Slow update, it’s been.. roughly half a month? I’m busy with school sorry.
The next day, he went back to his usual — avoiding all tasks and maybe steal something from the bakery that’s by chance near your house even though he could’ve just asked Tia Julieta for arepas or any type of bread he wanted.
He stayed hidden in the alley, slicing his bread in half with his pocket knife to save for later. He glanced at you not so subtly as he enjoyed his breakfast.
“Are you going to keep staring like a creep or?”
He heard your unmistakable voice and looked around, trying to see who you were talking to.
“I’m talking to you, señor with the hair covering an eye while eating bread”
He gulped down his mouthful of bread, thinking if he should make a run for it. But he’s no coward so he stepped out into the light, shrugging like this was his plan all along.
“Whats a Madrigal doing here, casually watching a local anyways” You tossed the blob of an apple core you liquified up and down your hand. “don’t try to deny it, i’ve seen you there for days”
He grinned a mirthless grin, “Bold of you to assume i’m watching you, señorita.” He walked closer. You took note of how tall he is as he towered over you.
You scoffed, “whatever, see you around stalker” You turned to go back into your house, not bothering anymore since he’s not gonna answer your question.
Eventually he’ll get bored of whatever interested him and leave. right?
Wrong. He came back day after day, just standing there eerily in the shadows of the alley. Sometimes with a fruit in hand or a new trinket he snatched. You’ve learnt that his name was Carlos, the trouble maker of the Madrigals. A sort of outcast, black sheep of the family.
You noticed the townspeople didn’t really like him either (more like they completely avoided him as much as possible) and it wasn’t surprising if he thought you would’ve backed off or at least be put off by it like other people did. But you didn’t, instead you just.. sort of coexisted in silent in some sort of truce.
He would stay near you, minding his own business while you worked on chores or just watching the clouds float by.
He enjoyed the peace while you enjoyed the quiet company.
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You were laying in your usual shaded spot, enjoying the cool summer breeze while you chewed on a popsicle stick mindlessly. Until some guy decided to get real close to you while sitting, completely uncaring you’re there.
“Has anyone told you about personal space..? Because clearly you don’t know about it.” you scoffed as you sat up, now standing in front of the guy who decided to invade your space.
It was Carlos Madrigal, who’s name you had learnt. But he was.. different today. You squinted your eyes, confused. He didn’t look different. Actually he did, his expression was.. odd. not one usually seen on the scowling, pissed-off-at-everyone boy. The beauty mark was also gone. you noted.
“Uh. Are you okay.?”
“Totally, why would you assume i’m not?” He snapped back at you, but it was.. weak compared to his usual snide comments. It also had weird ups and downs in accent that he didn’t do. And was that a voice crack.?
You reached forward, pinching Carlos real hard and you watch as his image shifted and changed, turning into Camilo. You rolled your eyes, as if one madrigal wasnt enough, now there’s two.
You caught him by the back of his collar as he turned to flee, “hold it, why’re you impersonating your twin to see me”
He turned around, eyes darting everywhere.
“Look i mean no harm, i was just interested in why my brother was always out here and found out he was with you. Are you guys dating?”
You let go of his collar, “Dating him?” You snickered, “Of course not.” You quickly dissipate the thought of dating him that flashed through your head. Dating him? He was just.. nice company. Yeah. Besides you weren’t that close, he just stayed near and had short conversations with you. sometimes joining you as you laid near the riverbank or watched the stars on your roof.
Camilo seemed to be thinking, hand scratching his head absent-mindedly.
“That’s weird. Carlos doesn’t really enjoy company. I was surprised he was hanging around you so much. What’s your name anyways” He stretched his hand out, wanting to shake yours.
“Y/n, You’re done with this whole investigator thing right? I’ll go back to my nap” You shook his hand briefly so he doesn’t have his hand out awkwardly and tossed the popsicle stick that’s been in your mouth for a while into the bin next to you.
