#Encanto thought

[thefourchimes]

the new encanto comics reminded me of something that has absolutely been pointed out before, but it’s still so neat how the youngest of all sibling lines seem to look like their respective parent the most?

i mean, obviously because family and everyone has resemblances to each other in some way

but yeah, looking at them, mirabel resembles julieta, antonio resembles felix, and bruno resembles pedro

not sure if i’m making sense or if i’m just looking too much into it, but still, it’s interesting

pedro and bruno:

julieta and mirabel:

felix and antonio:

love them

[stelmao]

i also love when alice gives out scores to rate things i think that's very cute

[jacarandaaaas]

sometimes I feel bad for talking about mirabel so much then I remember how she used to be so ignored in the fandom people didn’t even know she was the main character

[wolf-of-woke-street]

Logging into Tumblr and playing my favourite game:

Who is this fanart of??

Where the options are:

Jon Sims from The Magnus Archives

Bruno from Encanto

Simon Petrikov

Loki

Carlos from Welcome to Nightvale

Edward Teach (Blackbeard) from Our Flag Means Death

[jollmaster]

my encanto phase ended a year ago, but hey I found my old sketches

[urlocalnonbinarybastardwrites]

When the character is happy go lucky and always cracking jokes so their trauma gets ignored

[shellem15]

Thinking about the Dawnfather. A god of light, a god of harvest, a god of the sun itself. Good but not nice, kind but not soft. Life-giving but also scorching. Protective, warm, and kind, but also stern, harsh, and abrasive. His light can foster growth, can protect and guide, but it can also scorch and burn. The sun is warm and nurturing but don’t stare at it too long, child, it’ll blind you.

Was he always so hard? Did he always hide his face with the harsh light of the sun? Or was there a time when he smiled and laughed, let others see him as he truly was?

Thinking about the Schism. Was the Dawnfather close to the Betrayer Gods before they turned? He must have been, Asmodeus wouldn’t be so hung up on him if he wasn’t. Speaking of Asmodeus, he was once a being of light, like the Dawnfather and the Everlight are now. Were they closer than the others? When the Gods came to Exandria, did they come from the same place or were they scattered, a ragtag group of survivors fleeing from predators seeking to devour them? And if the latter is true, did these three beings of light come from the same place? Siblings, born from the same stuff, forever tied to one another?

If this was the case, then, what was their relationship before the Schism? Did they call each other “Brother” and “Sister”? Did they hold each other when they were scared, dry each other’s tears, laugh and joke and tease and fight and make up because they were siblings and they’d always be together, and they loved each other with every fiber of their being and they only had each other. When Predathos came, when it devoured two of their newfound siblings, did the Dawnfather hold them both and promise them that everything was going to be okay because he was their brother and he was going to protect them, all of them. The gods, mortals, the world itself, they would not be devoured, they would not be destroyed, because he was there and would fight until his very last breath to keep them safe.

Wondering then, was that the moment when Asmodeus truly grew to hate their creations? Seeing his brother and sister and siblings risk their lives just to protect some mewling mortal wretches when they could just leave it all behind and start somewhere new. Was that the moment when he realized that mortals had done something to them, changed them when they were not supposed to change. Why else would they risk being devoured by Predathos, why else would they suffer through war with the Primordials? Why else would they choose them over him!? Was this the moment when he decided to conspire with the Primordials and the other Betrayer Gods? To destroy this world and the mortals on it so they could finally leave. And they would leave, of course, because the Dawnfather was his brother and the Everlight was his sister and the Gods were a family, and at the end of the day, they would always be together, and once the corrupting influence of those mortals was gone, they would surely all see reason.

And when the Dawnfather discovered this betrayal, when all the Prime Deities did, he must have been furious. How could they!? His kin, his brother, who had always been by his side through everything, how could they turn around and destroy their creations, their children. And so he and the other Primes took up arms and fought against their own family to protect this world they had created, and their children who inhabited it. Those battles must have been brutal, bonds of comradery broken, kin clashing against kin, screaming curses as they tore each other apart.

