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justanisabelakinnie · 2 years
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omg I’m crying I didn’t even notice until now that Camilo is the only Madrigal alive to wear the same shirt as Pedro like-- 
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Awww-- 
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cookiehusky799 · 1 year
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Like father, like son taken literally
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Hello. I’ve seen your genetics posts for members of the Madrigal family. Cousin you do one for Alma, Pedro and the triplets? Or have you already done one for them?
Heloo! Sorry this is too late, i really apologize
Ok so i haven't thought about it, but now that i do, the triplets may look REALLY different from their parents, but actually, they got a lot from their parents
First, the smiles!
Ok so i just realized this and it's SO WHOLESOME!
Pepa and Julieta (Pepa more honestly) have Alma's smile
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And also have her thin lips, unlike Bruno, who's lips are more like Pedro's
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And thinking about it, Bruno looks a LOT like his father, his thin face, facial hair, and his expressions, while Pepa and Julieta (especially Julieta) have more of a round shaped face, like young Alma
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And Also, Julieta has Pedro's thick eyebrows
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Ok so that's what i got! I really tried to get more similarities but i couldn't find any
Hope you like it!
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wikluk · 2 years
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When you talk about resemblance, I often think about Dolores.
Like, Mira is a mini Juli. Luisa is mix of Juli and Agustin. Isabela is a copy-paste of young Abuela.
Antonio is a mini Felix (with the same doe eyes that Dolores' have). And Camilo remembers me of Pepa, but people say he looks like Pedro.
So, what about dear Dolores?
You had me wondering, Anon. And I looked up at their beautiful faces and came to some conclusions. Both Felix AND Pepa have protruding ears so it's not something Dolores has because of her gift, but it's from her parents. I think she also has Felix's lips. She also has Pepa's slim build - they're very similar bodywise - rather narrow hips, small waist and chest.
(In comparison, Julieta's girls have her built - with wider hips and bigger chests than Pepa and Dolores (sorry my darlings but u 2 flat))
Dolores has Pepa's face shape:
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Her eye shape is very similar to Mirabel's, so I think they both may take some features after their relatives on their mothers' side.
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So I think Dolores is a perfect mix between Felix and Pepa with some addition from her mother's side relatives because she shares some things with Mirabel, for example.
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caramella120 · 2 years
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Sibling moment
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Thy pull the same face and its amazing
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flamagenitus · 2 months
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How do I take a photo of every member of my family's eyes so we can preserve the continuity across dozens of generations? Asking for a friend
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thefourchimes · 22 days
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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:
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julieta and mirabel:
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felix and antonio:
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love them
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lala99fb · 2 years
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Madrigal triplets besides being my faves they also share birthday 17th of October and that day here in Colombia we celebrate the ethnicity day which is so cool considering that all of the triplets even if they are siblings resemble different features and tone skins what is very Colombian if you ask me lol but is also funny that their birthday coincide with this celebration besides the tragic beginning of the thousand days war date. I don’t know but for me was cute sharing this with the Encanto fandom family 🥺🙈😇 it would be nice if we get some Q&A from Jared and beautiful fan arts from this talented fandom.
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phoenixlionme · 10 months
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Encanto: Madrigal Family Relationship Analysis Part 23 - Bruno and Mirabel
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They were one of my favorite dynamics from the movie. Both have such a deep, intimate, understanding, and loving bond; plus, they are an uncle and niece, which is rare to see in most forms of media. The seflless acts they perform for each other is mutual and constant - Bruno exiled himself to protect Mirabel from possible ostracizing; Mirabel stating that Bruno doesn't cause bad visions and that "family wierdos" like them get a bad rep; Bruno telling Mirabel she's what their family needs (something Mirabel most likely wanted to hear); Mirabel defending Bruno from Alma's harsh accusations; Bruno running on horseback to protect Mirabel again from Alma's supposed anger. They have hardly interacted prior to the movie (with Jared Bush confirming that Bruno began alienating from the family before the time Mirabel was 5) and yet quickly form a healthy and collaborative bond speaks volumes to their profound kinship. And for some extra trivia, in the Japanese version of the movie, Mirabel referred to Bruno as "Bruno-oniichan" (an affectionate term younger siblings use to refer to their older brother); this means that Mirabel (at least in the Japanese version), thinks of Bruno as more of a brother than an uncle. In fact, their whole relationship is more like a brother-sister than an uncle-niece. They each give each other the validation and respect they don't often receive from their family and community, especially before the movie's conclusion. And they are symbolically tied to one - Bruno's green eyes is similar to Mirabel's green glasses and both bare a strong resemblance to each other (and deceased patriarch Pedro). And as for the strong resemblance part, I have a headcanon, that if anyone outside the village were to meet the duo, they automatically assume their father and daughter. And that adds another headcanon of mine: While Mirabel does have a loving and affectionate bond with Agustin, I think a part of her also views Bruno as another father figure. Similarly, while Bruno loves all his nieces and nephews equally, I think a part of him views Mirabel as more of a daughter. I can also see them being the type of best friends who constantly trade sarcastic quips and banter (with a dark sense of humor), basically having their own language. They are a true team and duo of loyal friends, who just GET each other.