He waved, setting off with mischief in his mind as he thought of the ways he’ll tick his brother off.
He hurried home, greeting casita and passed by Mirabel who was fixing up his other torn ruana. He found Carlos leaning against the balcony and smirked, walking up to him.
“So… what’s up hermano” Carlos ignored Camilo’s question, rolling his eyes as he’s close to walking away.
“What.” He snapped, eyes narrowed and lips a thin line, annoyed his peace was disturbed. Camilo never went to him during the day unless to tell him about news.
“So hostile towards tu hermano” Camilo shook his head “Not to disturb your creepy stalker thing but Mama told me to tell you y/n’s coming over for dinner tonight.” Camilo grinned seeing Carlos’ expression change, his eyes widening.
“What’s wrong hermano?” He prodded him further, testing his patience.
Carlos turned away without a response, trying to leave.
“not so fast, whats this about?” Camilo put a hand on his shoulder. He grits his teeth and swats his hand off.
“Let go already, it doesn’t concern you.”
“You’re so obvious. It’s clear that you-“ Carlos slaps his hand over Camilo’s mouth, irritated.
“Cállate.”
“That was a joke Carlos, shes not coming over to dinner. I talked with her just now. She has a gift too, i think it’s manipulating liquids and turning things into liquid state.”
Carlos nodded, attention drifting from his brother’s words to something else, until his brother’s voice became background noise again.
“Carlos!” He snapped back to attention, closing his eyes in annoyance.
“make it short i’m tired of your ramblings”
“Do you like her.”
He turned around, unsure as well. “I don’t know” He muttered.
“Just say you do” He could already imagine the stupid smug grin Camilo was wearing. “Just cállate before Dolores-“
A small squeak could be heard behind them. Carlos facepalmed, of course she heard.
“What’s this about Carlos liking someone? Mi hermanito tolerating someone?”
Carlos had enough of this and pushed past her. “you’ve heard everything already, don’t tell anyone, got it?” He glared at her but Dolores was already turning to leave, trying not to spill the newest news she got.
“She’s gonna tell everyone. starting from mirabel and then mama” Camilo stated.
“No shit.”
“Maybe you could try confessing..?”
“We’re not.. close. At all. And what would she see in me anyways” The insecurities rose and tangled his insides into knots. Bile rose and he gulped, pushing the thoughts down.
Camilo sighed, shaking his head. There was no convincing Carlos once he set his mind to something. “I’ll leave you to your thoughts then. Hasta luego hermano.”
That night, carlos’ thoughts ran wild as the night got darker.
What if you thought the same as he did?
Unsure of your feelings as well? He knew you were sort of an outcast as well. On the surface you got along well but you didn’t have anyone close. But you had him around everyday.
Maybe his brother is right for once. He had fallen for you and he can’t seem to get enough of you — The one thing that seems nice in this town besides his family.
Thank you for some much needed inspiration for drawing this. It’s a bit messy but I still like it. Also I couldn’t find the original post you made to reblog it and add the pictures but here! ❤️
What if Madrigal family swapped their gifts for a day
AND NONE OF THEM DON’T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT
That would be a great episode if Encanto had a continuing serial
EXAMPLES:
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Isabela, having Tia Pepa’s gift: WHY CAN’T I FEEL ANNOYED WITHOUT PEOPLE KNOWING IT?! THEY SEE THAT I HAVE CLOUDS ALL AROUND MY HEAD AND POINT THAT OUT!!! AND THAT ANNOYS ME EVEN MORE!!!!!
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Dolores, with Tia Julieta’s gift: I don’t know how to cook.
Julieta, has Luisa’s power: That’s okay dear, first you need to— *tries to grab a plate but breaks it in pieces* oh dear.
