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8: Fanfic: Royal Pain in the Ass. Tito and Elena focus. Darker tone than the comics. But illustrates who she is as a character.
“When the Walls Came Down” Elena finds out about Bruno’s time in the walls
Blubbering Blorbo
Catalina is the child that takes closest after Bruno in temperament and hobbies and interests. She also is a little daddy’s girl Bruno has trouble saying no to.
Sweet dreams 'til sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams, whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
Trying to use the Smart queue for engagement as opposed to “submit it when my sleep deprived ass finishes in the middle of the night”
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Art trade with @ladyvandaele for her beautiful OC Magdala
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Gift for @prophetic-hijinks🐮
This is so sexy and adorable @ilonacho. Thank you for posting. I adore this so much.
Especially little flat lining Bruno. Elena gonna have to give his ass mouth to mouth.
Standalone image for this fic “When the Walls Came Down”
When the Walls Came Down
Set after the events of this “Visions” comic
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“Ten years?” Elena uttered in a whisper. Her delicate proclamation is barely audible against the chittering of insects in the surrounding jungle. Bruno’s confession shatters the excitement of their shared future, bringing back to the reality of the past.
The day was eventful, to say the least. So many secrets were revealed, all because Elena surprised Bruno with her new car, offering to drive him back instead of making him brave the bus. Bruno, excited for her to meet the whole family, forgot the small matter of his magical family and house. To her credit, she held her grit between Casita bringing her bag in on rumbling tiles and Camilo shifting in front of her. But ended with her passing out because Antonio’s leopard decided to play tag with his rats, leaving her soaking wet from Pepa’s anxious deluge.
But all of that was forgiven with Bruno’s vision of a future full of love, complete with two babies cast in an emerald tablet. Its faint glow lit their faces, as a waxing moon bathed the unlikely pair on the grassy knoll in moonlight.
That is until Bruno dropped a bombshell delivered in a half-hearted joke as if that could soften the blow.
“I couldn’t help but notice when they recounted the story of the Encanto, you weren’t in it for a fair bit.” Elena mused.
“Oh I was behind the scenes… so to speak”. Further prodding sent her mind screaming when he elaborated.
‘He lived in the WALLS!’ She reeled as the same trepidations that haunted Elena, made her doubt her ability to pick men. The 20/20 Hindsight that had her second guess every relationship AFTER they failed trickled in. Carlos who fell out of love with her for not giving him children, secretly hated her success. Or the string of crimson men who wanted the vixen on the stage. Who didn’t care who she was or what she wanted.
Hugo always said Elena’s rose-colored glasses made it impossible for her to see the red flags. And a man hiding in his family home's walls for a decade sounded like a HUGE RED FLAG.
Elena looked at Bruno as he nervously picked at the frayed edge of his ruana.
But the flag wasn’t red…It was green. Green like the eyes of the man that waited until the third date to even TRY for a kiss. A kiss he asked permission for.
And it was also an emerald green. Telling her that for once, her heart was safe. He wasn’t going to hurt her. She could be a hopeless romantic, with actual hope. Bruno wasn’t Carlos who would keep her trapped for over a decade in a bitter marriage before calling it off. He was respectful. Loving. Gentle.
“Ten years?”, she repeated Bruno flicked his eyes to her, so much fear and hurt. She softened even more. “How did you survive?.”
“Ah well, heh Y’know, casita would sneak me food. Juli always made so much in the morning before heading to the square. She barely noticed it went missing, especially with Camilo nabbing thirds and…” He was rambling now. Elena put a gentle hand on his arm, his nervous tremble calming under her touch. He gave a sheepish chuckle. Marveling how she had that effect without a single word.
“Heh, it was hard. But I had hobbies to pass the time, and my rats to keep me company.”
“But why the walls? If life was so unbearable? Why not leave the Encanto?”
Bruno looked at the looming mountain path she passed through earlier today. The one split down the middle in a strange formation Elena had never seen in nature before.
“The magic protected us from the outside world. But it also made it dangerous to leave. The mountain path didn’t even open until the magic was gone. Only the bravest ever tried the climb to trade out. And heh, that’s not me.” He shrugged. ‘Sides I had to stay. I had to protect Mirabel.”
“Mirabel?”
“Ma begged me to look to her future, to understand why Mirabel didn’t get a gift.”
Bruno grabbed the tablet between them.
“I saw in the vision Mirabel as a teenager. Her future wasn’t fixed like ours, I saw Casita standing”. He said tilting the tablet to the left “And casita falling”. Tilting it right.
“I couldn’t bring that back to Ma. I Couldn’t saddle Mirabel with that burden. She was a baby, already denied her room, her dream, and what? Tìo Bruno was going to deliver a nightmare?” An anxious tremor entered his voice “No, no, no I thought if I just waited. Patched up the cracks, I could stop it from happening.”
‘He spent a decade alone to protect her. To be near his family.’ Elena recalled the sweet young woman she met today, earnest, loving, and without a hint of teenage angst. Who showed unbridled enthusiasm for Tio’s girlfriend. Another wall came down.
Bruno vaguely gestured backward to Casita.
“Heh, but a fat lot of good that I did. It still fell.”
