hush now, little one
is a Crossover fanfic between Encanto and Turning Red, penned by NoonboryKedabory and published to Archive of Our Own on October 16th, 2022.
Part of Miss Kedabory's series of Bruno visiting others' dreams, this story takes him into Tae-young's mind during a nightmare.
Tropes:
- Affectionate Gesture to the Head: Bruno pets Tae-young's hair to calm him down during the storm.
- Affectionate Nickname: Grandma refers to Tae-young as "Darling".
- all lowercase letters: The title.
- All There in the Manual:
- Exactly which niece Bruno thinks Tae-young is like is unspecified in the fic, but the tags clarify that it was Isabela.
- While Grandma goes unnamed in the fic, the tags reveal her name is Aera Jung.
- Cry into Chest: Tae-young does this with Bruno over his fear of thunder, along with The Glomp.
- Fear of Thunder: Like in Kedabory's other fics, Tae-young is afraid of thunder.
- Glowing Eyes of Doom: Brunos' glowing eyes during a brief vision freak Grandma out.
- No Name Given: Tae-young's grandmother is not named in the fic.
- Reality Warper: When Tae-young realizes he's in a dream, he takes advantage of this to make himself more comfortable.
- Sick Episode: Downplayed; Bruno is implied to have a fever during the dream, but is fine when he awakens.
- Shout-Out: The tags and the opening notes encourage readers to hunt for a hidden Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reference.Give up?
- You Remind Me of X: Bruno tells Tae-young he reminds him of his niecenote when he makes some pink flowers appear.
