Do you have any headcanon for autistic Mirabel? Like what are things that sets her off, things she’s obsessed with and could talk for hours about and does she also flaps her arms.
I have a couple! Here's what I have.
Music and embroidery are her two biggest special interests. She started developing interest in both since she was very young. Both of which were developed because of her father.
The two would sew or play music together for hours since Mirabel was little.
Embroidery became a special interest because she loves to keep her hands busy.
Her stims mostly involve playing with loose pieces of her clothes and strands of her hair. She also sometimes flaps her hands and rubs her fingernails on occasion.
I did mention this in a previous headcanon post, but she has a great memory. She remembers everyone in her family’s birthdays as early as the age of three.
Julieta and Agustin noticed the symptoms in Mirabel as early as two years old, but she didn’t get a proper diagnosis until a year later.
They both knew that, like with Pepa and Felix with Dolores, if she got an earlier diagnosis, she would not have as hard of a time with social navigation as Pepa or Bruno did when they got older, and she would understand why she was different.
Her family support with Pepa, Bruno, and Dolores at the time also helped her immensely.
She was bullied in school as a child for her stims and intensity of her interests. It would get to a point where Luisa would often intervene and threaten to beat her bullies to the ground if they made fun of her again.
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Madrigal triplets 🧠 (if you're familiar with MBTI)
Full disclosure, just started actually learning what all this means so, if I get something wrong and just don't know, oops.
I knew what the MBTI test thing was but never really cared to look into it, the only thing I've done that's close to it was a knockoff test, just for fun.
Thank god this image exists.
Let's go from oldest to youngest:
Julieta.
Are you outwardly or inwardly focused?
I know Julieta’s job kinda calls for extraversion but also, not really. We don't see her making any small talk with people while she's handing out food, it's quite the opposite, she likes the line to move pretty fast so she can see to everyone, proving that she's not looking to be the centre of attention. She seems pretty modest to me in "the family Madrigal" (and in general), like, she’s kinda just following everyone else if that makes sense. So, introversion.
How do you prefer to take in information?
This one was pretty difficult for me to pick at first but I eventually decided on 'Sensing', because of this scene:
While Julieta doesn't discount what Mirabel saw, she's focusing on what she knows to be the reality of the situation: that this was a tough night for Mirabel and she's probably going through a mentally tasking time. Also, she explains what she's feeling very literally: "Tonight was hard", "You're perfect just like this." There's no room for interpretation, she's very open with her opinions.
How do you prefer to make decisions?
Another one I had to think about for a bit. People might disagree here, because Julieta is the level-headed, put-together triplet- but I think she's: 'Feeling'. She's a person who definitely acts on emotion, she's very compassionate but sparing with her love, I.e she only gives it out to certain people. She loves her family all equally and definitely wants them all to live in harmony. When Alma has some pretty mean things to say to Mirabel, before Antonio's ceremony, Julieta stops her and tells her not to do that, yet in a very compassionate way, "Mamá, don't be mean to Mirabel, you know tonight will be hard for her." It's not completely accusatory, nor is the way she says it, she says: "you know tonight will be hard for her." Giving Alma the benefit of the doubt and telling her that she knows better, inadvertently complimenting her compassion, in a way.
She doesn't want to upset her mother but she also wants to stand up for her daughter. And come on, she's as warm and empathetic as they come.
How do you prefer to live your outer life?
I mean, just going by her profession, I think it's pretty safe to say that she likes deadlines and step-by-step instructions (the cooking recipes all over the kitchen wall, suggesting that even after all these years, she likes to know that what she's doing is correct, even though she should know these steps by heart.) So, judging.
Result:
ISFJ
warm, considerate, gentle, responsible, pragmatic, thorough. Devoted caretakers who enjoy being helpful to others.
I think I hit the nail on the head ngl-
Pepa.
Are you outwardly or inwardly focused?
