#mateo lopez

Quick, fun, little whodunnit story with a gay romantic subplot!

It's set in a queernorm world!

The main love interest is a werewolf who loses control of his shift when he gets flustered and it's so cute because his ears start getting longer and furry and he's real self conscious about it

Interesting worldbuilding for a world where the paranormal exists and they live out in the open! Humans know they exist and they're fully integrated into society!

They say that Black Springs is a place where that crisp autumn weather is present almost all year round, mist and fog always in the air,there seems to be a lingering comfort from the unexpected warm days but always a constant reminder of the cold to come,the rains are heavy and the wind rarely ever rustles through the trees

The citizens belive that it was caused by a deity, the more skeptical ones think its some sort of climatic anomaly

Some hate that weather, some like it

But to Niko it was perfect, perfect for a date night at home with warm drinks, snacks, maybe some movies or video games and of course,His boyfriend

Cant have a date night without a date, right?

"Thanks for inviting me" said niko, taking his shoes off and putting his umbrella down on the porch before entering

"i hope your mom doesn't mind that im staying the night"

"Don't worry about that mi amor" Mateo smiled softly, resting a hand on his partner's shoulder

"she wont be home until tomorrow due to her late shift but even if she was here,im sure there would be no problem, mom loves having you around"

Niko knew Marisol wouldn't mind him staying the night, he had done that plenty of times in his childhood already,but it was different now that they were dating mateo, maybe She could see a problem with it? He shrugged off the thought and set their bag down on the couch so he was able to help Mateo organize everything

"Alright. The drinks and snacks are done how's that pillow fort going?" 

"Its done!" 

Niko responded from the inside "it looks a bit wonky and like it'll fall down at any moment..but thats fine i guess, not like its gonna hurt if the whole thing comes down on us" 

The taller male chuckled as he crawled inside the pillow fort and laid down besides his partner 

Niko was right about how it looked but the inside was cozy, there were pillows and stuffed animals inside and a fluffy grey blanket with moon and stars sewn into it 

"Its been a long and tiring week and its raining outside, perfect to cuddle with the person i love the most"

He scooched over and wrapped their arms around mateo 

"I love you too niko, but cariño...its still wednesday" 

"I know but-" He yawned half way through the sentence " we had class, work, assignments and many more things to do, now there's whole holiday today thats gonna be extended all the way to friday so the week is..pretty much done" 

He recieved a giggle in response to that logic 

"You look tired.sleep a little,i'll stay here with you" 

As much as Niko didnt want to admit it, a nap would be very nice

He pulled Mateo even closer and rested against his chest, the rain outside was loud and the winds were roaring, niko hated all of those sounds but the sound of his boyfriend's heartbeat made the Long haired male relax and forget all about the noises that scared him 

Between 1 and 2

* Pepa was curious

* A boy, a boy who was so close to Mirabel

* She saw in that little moment, how much they work together

* The way the act as if they have been together forever

* Pepa knew a good match when she sees one, they remind them of herself and Felix

* Even Antonio knew Mateo, so she goes to the him to discuss Mateo

* “Toñito can you tell Mama about Mateo?”

* Antonio look confuse at her question, but brighten considerably when he realize she wanted to know more about Mateo

* Antonio tells the stories of their adventures together

* How the three of them celebrate his Tio and Mateo’s birthday together

* The lunch they had with Mateo’s mother

* How they play futból together

* Even that Mirabel embroider on Mateo’s shirts on quiet days

* Pepa’s face was in a big grin the entire time, not many people had Mirabel’s embroider on their clothes

* Most of the town ask her to fix in solitude along with the seamstress

* For Mirabel to embroider for someone outside the family is a big deal

* Pepa wanted to know, what is Mateo like? How did they get close?

* She remembers that Camilo was really close to him when he was younger

* But how did Mirabel became best friends with him is the mystery she wanted to solve

* Pepa, waited until everyone went to bed, it was late enough that no one should be up,

* Pepa saw Mirabel go into the nursery and wondering why she is up still

* On a mission she went towards Julieta’s door and knock on it

* The door open towards Julieta her hair outside of the bun

* “Pepa?” Said Julieta, there was no sleep in her eyes and she was wide awake

* Pepa grab Julieta’s wrist and pull her out the room, Julieta close the door with her other hand silently

* “What is this about Pepa?” Julieta ask

* “That boy Mateo?, how close is he to Mirabel?”

* Julieta was surprised and a little worry

* “Is that the reason you took me out of my room?” Julieta sigh at Pepa’s nod

* “He’s a friend Pepa, he and Mirabel hang out many times, he also have helped her out often. He even helps me out at the table”

* “Yes but I saw them, it was like two bodies but one soul”

* “Pepa” Julieta said drawing out her sister’s name “ I know you want to put those two together but it isn’t something you can force”

* “I know Julie, but I see how it is, he likes her”

* “Pepa please, let’s talk about this tomorrow”

* Pepa let Julieta go back to her room, but she knew what she saw, and she saw something

* Pepa went back to her room, and made a step back in surprise, Felix was up looking at her

* “What are you doing amor?” Felix question as Pepa went to her side of the bed

* “I went to talk to Julie”

* “At this time?” Felix turn to look at her more awake wondering what was going on

* “Yes, about Mateo Lopez” that name woke Felix up more, he sat up straight as he listen to what happened earlier

* “Don’t force it Pepa, I rather they stay friends”

* Felix voice was gruff, there wasn’t a single hint of teasing in his tone

* “Why?” Pepa question, “Antonio and Julieta said he is a good man”

* “Yeah, a good man to impress us”

* Pepa knew what he was talking about instantly “Felix… Mirabel doesn’t have a gift, we all saw how the kids back away from her.”

* Felix nod in agreement “Mirabel is still a Madrigal. That doesn’t mean if she doesn’t get a gift, any children she have will be giftless”

* Pepa eyes widen at the conclusion Felix gave her, but she let him continue

* “A giftless Madrigal means that she could be more vulnerable to the Encanto, I’ve seen children Camilo’s age who stop playing with Mirabel suddenly start to talk to her, now? Why now?”

* Pepa knew that Felix’s heart was in the right place and in any given day she would agree with him, but this was different

* “Then why did Mateo stick with her after all this time? Why did he never follow his other friends and tease her or pick on her. Antonio told me, that he seen Mateo defend Mirabel and lost a friend because of that”

* Felix sigh “Pepita, I’m not saying that Mateo is like them, but you could never be careful… I don’t want to get her hopes up again”

* Pepa was quiet at that last part, she understands, that Mirabel with as big as an heart she has, she is still a bit fragile. Pepa doesn’t want to see a Mirabel that broken again.

* “We won’t let that happen, and I don’t think Mirabel would let that happen either” Pepa place her hand on top of Felix and gave him a small smile, even if he can’t see in the dark. Felix gave a squeeze back.

* They won’t stop what could happen, but they could support Mirabel, and help her when she needs it.

I really wanted to write something like this, to flesh out the world. Mateo’s relationship to Mirabel and the story is based on Mirabel’s perspective like the movie. We don’t know the rest of the family’s motives. Why they act this way towards Mateo and why to Mirabel they are being weird. They love Mirabel but haven’t been the best at showing it. The next POV will be Isabela and Luisa, with a hint of Alma

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Damn. Ask and you shall receive, huh? I know I’m a little intimidating, but I almost feel bad that it took a stupid post to get you all to come out of the woodwork. So I guess the only question left here is who’s tryna mingle the most?

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