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bluerosefox · 1 year
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Stories/Prompts List:
[In General Prompts]: |Moving On (Character moving on and away from the toxic people/places)
[Encanto]: |Everybody (in Town) Loves Mirabel
[Genshin Impact/Encanto prompt]: |Anemo Mirabel idea (Quick idea)
[DP]: |Rather Not |Middle Name |Entrance and Exists |New Title Idea
[DPxDC]: 2023 Prompt Lists 1 2023 Prompt Lists 2 2023 Prompt Lists 3 |Our Well Deserved Break (Danny decides he and a bunch of stressed out hero teens need a weekend break from...well everything.) |Supersons vs Ghost Gal (It started with Grandma’s Kent Cookies) (Jon is punished for stealing cookies and ropes in Damian to prove he’s innocent by catching the thief... Only there is a certain traveling ghost whose the thief who may or may not wanna troll them now) (read notes) |Uncle Damian Mode ACTIVATE (Twins!Damian and Danny, baby!Danielle, hints of good mom Talia. READ NOTES) (Damian is having a normal patrol... Until Danny shows up with a baby and going to hunt down a fruitloop for trying to clone him... Damian is going to be the best uncle) |Possessed Pearl’s (Danny finds a ghost needing help. Martha has a chance to get herself home to Gotham) |Ghosties and Black Bats (Hinted CassxDanny) (Danny gets a call from Dani and goes to help only to see a rather kick butt lady doing the job, and oh boy Fenton genes are in high gear) |Mystery Spouse (Dannyx???) (Danny and [Any Bat of choosing] get into a whirlwind romance and marry... they just forgot to tell their families though) |Presence Pressure (Twins!Danny and Damian) (Danny figures out how to hid himself from his adopted parents and the GIW radar, only he didnt take into account that they might pick up his twin’s corrupted ectopalsm) |Our Strengths (Danny and his family are taken by the GIW. Sam and Tucker hack and blackmail their way to save their best friend and his family) |Drake Siblings (Tim gets a call from a little Jasmine Fenton and finds out he has a half brother named Danny.) (Danny and Jazz are adopted Fenton. Danny is the son of Jack Drake and Dana Winter-Drake btw) |In Luminous Green Glow (TaliaxDanny) (Danny, CW’s apprentice, is inspecting a Pits, only to meet a blade to his neck) |Bittersweet and Sweetheart Exes (Past TaliaxBrucexDanny) (Talia and Bruce are bittersweet exes to each other but towards Danny he’s their sweetheart ex) |Family Resemblance (Daniel Wayne was kidnapped the night his and Bruce’s parents were killed. Years later Bruce gets a call from Damian about two possible poorly made clones or hidden blood children. Meanwhile Dan and Elle Fenton are calling their dad about a possible Vlad clone surviving) |The Amazing Adventures of Tim Drake and Little Baby Man Danny. AKA two feral raccoons loose on Gotham (Little Tim Drake makes a friend when stalking the Bats... and feral vibes with the baby man Danny) |One in the Same (Tim is tossed in the Pit during his RR run, and wakes his memories of being Danny Fenton/Phantom... and ponders what to do next to mess with the fruitloop Ra’s) |Fenton Coded (Tim discovers he’s not a Drake by blood... and he’s not a Wayne (like he and others suspected) but is a Fenton) (past DannyxJanet) |Ghost With Heartbeats (maybe Dead on Main?) (hinted Deaged Dani) (Jason used to have a penpal, a kid named Danny Fenton. Then he dead, came back and the thought of writing to his friend was forgotten... until he finds all the letter’s Alfred saved. Even letters Danny wrote to Jason after his death) |Invites (Hinted Dani(Ellie)xDamianxJon) (Wrath aka Ellie comes to the Watchtower to complain about a Ball being hosted in the Infinite Realms) |Kidnapped Persephone Style (JasonxDanny. Dead on Main) (Tim witness Jason being taken by a ghostly knight and tells the rest of the Batfam) |Gray and Graysons (Siblings Danny and Dick)(Dick remembers his baby brother before he had been given to the childcare system, so he isn’t ready to see him years later at the Watchtower as one of the new engineer hires) |Siblings Behavior (Ghost King Danny/Dad Danny)(the Ghost King summons the