We Need To Talk About Bruno

Could I request a story where the reader is the outcast of Encanto and Bruno falls for her? (Or g/n if you want!) as kinda of an outcast myself, I love how Bruno was portrayed.

Hi! Thanks for your request.

He watched you as you were fast asleep in his arms, the only time you ever seemed to be at peace was when you weren't awake. He understood why, he felt he same until he met you. Thinking back on everything that’s happened, it seemed like a dream.

The first time your eyes ever met was at the market. Bruno was with his two sisters, picking out fruit when he saw you. Saw the way people automatically walked around you like you had the plague. How you were dressed so carelessly but looked so perfect at the same time. He saw how you avoided eye contact with the people around you, but had no problem locking eyes with him. The first words you ever said to him were “are you gonna buy that banana or…?” Referring to the last banana that was in front of him. It had taken him a few seconds to load his brain before he told you that you could have it. He had heard stories about you. About how you were considered dangerous, yet no one could explain why. How people ignored your very existence when you would make yourself seen. He often watched how badly people would treat you, and all he could do at that point was give you a reassuring smile. He wished he could have done more, wrapped you up in his arms and told you how perfect you were, tell you how special you are and how the people who treat you like that were fools. But of course he couldn’t, you two barely knew one another. He admired everything about you. From the way you let your hair do whatever it wanted to, to the way your words fell softly upon him. The electricity in your eyes somehow getting brighter whenever you looked at him.

Now look at you. Living together in your home, a home on the outskirts of Encanto. Peace and quiet everyday. No one to bother you or Bruno with judging stares or harsh words. No one to make you feel alienated or weird. Just the two of you. Flaws showing 100% of the time and it not mattering cause neither of you cared.

As Bruno thought back into the past, you turned around in his arms, carefully opening your eyes to find him looking down at you with a soft smile on his lips. “How long have you been up?” You yawned and he shrugged. You pulled him closer, placing a string of kisses from his forehead down to the tip if his nose which made him chuckle, pink tinting his cheeks like always. You placed your hands on his face, fingers tracing his features, from his lips to the dark circles under his eyes. The heat from your fingertips being the most comfort he's ever felt, the action caused him to close his eyes and all you could do was smile. “You should get some rest”. With those words in mind you wrapped your arms around his head, pulling him into your chest. Holding him like he was a child afraid of lightning was one of the easiest ways to get him to fall asleep. He didn’t hesitate to place a few kisses along your collarbones before closing his eyes and settling into your warmth. Your hands found their way to his hair, mindlessly playing with the curly strands only to hear a pleased chuckle escape his lips.

Hi! Thanks so much for the request. Hope I don't disappoint <3

You and Bruno would think this through very carefully.

Bruno has always loved children, and the thought of raising his own made him smile uncontrollably. So when you mentioned wanting a child he was all ears.

The both of you had so much love to give, so you figured why not share that love with a child?

There would obviously be concerns like what other people would think, and how the family would feel. But you guys did not care. All that matters is that you adore each other and wanna live your lives.

I feel like Bruno would let you pick names. He’d be the person in the relationship that calls their kid by their nickname religiously for some reason while you were the parent that used the child’s actual name. Or who knows, maybe its the other way around. Either way.

You guys would only raise a child when you are in a state emotionally, mentally and financially capable of doing so. 100% responsible.

I also have a feeling that this child will be so spoilt and loved. <3

You guys would start buying toys, clothes and everything else you can find MONTHS before you even have a child.

You were nervous about telling him, thinking he might not want a child. But the second you told him, he consumed you in he tightest hug possible.

He ran straight to his family to go tell them the news. They always looked down on him for being the only madrigal to not contribute a child to the family.

He was so exited that it took every ounce of willpower in him to not look into the future and see his little girl/boy grow up

Bruno would basically worship the ground you walked on even more than usual, and thats saying alot

He would be touching and kissing your belly constantly. Smiling from ear to ear like a mad man.

He’d start buying baby stuff even if you were only a few weeks pregnant. His family would be making just as big a deal about it as he was.

Bruno would refuse to have you do Any work around the house, even thought you were more than capable of completing tasks like washing dishes and wiping down a counter.

He would also give the weird food combinations you craved a try, no matter how gross they sounded

Once your belly started getting really big he’d touch it hoping to feel the baby kicking

Bruno would paint your toenails with the most precision he could muster, and if you needed help tying your shoes, this man was there and ready.

The closer the birth of his child became, the more nervous he became, thinking about how he would not make a good father. Of course, you assured him that he’d be a great father. Kind, affectionate, funny, a little weird, what more could someone ask for in a father?

The whole Madrigal family magic thing made him a little uneasy, but there were so many other things going on that he just didn't have time to think about it.

Bruno would be incredibly careful around you. Terrified of hitting your stomach due to his clumsiness.

You'd receive a massage from Bruno every day.

Bruno couldn't help but cry when your baby was born.

He insisted on getting up in the middle of the night each time the baby cried. Stating that you needed to rest and that he would take care if everything.

He’d often wrap the little baby up in his green ruana while holding it.

Bruno headcanons

Warnings:none

A never-ending loop of forehead kisses.

Constant jokes and laughter.

Lots and lots of cuddling, especially when it's cold.

Dates never turning out like you planned cause this man is as unpredictable as he is loveable.