During those final battles of the Schism, when the Dawnfather clashed against Asmodeus, did they scream at each other in rage? A twisted reflection of previous squabbles, different because this time it was real, this time there is no forgiveness, no making up. When the Dawnfather knocked Asmodeus down, crushed his throat under his foot and banished him to the Hells, was he yelling when he disowned him? Or was he quiet when he did it, his voice going into a low growl, deadly calm as he told him that he was not his brother anymore. And moments previously, when the Dawnfather could have easily killed him, did he look into Asmodeus’s eyes and see his brother? Scared and hurt by his hands, hands that once held him and swore to protect him. In that moment, did the Dawnfather realize he couldn’t kill him? Because that was his brother and despite everything, he still loved him, and hurting him brought him more grief and pain than he could ever imagine. So instead, he banished him, locked him and all the other Betrayers away because he and the other Primes couldn’t bring themselves to kill their family, but they also couldn’t let them free.

Was this when the Dawnfather obscured his face? Hardened his heart because otherwise he would break, and he cannot break, because the other gods need him to be strong, because Exandria needs him to be strong. And so he stayed strong, despite the grief, despite the guilt, despite the pain of heartbreak, of hurting the ones he loved to protect the ones he loved. And this hardening must have continued, running himself ragged during Calamity, beating back Tharizdun, protecting Ioun after she almost died, sheltering the Everlight after Asmodeus once again betrayed her, stabbed her in the back and left her broken and weak when all she wanted was to do was get her brother back, to save him from his own wrath. Failure after failure after failure to protect those he cared about, to protect his siblings and mortals and Exandria itself. The guilt of his failures must be overwhelming, and these are his failures: Predathos devoured his siblings under his watch, his siblings betrayed them under his watch, Calamity ravaged Exandria under his watch, and even now, the threat of Predathos has once again returned under his watch.

No wonder he is so harsh now, so controlling now: because every time he has failed in his vigilance the world has suffered for it. He can’t fail again; he can’t lose any more siblings. And so, he continues hardening his heart, continues fighting, because the sun must always rise again in the morning, no matter what.

[teawizard]

Alma and Bruno hanging out :)

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

To all my fellow encanto oc havers - wanted to say that I will happily take requests to draw your ocs as animal crossing characters with one condition: I will publish them in the blog ;)

To send a request you can just send me an ask with a short reference for your oc and the species of the animal crossing-sona!

(throwing Daniela in so she doesn't feel excluded)

[venjamin-kingdomhearts]

imagining what if Castle Oblivion’s Weirdness still stuck around after it was restored to the LOD so now there’s like. entire extra floors that were not there before. stairs spawn and disappear over night. ventus’ room moves from the left wing of the castle to the right. the wayfinders are confused as all fuck but sometimes when terra’s hungry the kitchen appears right next to his room, and whenever aqua wants to catch a breather the couch has mysteriously appeared behind her. an entire cat tree just spawned in the throne room for chirithy. thank god no one’s losing their memory but. it’s becoming harder not to believe the castle is alive somehow. influenced by those who were in Castle Oblivion’s walls, or maybe the spell that turned it to Oblivion in the first place. at least it wants to protect the inhabitants more than anything.

[wings-of-sapphire]

Someone animate Vaggie singing Waiting on a Miracle about being an angel

[lapseinart]

Encanto and Schooling

Since nearly all the kids started helping around town after their fifth birthday, Mirabel actually has the most complete education, much to the rest of her sisters’ and cousins’ envy.

Camilo went inconsistently until he was around ten or so because he started babysitting. This was mostly because Felix thought that Camilo should be at least ten before he babysat anyone.

Luisa phased out of school slowly as she came in late or periodically because she was helping people along the way, but she stopped going by the time she was ten (at which point, Julieta and Agustin sort of gave up). Like her mom, she’s really good at math

Dolores dropped out immediately after getting her gift because it was too loud for her, but she continued to listen in on lessons sometimes.

Isabela happily dropped out by the time she was ten because school was not her strong suit. However, she does grow to envy Mirabel’s ability to go to school and get success in it.