two factions of the DC verse, to talk about his two kids Wrath and Wisp) |Feral Gremlins VS Fruitloops (Deaged Danny and Tim) (Danny and Tim are deaged by their dumb Fruitloops, the two feral things meet and decide to team up and escape) |Mama Bat (Deaged Danny and Mama Cass)(Cass finds a baby in Hong Kong before being yeeted back to Gotham with baby stuff and a glowing sticky note) |The Flow of Time (Deaged Tim) (CW takes matters into his own hands when he spots a deaged Tim timeline where his family fails to save him from Ra’s plans) |Once Upon A Time... (Hinted JasonxDanny. Dead on Main) (Ghost Robin!Jason finds a sleeping Ghost Prince Danny when in the Realms. and a sticky note is hinting something)        
My Art Tag! (Random things I’ve drawn)
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A prompt for Encanto: the grandchildren noticing the resemblance that Bruno has to Pedro?
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It was one of the rare occasions where Tio Bruno tied his hair back. Abuela smiled softly and said “You look so much like your father.”
Bruno smiled and Mirabel had to do a double-take. With his hair off his face and his smile no longer so shy, Mirabel could suddenly see the resemblance. It was true; Tio Bruno looked a lot like Abuelo Pedro. Mirabel hadn’t noticed until now.
She saw Camilo glance at Abuelo’s portrait and he whispered “Oh,” to himself. Evidently she wasn’t the only one who hadn’t noticed.
“Has Tio always looked just like Abuelo?” Isabela asked Julieta later that day. Mirabel and her sisters were helping their mamá prepare lunch; it seemed like the family resemblance had jumped out at all of them.
“Hm? Oh, yes, amor,” Julieta said with a smile. “Mamá once said that Bruno and Pepa got their green eyes from Papá’s mamá, but other than that…The resemblance is quite striking.” Her smile grew into an amused grin. “Except our Brunito is short.”
“I didn’t notice until Abuela said it,” Luisa admitted. “And now it’s like- whoa, how did I not see that, you know?”
“I know what you mean,” Mirabel huffed. “I felt like I needed new glasses. It seems so obvious now that I’ve noticed!”
“You get used to it,” Julieta said with a small laugh. “When I realised how much Isa looks like your abuela I was reeling for days. Sometimes genetics are just funny like that.”
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justanisabelakinnie · 2 years
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Headcanon: Isabela and Dolores both have the same nervous tic where they scratch the back of their hands.
10/10!
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cookiehusky799 · 1 year
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Warm color family siblings expressions that are similar to the other. Haven’t I mention that the cousins are my favorite?
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reikomizuao3 · 5 months
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Last ask (sorry for bombarding you) once the grandkids collect themselves (or at least try to), they have a change in style. Go here for inspo, and they're personalities are a mix of Harley Quinn and their old selves. Like comedic villains but you can see the pain and insanity in their eyes.
Dolores - went back to being silent and reserved but all willing to execute, if need be. Listens for information on Alma and the other adults. Blackmails the town for supplies, she knows everyone's secrets so she can get anyone to do what she and her siblings want.
She blackmailed the local seamstress into letting her siblings stay in her house and allowing Mirabel to use all the fabric and thread she needed to give them new outfits/wardrobe.
While in the seamstress's house they all act like it's they're house and SHE'S the guest. But she knows better than to speak up about it and is always polite to them...hoping they spare her life.
Camilo - Comedic, funny, joker vibe. He's taking an interest in theater and pranking people of the village with...not so safe pranks. that includes his and others' parents. He's also the bomb guy, he makes bombs out of fireworks and unsafe chemicals.