There will always be some kind of animal that Bruno found outside and brought home. He wouldn't even try and hide it.

Him telling you about a new idea for a Telenovela at an ungodly hour of the night, and you listening despite wanting to sleep.

His family constantly prodding you with questions about the relationship.

Walks around town and random picnics

Showing him how to cook and ending up asking his sister for help instead cause he sets everything he makes on fire, somehow.

Him dancing and singing randomly, resulting in him falling or hitting his foot against something.

Acting out his telenovelas with him for the kids around town

Doing housework together and somehow making it enjoyable.

A very open relationship. Talk about everything and never keeping any secrets.

Discussing your future together. Whether there will be kids involved, where you'll live, if you'll get married, all that good stuff.

He refuses to look into his future. He wants every moment with you to be a surprise.

Despite what you may think, this man is very secure in his relationship with you. He trusts you and he knows you trust him.

Now this man is insecure about himself sometimes, but he makes sure that it doesn't mess with your relationship. He tells you when he feels that way, and you reassure him. Simple as that.

He is the king of eye contact. He tends to avoid eye contact with other people cause he is rather shy, but he makes sure to look at you when you speak. He knows how much it hurts being ignored so he makes sure you NEVER feel like he is ignoring you.

Due to his little eye contact quirk it is also easy to know when something is wrong. If he doesn’t look at you, you know he is upset.

Be ready to stay with Bruno for the rest of your life, cause there is no easy way out with this man. If there is some kind of problem in the relationship, you guys will work it out together.

Warnings: angst & Fluff

You're at home when Bruno walks through the door, visibly upset.

Bruno as a lover

Warnings:None

We all know Bruno is a shorty. So when you can’t reach something he’ll come running with a stepladder.

He insists on climbing the foot high stepladder and getting you what you need, even though you can do it yourself.

He often falls off the stepladder being the clumsy fool he is.

He adores watching you play with his rats

He can’t help but let his worries melt away when you’re playing with his birds-nest of hair, or just touching him in general.

This man is a giggler. Especially when you’re kissing his nose and cheeks.

Forehead kisses are his go to display of affection when you’re in public.

Our tio Bruno doesn’t sleep as much as he should, causing him to always have dark circles under his eyes. You always end up kissing his eye bags when they look worse than usual

He is a quiet lover, but doesn’t mind if you’re loud. I think he actually quite enjoys it, even if it makes him blush

He is known to grab you at random times and just start dancing in a circle till you guys trip and fall

He is always giving you little oddities that he finds outside or just laying around. Cute rocks, pretty feathers, shiny objects and flowers.

He’s a cuddler

Very soft with everything he does. The way he holds you makes you feel more secure than you’ve ever felt before, but at the same time its the lightest, most gentle touch you’ve ever received. His kisses are like he’s afraid of you crumbling away beneath his lips and his tone is like that of which you’d use to tame a wild animal. Soft, calm and careful.

He writes telenovelas especially for you and is always super pumped when you enjoy his little performances.

Man loves you with everything in him

Even after being together for years, he still gets shy when you dress up.

Warnings: none

I feel like Bruno as a lover would be the cutest thing ever, even if he’s a 50 year old man

In the beginning of the relationship, like before you two were dating, he would avoid you at all costs, even though he wanted to spend time with you. He would just be to nervous to talk with you.

Since you were friends with his sisters and some other members of the family, he would constantly be asking them if you were invited to whatever event they were planning.

Most of the family had caught on to the fact that he fancied you and would make an effort to invite you to everything. Even family dinners.

When he knew he would be seeing you he’d actually make an effort to try and look nice. But he would always feel so out of character and uncomfortable that he’d just end up wearing what he always wore. Not that you minded.

He would save you a seat between him and Mirabel. He knew his family could get a little intimidating, and Mirabel was the most calming for both you and himself.

She absolutely adores the idea of you and her Tio Bruno together. He would often tell her how he felt about you, or ask her for advice since she was the only one who didn’t tease him for liking you.

You were very open about your feelings towards him, and would often complement him, despite knowing he’d shy away from the attention.

Can you guess who initiated the first kiss? It was Bruno, believe it or not. He just couldn’t help himself.

He instinctively apologized for kissing you, only to have you kiss him back, which left him as red as a tomato

Once the two if you started dating though, he would be way less shy.

His love language was praising and complementing you

And i mean every.single.day.

His favorite thing in the world was to hold you close. The position didn’t really matter to him, as-long as he was holding you in some way,shape or form, he was content.

I think this man would have a-lot of nightmares, so waking up in the middle of the night to find him rolling around would be a common occurrence.

He loves taking you out to the garden or the river. Just strolling around with no cares

He’d refuse to show you how his magic works at first,thinking it would frighten you. He didn’t want you seeing him like that. But would eventually give in. To his surprise, you were not frightened but amazed.

He never tells you, but when you kiss or hug him in front of his family a sense of pride floods his brain. Sometimes still in awe that he has someone as magnificent as you holding him. He likes showing you off to his family, knowing that everyone who hasn't met you yet is destined to adore you. It's impossible not to.

Some nights the two of you would just stay awake, sharing stories and experiences. Some nights you’d fall asleep dying from laughter and other nights you’d fall asleep crying while the other would comfort you. The whole relationship was built on communication and love afterall

Bruno is a family man, and he wants a family with you. Wether it be with children or rats. He just wants to wake up to you holding his hand.