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This new idea hinges on what would have happened if Bruno's curse broke before they got back to the Encanto. Specifically before they got to the gates that require him to die to open/release the time lock the kingdom is under. It's made worse because Bruno, Razili and the kids aren't actually sure if his curse is broken/he's still immortal or not.

In this AU Razili would come with them to the Encanto since Bruno thinks he might have to die for real and he's sure as heck not sending them without someone who can protect them from Jose in case he gets out. When they get to the gates Razili tries everything she can think of to open them but no dice. The only way anyone is getting in is with Bruno's life blood. For the sake of max angst, the way everyone can think of to figure out if he's still immortal is to wait a year and see if he's aging. Bruno would probably have to be bullied a little into accepting this plan because if it turns out he is mortal now thats time the kids could have had with their parents (especially Antonio).

And this is the most painful part, they don't end up having to wait that long because sooner than later Bruno and Razili realize she's pregnant which only could have happened if they're both mortal.

Which means having to choose between saving the Encanto now and giving his sobrinos time with their parents or later and getting to actually be there to raise his own child. I can't even imagine how hard that would be because for the last 500 years his main goal, the one that kept him alive, was get the kids back to their parents. But he would also desperately want to actually live to spend his life with his wife and kid. Which means having to choose when to die, knowing that the kids are going to keep getting older and their parents are going to keep being frozen in time while also knowing very first hand the trauma that his death for the sake of the kingdom will cause his child.

IF I was writing this (and I might, haven't decided yet) I would probably go the route of they decide (because this decision while ultimately his, very much involves Razili and the kids) to go save the Encanto while Razili is still pregnant but before she starts showing. (I have thought way too in-depth of the timing of this) I'm leaning this way because 1) I know how hard it was to do things while pregnant vs with a newborn and with a baby sounds much much harder and 2) which is the bigger reason, I honestly don't know if Bruno would be able to make himself do it if he's met his kid or at least I think he would be scared of that.

This does all end with a happy ending still by the way because the Miracle still resurrects him after everything is said and done. Razili gets to murder Jose in this one. (Honestly that's the secondary reason why she doesn't come on the quest in the first place, Razili who has a MUCH more extensive education/experience in fighting with magic and who is still pretty darn good with a sword, would easily wipe the floor with José. The main reason is because we said we weren't going to shoe horn her in since we came up with her after we finished act 1 of TBTK so she could only haunt the narrative rather than be there.)

(Thats another fun detail we're excited about. During the 300 year separation Bruno learned more magic as a way to feel closer to Razili and Razili learned more about swordfighting to feel closer to Bruno.)

1. Time Travel AU

first au i've ever thought about, cool hue sisters centered, because i love them sm and i was still finding my footing in encanto and the fandom when i thought of this au, and yeah

its where isabela and luisa get sent back to the past after going after and protecting mirabel as casita falls

i gained the idea after seeing how the two older sisters were still so terrified of alma and disappointing her that they couldn't stand up for mirabel and for themselves, but as casita was falling, they weren't about to let their baby sister go, not after everything

despite this being the first au, its also still really vague and barebones in a sense, not much planned yet and its all just vibes, plus i just really wanted a cool sisters au because i love them sm

2. Big Hero 6 AU

ah yes, big hero 6 au, my beloved

came to be when i figured out bear aka @gamerbearmira's reference in one of her encanto one shots, the scooby doo one where they got arrested, and she used bh6's aunt cass' rant for alma's rant in said one shot, and then it led me to realize the potential of encanto big hero 6 au with bear, so that was fun

there's a post in bear's blog for the au, so you can check it out

there's a bunch more info that we haven't shared yet, but it's all written up in the docs for it, so yesyes

honestly been a bit since i touched the au personally, as i keep getting distracted by the other ones below

but yeah, planning on exploring of this au soon <3

3. [Redacted] AU

ah yes, this au, the 120 and counting pages one in my docs

and the 120 pages are mostly just details and planning for the au, not a single written thing yet

this au is not called redacted au, but the name itself is redacted because the word itself is a bit of a spoiler and im still trying to find a better name for it in general

