night nagging thoughts that you’ll back out, or you’re doing it out of duty. When he takes your hand and gives you the sweetest proposal you’ve ever heard, he still isn’t sure… until you kiss him and tell him what a silly man he’s being. Of course you’d accept. The ring has beautiful craftsmanship, with delicate flowers, lions and gemstones matching your house. It’s rosegold and silver rather than Lannister gold, and the inscription inside is something of an in-joke between you two, likely a quote from a book.

JAIME LANNISTER

You were concerned when he first approached you. It’s rare Jaime is this solemn with you, and he’d been acting strange the past week. Then he started to speak, and you realized he was nervous. His cheeks were starting to get red, and he was having trouble looking right at you. His nervousness came from the fact that Jaime wasn’t entirely sure you’d say yes, no matter how long you’d been together, no matter how confident he was that whole time. All the doubts would begin to creep, and before you could even answer, he considered backing out. But you said yes, and the smile that grew on his face was so wonderful to see. Jaime doesn’t want anything fancy or ceremonial, tradition and his family name be damned. The ring is gold, naturally, but it’s simple and charming. There’s small, pretty gemstones inlaid beside lion engravings.

SANDOR CLEGANE

At this point, you two have been married in all but name for years. He has his own thoughts on marriage, and you have your’s, and there was never a rush. People in the village already thought you already took vows, so honestly, you might have kids before Sandor starts considering something a little official. It would be something simple, but heartfelt. He’d have a fancy leather bracelet woven for you, or a simple silver ring, if you’d prefer that. He wouldn’t want much for himself, and would be flustered if you made something - but he’d absolutely wear it. Instead of taking the three black dogs from the Clegane sigil, you both would think of something new.

BRONN

He’s made all sorts of stupid jokes about marriage, especially now that he’s a proper lord. You’ve never taken any of it seriously, especially when these sentimental rambles come from when he’s drunk and wanting under your dress. Other times are when you’re out and about and pass a sept - “We oughta made it official, then go straight to the wedding night” - really, you never expected him to be serious about it. One evening he tossed something shiny at you, and you caught it. It was a beautiful ring with a huge diamond … and your first thought is if he stole it. He didn’t look at you, only mumbled something about maybe talking to your family. Maybe considering it for real. Bronn’s terrible with emotions, especially speaking them out loud. His gestures speak louder, and the whole time he’s talking he’s trying not to look at you.

PETYR BAELISH

Naturally he planned out the whole proposal - the right location, what he would say, and a beautiful ring that meant something important to you. It wasn’t big and conspicuous, rather it was something absolutely tailored for you, with a mockingbird etched inside. Petyr starts strong as he takes your hand, but begins to falter in his words when you look at him with such adoration. That undivided attention and love just gets him flustered, though he knew you’d accept. This was all part of his plan, but even knowing it would happen didn’t make him any less pleased.

STANNIS BARATHEON

Your houses had been in discussion about the betrothal for a while, but being the man he was, Stannis still wanted to do the usual courting and formal proposal. His words were blunt, the tips of his ears were turning red and he kept darting his eyes away, but he said it. He remembers the ring when you accept, and you assumed he had it ordered without much thought… Though when you look at it, you notice it’s not just pretty woven gold and black diamonds. In the center of the diamonds is your birthstone, and you wonder if he added that touch - your parents certainly wouldn’t have. Even after you’ve been married for years and have plenty of jewelry to pick from, Stannis gets a little flushed that you wear the first ring he gave you so often.

DAVOS SEAWORTH

Your dear Davos made your ring, a pretty and modest thing he created with the help of a blacksmith friend (you were wondering where those little burns on his fingers came from). You both had been together for a while now, talking about marriage here and there but never actually doing it. When he takes your hand, he’s bashful, though he gets through his words. They’re sweet and honest, like you expected. He knew you’d say yes, but he wanted to say it, and to give you the ring. Even if you don’t want a ceremony, he wanted to give you this. It’s a pretty silver and iron ring with pretty engraved flowers, your favorite, and a loving inscription on the inside.

MARGAERY TYRELL

First off, she’d been asking you strange questions for weeks. You could tell she wanted to get you a gift, and she wanted it to be just right. Then you realized she must have some sort of elaborate date planned… Well, you didn’t expect the wonderful evening to end in a proposal. Even if it wasn’t possible for you by the laws of Westeros, Margaery didn’t care. She had a beautiful ring made for you, and she had her “vows” ready. As far as she’s concerned, your hearts belong together, and the gods will understand. She only cries a little, but she’s mostly beaming as you say yes and allow her to put it on your finger.