He also cooks and bakes, he's the main cook in their small little family. Dolores easily blackmailed some poor soul into giving them free meat, herbs/spices, and whatever else he needs to cook with.
Mirabel - Bubbly, "sweet", always with a smile, main one with ideas, Harley Vibe. She's all of her siblings' seamstress but sometimes when she's tired Dolores and Isabela will help.
The designs of the clothes are very colorful and spontaneous. All with their respective favorite colors, which aren't magenta, yellow, orange, Blue, violet, dark blue, or any color that resembles the family they used to be in.
The outfits are usually knee length skirts, colorful pants, or pantsuits for the girls. Suits, dress shoes, and other types of boyish clothing for Camilo and Antonio.
Isabela - more prone to lash out, poison ivy vibe, more hateful but kind to her hermanitas and hermanitos, "calm", stoic, also the main one with ideas.
Luisa - "Calm", trying to be more fun, Harley and Spinel vibe: Goofy, unhinged, outbursts (not toward her family), intelligent, cunning, still emotional. She's usually the one
Antonio - He's going back to be shy and quiet. All his older siblings give him animal books to read and coloring books to color while they scheme. Dolores also blackmails the toy store owner into giving her free toys for him. At this point they are all putting their effort in to raise him themselves.
He knows what they are doing, he's not a stupid kid, thanks to Alma. He's been raised to be very aware of his surroundings and to notice every single detail in things. So, he knows his siblings are plotting to make the madrigal house crumble, he just doesn't care.
"To hell with them"
All madrigal kids have a small portion of their gifts. Isabela can make small plants appear here and there. Luisa can still lift some heavy stuff but not anything close to houses. Camilo can shapeshift but only for five minutes at a time and the scar in his face makes it hard for him to blend in.
Thankfully makeup exists in Encanto.
Mirabel can still make diamonds and crystals, but they are break pretty easily. She can't make much jewelry anymore but she something new.
She can make beautiful weapons for her to use when the time comes. The only she has to do is to sketch a few ideas on paper and concentrate more on what she wants to make. In the past, she didn't have to concentrate all that much.
It gives her a headache, but she can withstand it. in the end she has the pretty glass/crystal weapons she wanted.
But of course, these are just suggestions and you can edit things to your liking.
Literally love all of these. I probably won't get to this AU for a long while, I have a story I promised someone back in April that I'm posting tonight, along with finishing all my other stories. I will let you know when I've got something written out and I'll run it by you before posting
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wikluk · 2 years
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Me waiting for someone to make a comparison of Julieta’s and Mirabel’s facial expressions because I’m quite sure many of them are similar + my personal hc that Mirabel’s been trying to copy Julieta because 1) she’s mama’s girl and 2) her mama was respected and liked in town and after her failed gift ceremony, Mirabel wanted to be liked and respected too, despite not having a gift–
(it got angsty pretty fast–)
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zafirosreverie · 1 year
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Cuando la veo (Julieta x F!Reader) part 3
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part 1 <<>> next
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You tried not to cringe too much from the people’s gazes, and kept your eyes fixed on the ground, just wanting to disappear. You wish you were in your room reading and pretending you didn't exist in this strange place. It wasn't that you didn't like Encanto, it really was a warm and welcoming place, and little by little you began to understand why your aunt referred to it as magical, but that didn't mean you were ready to be a part of society again.
You had barely been there a week, but your aunt had already done her work and it seemed like everyone there knew about you, leaving you standing in a sea of people you didn't know as they stared at you, it was overwhelming. You didn't want to sound paranoid, and a part of you knew that you were being irrational, that it was silly to think that people were paying attention exclusively to you, but you couldn't shut out that damn little voice in your head that told you that everyone was looking at you suspiciously, that no one wanted a foreigner there or that they didn't think you'd be good enough to replace your aunt as the town seamstress. You knew it was your own thoughts and insecurities, but it didn't stop you from feeling a terrible urge to cry. Suddenly you felt that you were crashing against something or someone and that you lost your balance.
"Woah, are you alright?"
You grunted a little as you felt your nose begin to throb due to the impact, and cursed yourself for being so clumsy and not seeing where you were going. You felt a hand on your hip and one on your shoulder, helping you keep your balance, and it took a moment for you to recognize that someone was calling out to you.