“...But didn’t everything get better after it fell?.”
Bruno floundered, “Well… yeah! But I assumed we just got, I dunno, Lucky?”
“Sounds like Mirabel’s destiny was to tear it down,” Elena said.
“You think Mirabel was supposed to have Casita fall?” He sputtered incredulously.
Elena held up the tablet with the image of their twins and their proud happy faces. “You said this future was fixed?”
“Yes,” He said, reassuringly. She had already asked before if that future was destined to be hers. “This future was ours from the beginning.”
“Well Bruno, unless you had plans to take up mountain climbing, how do you propose you would have ever met me if Casita didn’t fall? Because I don’t see me traversing a jungle in kitten heels.”
“…”
For a moment, it seemed even the jungle quieted for the answer. “I..you…”. Bruno needed time to process the matter.
“Casita was always meant to fall. So I would be forced back to the family. So Ma could grieve at the river. So the villagers could help us and learn to depend on themselves. So Mirabel could heal the family and rebuild Casita better…” Bruno continued, looking at Elena and squeezing her offered hand on his lap.
“So I could give a shy little wave to a singer at the Chia Lounge?”. Elena smiled and leaned into him.
“Heh… Everything was meant to be this way?”
“It seems so, but I’m not sure if hiding for ten years was the most stellar problem-solving,” Elena said jokingly. Bruno flushed, embarrassed. Covering his face with his hands.
“But! But!” Elena quickly blurted panicked at the hurt she caused. Wrapping her right arm around his she gently pushed her left hand under his hand on his cheek. Then gently guiding his face to hers.
“But, I do know this. You said only the brave ever tried to leave. But you WERE brave in staying. To try to protect Mirabel.” She gently ran her thumb against his cheek.
“And I know most men; no matter how brave or stoic, would have broken into a million pieces being alone for so long. They would have become bitter and angry; or broken beyond repair.”
“The fact you escaped all that while remaining kind. Still so sweet and loving, is a testament to how strong you are.” Elena kissed his cheek, she could taste salt from a fallen tear. “Strong in the only way that matters to me.”
Bruno gave a relieved shudder, breath mingling with hers they were so close. “Heh, you aren’t ready to hop into your car and run from all this?”
“Not a chance.” Elena tilted the tablet between them. “I know for a fact we get through this. So let's get through this.”
She cuddled deep into him, her body fitting perfectly next to a body that never felt he fit in anywhere else. “Bruno I want all of you, scars and all.”
Bruno looked down at her in grateful awe. They were both crying gentle, cathartic tears.
“Besides, you’re not the only one with baggage.”
“Heh, Fucking Carlos?” He asked.
“Fucking Carlos” she concurred.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/62109775
Ohhhh Bruno and Elena with the twins! And finally, an accurate depiction of just how small babies are, that's my favourite part about babies! They're so cute and tiny and ugh, I want a baby now! 😭 I'd love to see a drawing of Bruno and Elena sleeping and he has his hand on her pregnant stomach, that would be so cute!
Definitely will add to the list (2 years late) 🫣
Lemme just say- Hustling Love, from your comics? Part 2?
It's literally this moment in the comic that makes me chuckle and I love, because I relate so hard to both Bruno for losing his stuff, and the kid for literally being like "... Oh yeesh, that's a bit much."
Lmao thank you so much, and sorry for the delay. I am clearing out ASKS that built up over the past two years.
Bruno didn’t technically lose anything though, Tito nicked it. 🤣
I realized too late I didn’t want Bruno to have the tablet during their initial meeting and I wanted Elena to be there to see the vision being remade. So in comes “duex ex Machina Tito” to solve that problem and give some extra backstory to Elena’s orphanage connection and soft spot for kids.
As for the Tablet. Tito will probably sell it as super rare Elena Ruiz merch
Anonymous asked:
Has Elena ever caught Bruno crying before?
Definitely.
Elena and Bruno actually tear up a lot together. When one cries the other follows because the empathy between the two. They are a couple of softies who cry from happiness, laughter, catharsis and sadness together often.
In fact, working on a fanfic where they share tears that needed to be shed, so yes. Blubber blorbos
Anonymous asked:
sending positive vibes your way 👌💕🌼
I was on Hiatus during this time because my Grandpa died. Kind stranger I am thankful for your positive note, though I didn’t acknowledge it at the time.
Thank you, albeit belatedly ❤️
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A little prequel comic to the event of Hijinks. A mere few months before Their trip to the city.
I always liked this one.
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Oh wait lol. Here it is
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Cozy request from @ramblesanddragons since they didn’t have an OC for me to draw on instagram.
It sounded perfect for the cold weather I’ve been having, had to make it more than a doodle
There was an earlier sketch I liked well enough. But the request was cozy.
And in regards to cozy I knew I needed
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Moodboard of all my Bruno Madrigal fanart from 2024! ✨
He’s been a great artistic inspiration for me this past year! I can feel that 2025 will bring more positive things for us! Shout out to the kind and supportive Bruno artist friends I have made along the way 💖
Yooo new Bruno x OC pairing dropped.
(Months ago, but to be fair I straight up disappeared)