i have no idea how to explain this au

first thing to mention is how its very much inspired by Take Back the Kingdom by @optimistic-violinist and @impossiblefangirl0632 (sorry for the tag, i can take it out if you'd like) and i really really recommend this fic, its so so good and it changed my brain chemistry on so many levels

so yes, i really got inspired by this fic, and it will very much be shown in this particular au with some things and tropes, but ofc im doing my own spin on stuff and the details, and from what i have rn, i think it really evolved and is still evolving as time goes on

another thing to note about this is how the idea came to be because of TBTK inspiration and a dream i had on the day i was taking a metaphysics midterms exam (this is completely unnecessary to mention but oh well, i still remember that moment so vividly)

the dream impacted just exactly how this au is going to go

what is the dream about? you'll find out whenever i get to write this au

all i can say without spoiling much is that there are lots of memory shenanigans and angst, plus the very fun trope of "your found family is your actual family"

also once more, read take back the kingdom, very good fic, 11/10, much recommend, will reread again

4. Ghost Cocoon AU

this au is the fusion of the Cocoon au and the Ghost Grandkids au, both still found in @/gamerbearmira's blog

ghost grandkids au is from @jerseyk112 and cocoon au is from @raefever, and ofc bear has a lot of ideas and thoughts for these aus in her blog

i was rereading bear's cocooned fic for the 17123723507 time and while i was at it, i remembered the ghost grandchildren au, so i decided it would be pretty fun to fuse the two aus together in some way

and so i did (first ask, second ask)

basic premise of this au is really just the ghost kids' healing and them protecting their younger selves and their family

this fusion au interested me so much that it got to the point where i actually wrote a 3683 word first chapter of sorts(?) for this fusion au already (bear has seen it but i havent posted it at all)

planning on continuing it when i feel like it tho hehe

so yes its been wild with this one

5. Giftless Grandkids AU

giftless grandkids au, my beloved

just as the name says, au where all the grandkids are giftless

all i can say is everything and nothing changes all at the same time with this

this au was sent and suggested by an anon in bear's blog

this is also the one where bear and i went wild on for the past few days

pretty sure bear is gonna be writing this au, if im not mistaken? so its very exciting

there's a lot in store for this au and it'll be fun

6. Undertale AU

undertale au yesyes

not the type where the characters are these characters tho

this idea is where we'll be throwing the grandkids into the underground for an adventure of a lifetime!

so basically characters of one media meet characters of the other media type

and the kids are gonna be going through the plot of undertale, technically in frisk's shoes here

this au is still very vibes and not much planned, there's lots of potential to play around tho, so im thinking of exploring this at some point soon

7. Gravity Falls AU

gravity falls au this time!!

now this au is the one pure vibes one, absolutely zero planning or thoughts, just vibes and aspirations for it

not even sure if it'll be like the undertale au where characters of one media will meet characters of the other media or if it'll be characters from this media are gonna be these characters of that media in this au

i just thought it would be fun to have an encanto gravity falls au idea, but still dont know where it'll be going in general

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So that's about it, there's actually a few more ideas i havent mentioned yet, but let's just say these ideas are exactly like the gravity falls au vibing no planning, except much worse in a sense, so i have no idea what kind of footing there will be at all with those aus

but anyway, i digress, these are some of the ideas and aus i have and would love to share and write and uh, yeah

if you have any questions on these aus, feel free to ask if ever, my asks are open (this is the first time im saying this in a post omg help)

but anyway yes the brainrot and hyperfixation is real

if you got here to the end, congrats have a pic of my dog for your effort and dedication <333 see you around <3

Ngl we have been so sooooo excited to post this chapter for 2.5 years. I just had to rewrite the cantina scene to make it fit with the changes we made (namely that it wasnt the first time they kissed anymore) and even though I actually had brain space to think about writing again postpartum I now have a newborn so that's why it took 3 months to write idk like 500 words.

I had the idea for the whole framework of stay or run 2 weeks ago and I'm really really pleased with how it turned out .