For the triplets, I think Julieta likes reading, but she’s a slow reader because she dropped out of school to help her mom and cook remedies for the Encanto. Agustin read to her while she cooked, and this made Bruno and Pepa, who were somewhat skeptical of his intentions because he constantly needed healing, warm up to him a lot. She is however a whiz at arithmetic—she can add large numbers mentally very quickly and calculate percentages, fractions, and proportions without much thought.

Pepa probably dropped out because I don’t know about their ability to create paper and books that wouldn’t be ruined by rain, but she probably got mad at some point and struck another student with lightning. She adores romance novels though, especially trashy and sappy ones, so when there’s a drought she’ll take a book out into the fields and start reading.

Bruno probably went to school the longest of the triplets. He probably brought back some extra material to help his sisters continue to learn after they stopped going to school. He probably dropped out at around 12 or so when the rumors got pretty bad

Alma didn’t go to school and is barely literate.

Pedro was literate and also freakishly good at math.

[thefourchimes]

guess whose turn is it for the sister trilogy posts <3

like the previous two posts i made about some realizations during the songs [the sister (heh) posts: waiting on a miracle & surface pressure & sister angst], this might have already been pointed out by other people in the past and it's probably really obvious anyway, but i might as well bring it up again because god i love this movie

something a friend and i noticed is mirabel looking at isabela longingly and was reaching out to her in waiting on a miracle

she retracts it then, of course, but...in the end, in what else can i do...

here, mirabel's able to understand a little more

and because of that, she's able to reach out to her oldest sister

she's able to do that and so much more

and with mirabel reaching out, isabela reaches back too :')

i love them sm, i love this movie sm

[vamo-vamo-vamo]

The Madrigal triplets embody the Fight, Flight and Freeze responses a little too perfectly.

Fight - Pepa

We see her under immense pressure to keep her feelings contained, but she is quick to snap when challenged. We see it whenever Alma calls out her inclement weather. She is quick to lash out at her niece who she clearly loves. There is so much she’s barely containing below the surface that it comes out quickly and aggressively when she gets triggered.

Flight - Bruno

This one seems the most obvious. Instead of taking a stance when he has the vision about Mirabel, he leaves. He flees the situation. It’s implied that the first time in his fifty years of life that he has ever confronted his mother directly was for the sake of his niece. His stairs got higher and his room got further away so he wouldn’t have to deal with the situations going on in the family. When Mirabel finds him in the walls, he is reluctant to leave.

Freeze - Julieta

I used to get frustrated with Julieta’s passivity before I started seeing her through the lens of trauma. Just because she seems to have everything together doesn’t mean she does, and she deserves the same level of understanding as her more turbulent siblings. I think there is evidence to support that Julieta’s trauma response is to freeze. For most of the movie, she stays quiet and in the background whenever her mother criticizes her daughter. She may have gotten conditioned over the years to just stand there and take it to avoid escalating a situation.

[jacarandaaaas]

the scrapped waiting on a miracle reprise would have fit so well here

everyday I wonder what the reprise would be like. like imagine a version of woam where mirabel is literally at rock bottom after thinking shes ruined everything

[asoftepiloguemylove]

could you something about being the oldest child and almost becoming a parent against your will

i did my best with this one. i hope you're doing okay <33

Tabitha Suzama Forbidden / Shameless (2011-2021); I Am A Storm dir. Emmy Rossum / Jessica Darrow Surface Pressure / Shameless (2011-2021); But at Last Came a Knock dir. Mark Mylod / Becks_Rylnn how the light gets in / Shameless (2011-2021)

[lamestteenagegirlever]

“this part of lucas’s book where he talks about how he thinks this other guy on the team is attractive indicates hes bisexu-“ GUNSHOTS

is he bi? i think so, yes, BUT, hes talking about the first black kid he saw in high school and how he had a different idea of what attractive people looked like compared to his friends. he then literally says “especially for someone that looks like me.” its not him being bi in that snippet. its about seeing that people that look like him can be attractive, too. im not saying to stop making everyone queer, but what i AM saying is to stop only looking at lucas and other POC characters from the lense of a white queer.

sincerely, a queer latina<3