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Mother and baby viewing Van Gogh's Madame Roulin and Her Baby at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, US. By the Boston Herald

Idea: Casita raises Mirabel.

Casita didn't give Mirabel a Gift because they chose her to be the new Candlebearer. The Gifts were given to the Family as a means of speeding up the building of the Encanto and protecting/helping it after, so naturally, the Candlebearer doesn't need one (they could have one, but not right now, too early in the bloodline, not a strong enough foundation), as their focus would be on keeping the Family together.

And Little Mirabel was perfect for the job! She was a kind-hearted child, she treated Casita like the being that they were, she was smart, she was confident, she was talented- she was as close to 'perfect' for a Matriarchal role as you can get while still being a person. In fact, she already healed a couple of cracks (prideadorationlove)!

So, Casita poured more magic than usual onto the little precious one, boosting their already strong naturally-formed connection. Though, with the feat, they were currently weak from the transfer, so her Door would just have to be made later.

The only problem with the whole situation is that Casita didn't realize that their current Candlebearer was too far gone into her mindset of 'Gift before person', so she immediately looked at Little Mirabel in a negative light (offenseshockbetrayedbetrayed ) instead of pausing to think of what it could mean- or heck, just asking Casita directly! She had enough magic left in her for that, as Little Mirabel was still much too young to take her role!

Casita tried to convey their desire, their reason. For the next few weeks they tried.

Tiles clanking, boards shifting, a freaking letter.

But with the flight of their Little Seer into their walls and the shock of the unrealized declaration of a chosen heir still not fading, the Family would not listen.

And poor Little Mirabel began to be forgotten.

For the first time in years, Casita was angry. They understood why they were doing it. They understood their Candlebearer's line of thought; even if they didn't agree or won't ever condone it. But Little Mirabel was a child (precioustinyinnocent) and they left her behind.

Casita would not stand for this.

So they made a decision.

They already loved their precious little Candlebearer. The Family knew it, even if they never realized. Little Mirabel knew it, and it was one of the few things that kept her from going dark (angerangerprotectiveangerangeranger).

It would be no problem taking on a more hands-on role. No one would be suspicious of it either; in fact, they'd probably interpret it as pity, or never even notice at all (betrayedbetrayedsadbetrayed).

Which was perfect. No interruptions.

Casita would raise their Little Miracle, and they would raise her well.

Starting with a Gift and a Door.

(God knows she was going to need it.)

Due to Mirabel's 'failure', Abuela doubled the work everyone in the family was doing to dispel the doubts that were beginning to set in. This made all the Gifted Madrigals very busy, which caused two things: More neglect than canon, and more hate/resentment (it's just Isabela though) on Mirabel for being the catalyst. This, almost always, left Mirabel to just... exist.

(Casita was always there for her though; so while the bad feelings she had were still there, they were not as bad and as damaging as they could have been.)

The rise of negative feelings towards Casita's little Candelita proved to be an obstacle in regaining their magical strength. This made Casita a bit irritable during the recovery weeks, but never with Mirabel though. They played with her, took care of her, watched over her; and most importantly, taught her. Casita taught her Candelita various things. Though, admittedly, being a non-human entity must've screwed their expectations of what a 5 year old can do, because they taught her parkour (so she can move herself all around the Encanto with ease), how to use a staff (because Mirabel had been playing around with a mop and they saw her being a natural at it and thought: why not? self-defense is always a plus), how to sneak around (a needed skill to have when the mere sight of you can either mean a physical or an emotional chankla- also it's more self-defense), how to treat wounds (for emergencies) and how to see without her eyes (a precaution).

It didn't help that Mirabel rose to the challenge. Her capabilities did nothing to correct Casita's assumptions, and thus begins a life-long cycle of weird, bizarre lessons offered to too early or late an age.

As weeks passed on, Mirabel faded further and further into the background. Julieta and Agustin are good parents, yes, but they're not there as much as they're needed to be. They're all too busy- all of the family were. They're always in town; even Abuela.

Which means Casita had Mirabel all to themself.

The rest of the year is filled with education and bonding between the entity and their keeper. Mirabel kept learning, growing, saddened by her family's actions but never faltering with her parent's support. Casita grew more and more proud of their Candelita, their precious Little Miracle; felt more and more love for the sweet, kind, scrappy little child.

They even had a couple of adventures inside Casita's walls.