Pepa definitely thinks outloud, I mean, when we first see her speak she is. Literally, talking up a storm to no-one and everyone. Also, in the same act, she's looking for Antonio, despite how the ceremony isn't ready yet, showing how she likes things to be done quickly. It also shows how she's itching for something to do in these situations, she works fast paced. During Antonio's ceremony, she's being very confident and interactive with her guests, implying how she likes to have the spotlight sometimes. So: Extraversion.
How do you prefer to take in information?
I think she's: 'intuition'; she definitely seems like a dreamer, especially with how easily she can be swayed by romance: "I'm sorry, mi vida, go onnnn", Pepa: why was I angry?🥰😍
Notice the bigger picture: when she sees Antonio before the ceremony, she says: "look at you. All grown up." This isn't a logical thing to say- but in the Madrigal context, Pepa is only thinking of the bigger picture concerning her son.
Describe things in a poetic way? "In doing so he floods my brain!" Nuff said.
How do you prefer to make decisions?
Feeling. Pepa’s powers literally depends on her feelings and in order to process things without hurting anyone (base your decisions on personal values and how your actions affect others) she does so through masking: If she's sad, she's sad but if the sadness is too strong to control, she'll replace it with anger (the whole Bruno situation), this is literally her sacrificing her own health to please others and protect them. And she's incredibly warm and empathetic, just look at how she acts with her kids and Bruno.
How do you prefer to live your outer life?
Judging. I know people like to think that Pepa was a pretty laid back, bad girl teen and I do agree although I think she went about this lifestyle in a much more organised way. I definitely think she likes things to be planned, if something spontaneous happens, she could cause a natural disaster, or at the very least, ruin her outfit.
Result:
ENFJ
Caring, enthusiastic, idealistic, organised, diplomatic, reasonable, skilled communicators who value connection with people.
Bruno.
Are you outwardly or inwardly focused?
Introversion. People would definitely describe him as reserved. He's drifted away from his family, so much so that Casita has adapted to the want for isolation: the stairs of his room and the whole walls situation. He thinks things through his head, I don't think he discloses the majority of his thoughts with anyone, for fear of being wrong or perceived as weird. Definitely would rather observe, we're talking about Bruno Madrigal, come on.
How do you prefer to take in information?
I went back and forth on this one but I'm thinking 'intuitive'. Imagine how things could be: he literally took the biggest risk by hiding away, just for the possibility that Mirabel would be safe. But realistically, there were so many variables against him: how will he survive and not draw suspicion? How will he wash himself? Where would he go? Would Dolores hear him and tell?
His gift requires him to look at the bigger picture, another thing he did in his own, roundabout way for Mirabel’s original vision.
He's an artist, therefore, poetic. He writes plays ffs-
How do you prefer to make decisions?
Feeling, 100%
How your actions affect others? He only took Mirabel’s needs into consideration, completely ignoring his own. He wanted harmony and forgiveness for her and the whole family, neglecting to realise he was apart of it. He's a people pleaser, you can just tell he suffered in silence for years, that confrontation with Alma at the river? That was more than ten years of pent up feelings coming out.
How do you prefer to live your outer life?
Judging. He's definitely not spontaneous. He's a recluse who thrives on familiarity and routine (autistic coded😶) people might say that him going into the walls was spontaneous, however, I argue: not really; him being so ready to leave, suggests how he had already been having thoughts of leaving, probably by way of ending his life. But with his niece and her safety as his main motivation this time, he finally went through with it. He clearly planned his moves well while in the walls: when to get furniture and food, rerouting pipes, stimulating art projects, how to move things without drawing suspicion. Ect.
Without too many spoilers is there any part of your story "Just Another, Everyday Miracle" your looking forward to sharing with us?
Oooh, there is so much I'm excited to share with you!