"Miss?"
You finally looked up and saw a young man, perhaps a few years younger than you, handsome, with a sun-tinged complexion and deep brown eyes that seemed too cold and calculating, as if they wanted to scan you completely to find out who you were and all your history. He made you uncomfortable and your cheeks turned red with sick embarrassment. Still, you supposed you shouldn't be rude and at least thank him for not letting you fall.
"I'm fine, thank you, sir..." you said, taking a few steps away from him
"Sánchez" he replied "Damián Sánchez, at your service"
You couldn't help but wince a little at the arrogant, demure tone with which he said it, as if he was expecting you to be impressed, cheered, or at least bow respectfully. But you didn't, you just forced a smile that you hoped was kind enough and nodded.
“Nice to meet you” you said “Y/N…Y/N Y/L/N”
“Y/L/N?” he was surprised, though he recovered quickly "are you related to Laura Y/L/N then?"
"She is my aunt" you answered, with pride
"I didn't know she had more family" he said, like it wasn't a big deal.
You felt a chill run through your body and for a second you had the intention of letting him know what you thought, making him apologize for his indifference and telling him to leave you alone. But what reasons did you have to do it? You really weren't anything special and you couldn't expect people to treat you as such.
You were about to apologize for bumping into him and hastily retreat, when a young woman your age ran towards him, throwing herself around his neck with an excited and childish cry, almost like a little girl running to her father. You assumed that she was his girlfriend or something, although the tremendous resemblance between them made you question it. A sister maybe?
"I told you not to do that" Damián growled, pulling away from the girl.
"Oh come on, you know I'm the only one who can put up with you, so you have to put up with me too" she laughed, ruffling his hair much to the man's anger.
“Enough, someone’s watching”
You really felt like throwing up when he pointed his chin at you as if you were something mundane and unimportant and the girl looked at you as if you were nothing more than decoration of the town, one more plant perhaps. What an uncourteous pair.
"Oh, wow" she said without further ado "You're not from around here, are you?"
“Uh, I-” stammer, you didn't expect such a direct question “No, I just got here” you said awkwardly
"She is Laura's niece" Damián said coldly "her name is Y/N"
“Y/N? How simple” the girl said, invading your personal space and playing with your hair as if she was analyzing a new doll “at least you're pretty”
"T-thank you?" you whispered
You really wanted to get away from there, every second you spent in the presence of these people made you feel terribly wrong and uncomfortable. You were definitely going to try not to run into them again, though with a town as small as this, you didn't know how successful you could be at it.
"Enough" Damián said, pulling her away from you "I'm sorry for my sister's behavior, Miss Y/N, she gets…excited when she meets someone new"
“Pff, like there are a lot of new people to meet in this fishbowl”
"Her name is Cassandra" he told you, ignoring her
"But you can call me Cass" she winked at you "and I don't allow anyone to do so, precious"
You didn't know why, but you had the impression that in fact, she did allow everyone to do so. Refraining from rolling your eyes at the obvious flirtation, you clenched your fist into the fabric of your skirt and forced a smile that you were sure was more like a wince.
"Nice to meet you" you said
"I'm sure" she smirked.
They looked at you with tremendous intensity, as if waiting for you to say or do something else, but you just wanted to run out of there. They really gave you a bad feeling, and if you weren't determined not to make your aunt look bad, you would have just walked out. But you still knew manners.
"So, do you have a boyfriend?" Cassandra asked, with a poisonous, fake smile.
You visibly swallowed, trying not to show how much you were affected by the question, as your hands tightened, creasing the fabric of your skirt beyond recognition. Was that really the first thing she asked everyone she knew? Or had she just decided to tease you for being new in town?
"No" you said dryly
"Oh, a girlfriend then?"
You widened your eyes and blushed when you registered the flirtatious and deceitful tone with which she said it. Sure, your aunt had told you that in that place these things weren't as taboo as in other parts of the world, although there were still people who disapproved of it, but to ask you so directly? Damián must have sensed that her sister was crossing several lines because he quickly took a step closer to you, slightly pushing the girl back.
"Enough, leave her alone" he scolded her
"Oh come on, I'm sure at least someone has caught her eye" she replied with a pout "isn't that right, Y/N?"