Whenever the other Madrigals weren't around, which was always, Casita would reconfigure themself into Mirabel's personal playground. Mattresses would manifest all over the floors, and ladders, railings, stairs and all sorts of things would fly about, testing Mirabel's parkour and stealth skills.

Sometimes they even played pretend- which had the side effect of making Mirabel an excellent actress.

Overall, this part of the timeline, Parent and Child just bonded.

And it was adorable.

It's Mirabel who breaks first. She calls her Parent 'Mami' out loud, so used to doing so in her most private of thoughts, that it takes her a full minute to realize. She's embarrassed, of course, and maybe a little nervous, but she means the title, so she doesn't take it back. She just freezes like a deer in headlights, and awaits her mother's response.

But how does one respond when one's metaphorical heart just exploded with love? With magic? With pride? With adoration?

Casita, in all the knowledge their- her, now- magic allowed them access to, didn't know.

But she did know that she was absolutely honored to be her Candelita's- her daughter! -mother, and that her Candelita must know.

So she gave a wild, loud, overjoyed explosion of movement around her little hija, who's face was of relief and sheer happiness at her very obvious acceptance, and spent the rest of the day clacking her tiles and shingles to sound vaguely like 'Mirabel', 'Mija', and 'Candelita'.

Their bond strengthened ten-fold that day, and later Casita is delighted to discover that she had the perfect, much more physical and permanent affirmation- proof - of her love for her daughter.

It's about time.

wait who????

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So I watched Encanto and I really liked the movie.

And if you watched it you can't look me at the eyes and say you didn't the similarities between the movie and Boku no hero academia!

The way the family (mostly Abuela Alma) and the village treat the gifts is similar to how BNHA's society treats quirks.

So there is this AU for whoever wants to try it! I won't... at least not right now, I still need to finish two chapter for two different fics... and I have self control!

Anyways...

So, An AU in BNHA world, the Madrigals are a known family of superheroes, specially in Latin America but they live in Japan because of UA (since is supposed to be the best school for heroes)

And Casita is an AI house.

Pedro died when their kids were little during a mission, both him and Alma were spotlight heroes, his quirk was that he could control wind, he was Ehecalt (wind in nahualt), I'm giving Alma a quirk too for plot relevance I know she didn't have a gift either in the movie, her quirk will be fire, she can control any preexistent fire and the flames she produce aren't as hot and dangerous as the normal fire but the light could be blinding, she used to fight with different fire producer support gear so she had something to do damage. Her hero name was Candelaria

Now that Pedro was dead, the legacy of the Madrigal name felt heavier in her shoulders and she knew the world would be paying a lot of attention to their children once they got their quirks and when they could start training to be heroes.

She, like Pedro, also came from a long line of famous heroes, but getting married to a Madrigal just helped to be more recognized, since the Madrigal have a trajectory of hundred years being heroes in different areas, the family has heavy expectations and just like she was raised to fulfill them in her own family and then in the family of her husband, she is ready to raise her family the same way... but we know she is going to get it to her head and that won't end well.

The moment the kids in the family manifest their quirks their future is decided, their quirk will say what kind of hero they will be.

Pepa is a spotlight hero, number five in rankings, she is the weather hero Gaia.

Julieta is a rescue hero and doctor (like Recovery Girl) She is the healer hero Curandera (I or you could come up with a better hero name later)

Bruno, with his quirk he could have been the same kind of hero like Sir Nighteye, but since his vision were 70% of the time bad omen his quirk quickly started to be considered villainous, because of the power and influence of the Madrigal family he didn't face the same difficulties as other persons with "villainous quirks" but there were still people talking, of course Alma didn't like that, and pretty much like in the movie he blamed Bruno, maybe not agreeing that his quirk was villainous but believing it was a useless, she still tried to give it good use.

Because of the reputation of Bruno's quirk, when he said he wanted to be an underground hero she begrudgingly accepted, because she still wanted her son to be like Nighteye, but if he became an underground hero that would mean less people talking bad about his quirk and ergo the family. Besides their family also has some underground heroes on their lineage.

In this AU he didn't disappear, but he kind of cut ties with the family, mostly with his mother, his closest relationships are with his sisters and with Mirabel who was the only who openly saw the good of his quirk and thought it was cool and useful.