I'm looking forward to Bruno and Lucía's wedding and their future together with Josefina, and her gift. Get ready for some 90s sitcom Full House-esque shenanigans, fueled by my own experiences with kids and a handful of Bluey references XD. And... *maniacal laughter here* I'm so excited for a few very emotional scenes in the near future - some passionate, some sad, some will definitely make your heart race and I anticipate some yelling indignantly at me, but all necessary to continue laying the foundations of Bruno and Lucía's relationship - their relationship with each other and with his Gift. I'm setting them up for happily ever after but the things that are most worthwhile are never easy. <3
Just for laughs, here's a few Out of Context Spoilers (which are not really spoilers at all and are in no particular order):
Tatiana is the Worst (certified rotten)
Bruno Forgets Something Important and Chaos Ensues
This Just In - Bruno's Visions Always Come True (one way or another)
only the fact that i hate leaving them unsatisfied (i have bad timing)
9. Do you have a favorite underrated Encanto writer?
so basically ive read nothing that would make me say that because all of you are amazing honestly tho! literally ill leave a list of the people that i consider best tho they are A LOT which I LOVE-
a VERY LOVING generous tribute to these sweethearts!:
@ilovekazuhaa
@sophiasi1172
@historysquib
@wikluk
@adabofblessings
@wifeofbean
@i-am-not-your-little-princessm-not-your-little
@allofasudden00
@julietaswifey
@nattysbaby
@zafirosreverie and MANY MORE
13. Tag an Encanto Artist that is fueling the fandom cause they deserve a hug ?!
I feel like I have shared a lot of things, but lemme just list a few in case someone missed em. I'm just gonna go off some of the facts that I have memorized since I don't kniw what to choose and my perception if which are more "common" is warped:
John Leguizamo asked if he could get drunk while singing his lines for Bruno and fix it in post
Bruno having dirty underwear was originally going to be a part of the script! It was confirmed to be a joke made though rather than a reflection of hygeine
The Jaguar and Capybara have names: Parce and Chispi! One of the first places people noticed this was on the merch
Chispi in particular was going to have a scene post credits that was cut, but is viewable online.
A lot of people know that Bruno was called Oscar, but what a lot of people don't know is that LMM was given several options such as Anko, Marco, and Emo, as confirmed by a screencap of the conversation that he tweeted during the official Encanto watch party.
A darker fact is in an earlier draft of the film, when Bruno still went by Oscar, Bruno was said to be sensitive and "snapped like a twig" at Abuela, getting into an argument and telling her that he wished he was dead. In this version, Mirabel bonded with the the fathers while doing chores.
Mirabel has had two meetable locations at the Anaheim parks. One was DCA by the pasta resteraunt for christmas, and she recently moved to Frontierland and has a backdrop that resembles the mural of the family.
It's also the 60th movie by the studio
And that's what I remembered off the top of my head. there's probably more things I could recall if I thought about it, but I didn't want to make this *too* long and the anxious part of me worries abiut the facts, especially since this was just me spitballing a few facts I had memorized. I also have the responses to several Jared Bush tweets memorized (not word for word but I remember a lot of what he has said about Bruno especially)
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I have my own headcanon when it comes to Encanto. In the years down the line, Mirabel does settle down and have a family of her own. Her first born daughter is Bruna (nicknamed Rue) after the uncle who cared so much.
Oh, how cute! I must admit, I'm now thinking about the Madrigal's future family's and I thought Mirabel had a little boy [She's also the only one to have only one child] But this is an interesting and cute idea!
5. Any Encanto pet peeves? Can be canon or fic related. In fic…incest, spouse swapping, godawful characterization. Not sure if this falls under fic or canon since it’s a fandom thing, but Pepa bashing and making her out to be a bad mom/sister/wife with absolutely no proof (no, her having an anxiety attack is not proof). Also people making her out to be a slut. She’s physically affectionate and enjoys physical affection, but I really don’t think she was “easy”. In canon…I guess the only thing would be how rushed the ending was.
12. You’ve gotta kick one canon character out of Encanto. Sorry. Osvaldo, please pack your knives and go.