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Pepa, with Antonio’s power, gossips with animals: No way Camilo did that!- What?— Nooo, he wouldn’t do it,— he’s only 15!!- Wait, what did Bruno said then? Oh mY GOD—
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Mirabel, shapeshifter: *mocks Isabela changing into her* LoOk aT Me! I’m sUpEr PuNkY iDeAl GrAnDcHiLd!! WHOMP WHOMP!! *smacks own butt*
Isabela, still tia Pepa’s power: *creates a storm cloud and zaps Mirabel*
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Camilo, with Dolores’ gift: *sells secrets and periodically having a panic attacks because of all that noise he can hear now*
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Antonio, having a future vision: *prophecies that there will be an explosion of plants and vines*
Bruno, with Isabela’s gift: *fricking MAKES A SUDDEN EXPLOSION OF FLOWERS AND VINES*
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Luisa, having Mirabel’s power of being the candle of house: *chillaxes and having a great time of not doing anything for the first time after YEARS*
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And Abuela, seeing this kerfuffle: There wasn’t that shit when Pedro was alive *leaves this mess and locks up in her room*
- Because of his future vision he’ll often see bits of pop culture that no one has heard of before. So he’ll often make a joke referencing that part of pop culture laugh to himself for a minute and then remember no one else got his joke
- isa is a asexual lesbian that uses she/him pronouns cause why not?
- When pepa and felix started dating pepa always referred to bruno as her “little brother” so felix was always imagining like a 10 year old. When invited over to meet her family he had gotten a surprise toy because he thought bruno was like a kid and was very shocked to see a grown ass man who he then found out was only 3 minutes younger then pepa
- Felix side of the family absolutely adores pepa family and thinks the magic they have is super cool. While augstin side of the family is very jealous of julieta and her families magic
- Mirabel is pedro reincarnated
- Dolores really enjoys silent movies since she can just not listen and still know what happening
- Mirabel can look at someone do something once and be able to do it herself with relative ease (she can just basically pick up most skills with very little effort)
- Camilo is a picky eater so he often just eats a bunch of like one thing at meals to the point there’s none for anyone else
-Luisa is lactose intolerant
- When julieta and agustin first started dating bruno didn’t like him but now hes probably one of bruno’s favorite people to talk to
- One time pepa insulted bruno and instead of getting upset he just looked in to her eyes and was like “October 3rd”. Pepa freaked out after that thinking she was gonna die but it was actually the day she was going to meet felix
- Felix and Augustin where both born and raised outside of encanto and moved there later in life
-Since encanto is so isolated most of the family only knows what going on in the world through bruno’s predictions
- isa favorite sweets are chocolates
- Mirabel absolutely loves rock candies, she has almost thrown up because she got a bunch for her birthday and ate them all at once
thinking about that hc about how Mirabel and Camilo were once called the “twins” by the villagers because they were not only inseparable as little kids but also closest in age, and Camilo would often shapeshift into Mirabel after getting his gift.
But what if they’re no longer as close because when Mirabel didn’t get a gift, she was so distraught for months that when Camilo attempted to cheer her up by shapeshifting into her, she cried and lashed out at him instead, having assumed he was mocking her. both were so hurt that Camilo never shapeshifted into her again and they stopped calling themselves the twins. eventually the villagers stopped calling them that too.
while they didn’t actively avoid each other, they grew distant and didn’t address that night ever again. Mirabel began to grow close to Dolores over the years, with Camilo and her only really conversing when around their other family members. then his baby bro was born and Mirabel grew even closer to Antonio. Camilo wasn’t very jealous or angry at all, but it stung. He saw her every day yet still missed his favorite cousin; missed being “twins” and was still unsure how to approach her on his own without a silly joke she typically ignored or shrugged off. but now that she’s brought their tío Bruno back to the family, maybe it’s time for them both to genuinely reach out and make some amends of their own?
(saw encanto yesterday and I’m an official Camilo and Madrigal family stan. if anyone wants to write a fic based on this be my guest. considering it but I may not have time, lemme know if y’all would like to see it tho)