The way her blue eyes flashed with mischief and arrogance made you wish you'd gotten out of there as soon as you could. However, what really turned your stomach and aroused a new wave of guilt in you was the fact that an image of a certain older woman appeared in your mind, with beautiful skin, rivers of silver on her head, and a pair of brown eyes as intense and beautiful as the universe itself.
Cassandra didn't miss the change, albeit subtle, in you, and her sly smile widened. You wanted to kick yourself for that, but luckily, heaven took pity on you and sent your own angel to rescue you. You smiled with relief when you saw your aunt arriving at the market, apparently looking for you, and had to restrain yourself from running to her like a frightened child.
"Y/N!" Laura called you
"I'm sorry, I have to go" you told the Sánchez siblings
You didn't even wait for them to respond before you walked firmly but quickly away from them. As you got closer to your aunt, the air seemed to get lighter and your heart slowed considerably, as if your mind and body decided that you were no longer in danger.
"What were you doing with those people?" your aunt asked you as soon as you got to her
You were surprised by the cold and cutting tone of the woman. She never spoke ill of anyone, nor did she complain or try to put ideas or prejudices into your head, but she seemed quite annoyed, or perhaps worried to see you talking to those two.
“I tripped and the boy caught me, that's all" you said
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah"
"Okay" she nodded "be careful, the Sánchez are not trustworthy people, especially that little girl of theirs, what was her name? Cordelia? Carmel?”
"Cassandra" you corrected gently
"That" she accepted "She’s never given me a good impression. She is used to having everything she wants when she wants it and without deserving it, it's better not to deal with people like that"
You nodded obediently and walked beside her in silence. Your mind was divided between the bad feelings that Damián and Cassandra left in you, why your aunt, who always saw the best in people, did not trust them and why your treacherous mind had evoked the image of Julieta Madrigal when Cassandra had asked if anyone had caught your eye. Sure, sometimes you remembered that brief but intense moment when you met her, mostly because up until now she had been the only person who hadn't made you nervous when you met, but that didn't mean you had an interest in her…did it?
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"Dear"
"Yeah?"
You looked up from your plate, trying not to sound so elated, so your aunt wouldn't realize that she had caught you daydreaming. A couple of hours had passed, but you still couldn't forget the incident at the market and the damned inappropriate thoughts that had arisen in you. Why couldn't you get that woman out of your mind?
"I was thinking... maybe it's a good thing you took a cooking class" your aunt said softly.
"...sorry?" you blinked confused
"Oh, don't look at me like that, sweetie" she laughed "it's just, I don't want you to stay locked up here all day, you need to distract yourself"
"What about the workshop?" you asked
"Oh, we both know it's still a long time before it's functional again" she smiled "besides, you wouldn't go every day if you didn't want to, but I can't cook all the time, right?"
Your nerves and the anxiety that was beginning to build up in you at the idea of going to class with a complete stranger gradually faded away when you noticed your aunt's tone and mocking smile. She was really trying to be very supportive of you and you weren't exactly making it easy for her, the least you could do was play along for a while.
"Just a week and you already want to get rid of me?" you joked
"Never, my little alhelí" she laughed, stroking your cheek gently.
You enjoyed the soft, familiar contact for a moment, before your mind really considered the proposal. You didn't want to, you really didn't want to have to deal with strange people, not yet, not when your soul was still bleeding from Santiago's departure and your stomach was twisting with guilt for Alma Madrigal's daughter. However, you owed it to her, you owed it to your aunt to start walking little by little again, you owed it to the memory of your past relationship to be happy again, you owed it to that girl abandoned at the church’s altar to transform you into the best version of yourself. And at that moment the most important thing was the first step.
"...maybe it's a good idea" you said
"Would you really like it?"
"...I think so"
You smiled at her, to keep her from feeling bad or from thinking that she was pushing you into something. You really wanted your life back, to stop having so much pain in your chest, to be able to really smile and not to keep up appearances. A little cooking class couldn't hurt, right? It would help you distract yourself, to regain at least a little of the control you had lost in those painful months that would soon become a year.
"Excellent!" Laura said, squeezing your shoulder "and I know just the perfect person!"
You couldn't help but shudder a little at the older woman's smile. It was loaded with kindness, but also with mischief and complicity, as if she had been waiting for you to fall into a carefully placed trap for a long time. What the hell have you gotten yourself into now?!
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