“In our darkest moment”, an Encanto fic
Some days ago, I was talking a bit about Bruno’s backstory in this post, and how it would’ve been better if the movie had focused on his own struggles, instead on reduce his departure to “I hid to protect Mirabel”. I like to think he hid to protect the whole family, because his last vision could have triggered the destruction of Casita (as it does indeed in the movie). There’s more, of course; with these fics I’ve been writing lately, I’ve tried to set up a more complex scenario for that fateful night of Mirabel’s ceremony and fleshed out the family’s problems, while also respecting the canon. In this one about this turning point in Casa Madrigal, there’s no big arguments, just fear and tension, and Alma begging for a vision. But you know how the opening scene of the movie is a light version of Dos Oruguitas? Well, this is the dos oruguitas version of Bruno’s flashback in the movie 8D
I’ve put a lot of love in it, so I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it :)
Title: In our darkest moment Characters: the triplets, Alma, and the whole family. Word Count: 12.572 Rating: G Warnings/Spoilers: none, if you’ve watched the movie. This one ties with my previous ones, so you can find them here, if you don’t know them and want to check them first. Since this night was actually one of the darkest moments of the family, this fic is SAD, you’re warned. Summary: The triplets knew perfectly the story of the miracle’s origin. But even so, Bruno had wondered many times how would it be to live through something so extreme. Losing everything in a blink, turning around and discovering your life had radically changed forever in a matter of seconds. It was something that had given him nightmares when he was younger, and he had concluded he didn’t want to fully understand it. It was too much. The night Mirabel didn’t get her gift, however, he had no choice but to finally understand.