I'm giving Augustin and Felix quirks too because of the plot

Felix is also a spotlight hero, he can gather kinetic energy from his movements and release it in the form of electricity from his body, his hero name is Kin (again, feel free to come up with something better)

Augustin is an underground hero, his quirk is similar to Kirishima's but instead of stone his body becomes of a flexible and indestructible material ( I thought it would be nice since he is prone to accidents) his hero name is Endure (same thing with Felix and Julieta's hero names)

Now with the kiddos, now, here Alma is obessessed to keep the Madrigal legacy, so she doesn't care if the kids actually want to be heroes, they are going to and she doesn't even care what kind of hero they want to be, she decides if they go spotlight, underground, twilight, rescue, etc because of their quirks, she even decides their herosona and how they would act on dutty.

So, Isabella is a spotlight hero, her hero persona is a perfect lady, like in the movie, her hero name is Flora, and while in truth she does like being a spotlight hero she would like to be more wild with her hero persona, not be so graceful and use certain kind of plants that her Abuela doesn't approve of, she doesn't want to be a perfect lady, she wants to be a crazy and fun hero with a silver tongue, maybe like Midnight but without the R-18 part, she actually wanted to be called Venus (like the carnnivourus plant), but we know what Alma would think about it.

Luisa is also a spotlight, recently graduated from UA, she actually wanted to go underground since she doesn't like the attention from being spotlight but since her quirk was flashy and powerful Abuela thought that would have been a waste (wining some hard feelings from Bruno and Augustin), her hero name is Hipólita (like the Amazonian queen)

Dolores, she is an underground hero, her quirk allows her to hear where trouble is and to predict her opponents' movements, her hero name is Luna, because like the moon that sees what happens at night, her quirks allows her to hear and know what happens at night during patrol. She actually didn't want to be a hero, she wanted to be a detective, she is a Naomasa fan, and she knows her hearing could be useful in investigations and spying but alas, she had to be a hero because Abuela said so.

Camilo, when he got his quirk Abuela decided he could do well as a twilight hero, doing some spotlight job but also helping in the underground since he had the perfect disguises with his mutation, Camilo will be attending UA in this au. But he doesn't want to be a hero either, he wants to be a comedian, he loves to make people laugh and hero work is too serious and too much responsibility for him, but he doesn't have an option. His hero name will be Camaleón

When Antonio got his quirk at five (everybody was nervous when he didn't get it at four because of what happened with Mirabel) Abuela decided he could be a spotlight hero, but he still has time to train, but Antonio wants to be a zoologist, but even at five he knows better than to say so.

And Mirabel, when he was four and her quirk didn't come they at first thought she was a late bloomer, until at eight she was still with no quirk so they saw a doctor and she was revealed to be quirkless, extra pinky toe joint and all.

The family was worried because of two things, one they know the statistics and how their little Mirabel will be treated because of being quirkless, and two, Abuela's reaction, because even if they know she won't out right treat Mirabel like trash, they do know she will be highly displeased, and that she actually has some quirkist tendencies, maybe not from hate and with the intention of being cruel, but if you are not good for heroics then you are sure to have a hard time with her, Bruno is the proof and Abuela has always been a littler harder with Dolores until she proved her quirk was useful too.

And since all her life was about being a good hero and quirks, Alma is of the quirkist that think that quirkless people are not suited for heroics, so when Mirabel didn't got a quirk she was disappointed and started to treat her different, like a burden most of the time and was lowkey isolating her from her sisters and cousins since she didn't want her to distract them. Because of her family Mirabel didn't have a time as hard as other quirkless kids, but she was bullied in other ways, she was isolated and treated like she wasn't even there or like she was a waste of space, she also knew she was lucky, that other kids face much much much worse than her.

But since this Mirabel, she is still optimist and at firt took her quirlessness in stride.

I can see two ways of how this thing can go:

1. Mirabel doesn't want to be a hero, what she wants is to be in support and help from the backstage, we know Maribel is good with sewing and embroidery and I think that was her attemtp to be useful and have a gift of her own, so she does the same but with support, the embroidery and sewing is still a hobby for her so she is also into costume designe. Since she doesn't have a quirk she thought Abuela wouldn't force her into heroics, which she didn't but Mirabel didn't know she would ignore her or be so harsh with her, but okay, no problem, she can still be a good support creator and costume designer.

While getting ready for UA entrance examen she meets Quirkless!Izuku, they bond over being quirkless and she is the first to believe in Izuku's dream. They become friends and she becomes Izuku's support technician (Sorry Mei)

Or...