The gold ring is made wonderfully, with sculpted roses and a large emerald in the center, with her birthstone around it. Margaery wanted a matching one, but that might be suspicious. So, her ring is your favorite flower sculpted with your birthstone in the center.

BRYNDEN TULLY

All his life Brynden resisted the brides his brother threw at him, absolutely sure he was going to die a warrior and not some lazy lord… Well, you certainly changed that perspective, though he likes to say he’s still too old and you ought to spend your life with someone else. Because he thinks it’s the right thing to do, and you deserve it - and with the upcoming war - he gets the ring. Brynden is actually flustered the whole time, giving you a curt and honest proposal. He wants to be with you until the rest of his days - even if they’re numbered - if you’ll have him. No fancy ceremony, ideally, it’s just the two of you. The ring itself is unusual and also not traditional. It’s cool silver with black etchings, and the sigils are your house’s sigil or a favorite flower. It’s not very Tully, except for a small chain of trout engraved on the inside.

EDMURE TULLY

He’s completely confident in this proposal. And why not? You both adore each other, the marriage has been planned for well over a year now, he has just the right place to ask you… Though he’s so excited, he ends up stumbling over some words while he asks you. The official arrangement had already been announced, but he still wanted to do something private and romantic. It was difficult for Edmure to keep the ring a secret. He oversaw every step of it being made, and when he notices you looking at it, it makes him very happy. It’s an elegant silver ring inlaid with diamonds, rubies and sapphires; the latter being in a wavy formation like the Tully banner. You think it’s a bit extravagant, but he says otherwise.

BRIENNE OF TARTH

She’s been thinking about it over and over… you can tell she’s been agonizing about something for months. Finally she shyly presents you with a pretty and simple gold bracelet she figured you could always wear; stumbles over her words to explain it, then you understand her meaning. Yall find an abandoned sept and do cute lil vows and shes crying lol. You rlly want her to wear something similar and she’s just blushing the whole time but she agrees; she takes extremely good care of the necklace/bracelet and wears it under her armor.

RAMSAY BOLTON

Your parents and Roose made the arrangement, so you and Ramsay had little say in the matter. Still, he loves to play his roles, so he wanted to play the part of the attentive, doting lord, especially in front of your family. Though you’re surprised by the unusual ring he gives you; it’s two smooth rings interlocking with each other. The proposal is a little intense and unsettling, but you notice something when he puts it on your finger. He has small burns on his fingers, like had smithed it himself… And you wonder how he knew your ring size… Later on, when you both are married and living in the Dreadfort, sometimes he’ll take your hand and run his thumb over the cold ring.

ROOSE BOLTON

You both were officially engaged for some time, so he didn’t have to do any sort of proposal. When you both were at a private, quiet place in the gardens, and he took your hand. You weren’t expecting it at all. It was simple enough. He promised to look after you, to ensure your protection and health. It almost seemed… genuine, though those eyes were cold as ever. The ring was another surprise. You realized it was an heirloom, but it still looked impeccable. It was iron that was twisted into an elegant shape, with rubies and morganite. The largest ruby was in the center, shaped like a tear-drop… or maybe that was a blood-drop? You notice afterward he’ll glance at your hand each time you meet, as if concerned you wouldn’t wear it.

OBERYN MARTELL

You both had been paramours for years now, and you didn’t need the ring to be happy or official… So it surprised you when after a wonderful evening of dancing and drinking, and pressing against each other in the gardens, he asked you the question. It was romantic, like you’d expect, but also so earnest. Oberyn always wears his feelings on his sleeves, but this didn’t seem like a spur-of-the-moment passionate proposal. His words seemed like he’d worked on them for a long time. Oberyn is understanding if you want to stay paramours and not an official Lady Martell, as that title comes with trappings and expectations. He just had to ask you and hear your acceptance. The ring he gives you is gold, with vibrant topaz and rubies. The inside is engraved with the spear of Martell. You later learn from his brother that it’s a beloved family heirloom.

BERIC DONDARRION

The two of you don’t have much, but you’ve been in love for a long time and he very much wants a “proper” ceremony to express that. He shyly proposed to you in the moonlight after you both made love, and the almost desperation in his voice surprised you. He gave you a smooth, iron ring with a faint design of interwoven flames. The “ceremony” is a drunk Thoros and equally drunk septon his men found, for a double ceremony! It’s extra luck! Or something like that. Beric insists that makes it even more official, and he’ll marry you under a Godswood too, if you come across one. He’s full of smiles and wants to bridal carry you every chance he gets.