2. She still wants to be a hero despite being quirkless, she wants to be an underground hero like her papa and tio Bruno, but nobody but Bruno, Camilo and in a lesser scale her parents are supportive of her, Abuela actually becomes like All Might in this kind of fic, but a lot harder in Mirabel than All Might usually is with Izuku. Luisa thinks her baby sister will end hurt or dead, Isabela like in the movie resents her since she doesn't have the same pressure than her, so when she still wants to be a hero she becomes angry and just as bad as in the movie with her, like Bakugou but less explosive and abusive (physically at least).

Dolores does believes Mirabel can be a hero, but since it took her a lot get on Abuela's good graces she doesn't dare to show her support. Pepa and Felix decide to remain neutral, they don't voice their opinions, which is that with the proper training Mirabel could do it, but they don't dare say it to Abuela.

Antonio is team Mirabel oc and he shows his support, but after being scolded by Alma for doing that he starts to show it in secret.

Julieta and Augustin do think Mirabel could do it but they don't stand up for her enough and are a lot hesitant to show their support because deep down they are also worried about her safety because of her lack of quirk.

Camilo is 100% that if someone is going to be the first quirkless hero that is his cousin, but he knows better than to say so, but he still shows his full support in private and even teach what he can from his own training to Mirabel.

Since Bruno already has a stained relationship with the family he is the only one who openly supports Mirabel, until Abuela threatens to forbid any interaction he would have with her, after that he helps her in secret.

Bruno trains her in secret and at some point she meets Quirkless!Izuku and they bond over being quirkless, discriminated and wanting to be heroes, they become friends and Bruno ends helping the green bean train too, because until that point he was doing all self taught. They both got into UA's hero course, Mirabel decides to take the entrance exam with her friend instead the recommendation exam (because Bruno would totally recommend his niece) because she wants to do this with Izuku.

They do this in secret of course, so the family doesn't know until the first day of school, Camilo knew because he saw his cousin during the entrance exam, they at first thought Mirabel applied for the general education course, but when they saw the single button in the shoulders of her uniform they confront her, or more like Abuela does, but since Mirabel was accepted in the course there is nothing she could do, after that Abuela treats her worse.

To add salt to the wound, Mirabel got into 1-A with Izuku while Camilo got into 1-B

From class 1-A I'm kicking out Mineta and Sato, Mineta because I don't like him and I want Shinsou to be there, and Sato because I need a spot for Mirabel and I don't know I don't think I would miss him so much(?

For the curious ones: Izuku got first place and Mirabel second, you can change that if you want to use this AU but this is my version.

Also, since Izuku is my comfort character that means I have to make him suffer before giving him the world soooo, in this AU Inko is either dead, abusive/neglectful or Izuku is homeless.

Bruno and Mira of course notice, again they are not dumb and they know what normal quirkless kids with not powerful family go through. The problem is Bruno doesn't have an emergency foster license and bringing Izuku to casita with Abuela is not an option, and despite it not being any good, they know that Izuku is still better in wherever he is at the moment than in the system, the system is just not a option, they know that would be a death sentence, so intead they help in any way they can, giving him clothes, food, blankets, medical attention for the day when the bullying/abuse is too much and Bruno starts the process to get a license.

Lucky for them this AU comes with Dadzawa and Dadmic, they will eventually take care of the green problem child.

Also, Mirabel is also a problem child, Aizawa calls them the problem child duo, Izu is green problem child and Mira is loud problem child (because her energy reminds him of his husband)

Bakugo faces consequences along with Aldera is required, Bakugou redemption is optional, I personally don't know, depends of my mood.

Abuela redemption is also optional, I mean Endeavor got a redemption in the manga and Abuela got hers in the movie so it's up to you, I'm personally a little more inclined to say fuck it and don't redeem her. Isabela redemption is also optional, I probably will give it to her.

The class being supportive is up to you too, I like to think the some will be supportive and the ones that are not their reason is because they think quirkless people are fragile, they will do some microaggression but their discrimination come from ignorance and they are all willing to learn and do better, of course some will need some wake up calls, the only one to be actively quirkist shit will be Bakugou.

All Might bashing because it became my guilty pleasure, besides he

did some dumb shit in canon soooo.

Nedzu-sensei for Izuku too, everybody is terrified, the green bean is a genius and Nedzu is happy with his new personal student, Mirabel is both happy and terrified for his friend, she eventually warms up to the idea because the confidence boost Izu gets from that and because all the chaos they now can do together.

Bruno and Aizawa friendship because I say so.

Mirabel and Izuku becomes an underground duo and the first quirkless heroes.

Ships: Erasermic obviously, and my OTP TDDK but this is also optional, I'm not shipping Mirabel with anybody.