Sanded Down
is an Encanto fanfiction hosted on FanFiction.Net and Archive of Our Own on July 23, 2023. It was written by fanfic author NoonboryKedabory (Ma Fille, Junior Officers).
In it, Bruno falls victim to an unspecified sickness (implied to be a stomach virus), which has the unfortunate side effect of seizure-like visions.
On September 27th, 2022, it received a sequel hosted on Archive of Our Own, Reflections in a Cloudy Sky, which focuses on Camilo going through a similar experience.
Tropes:
- Affectionate Nickname: In addition to "Brunito" from canon, this fic also makes use of "Pepita", "Sabrinita", and "Sierrita". Bruno also has nicknames for his three daughters; "mariposa" for Stefanie, "mi vida" for Sierra, and "mija" for Sabrina.
- Appetite Equals Health: Coupled with O.O.C. Is Serious Business, the first sign that something's wrong is Bruno's absence at breakfast.
- Big Sister Instinct:
- Pepa fusses over Bruno while he's outside on the front steps, insisting the outside germs/allergens will make it worse.
- Stefanie is quick to prevent Sierra's emetophobia from being triggered.
- Bilingual Bonus: One of the rats is named Queso, which is the Spanish word for "cheese".
- Calming Tea: In the third chapter, Julieta makes Bruno tea to calm him down after having a vision seizure.
- Chronic Pet Killer: Implied; in the first chapter, Alma makes note that fish don't seem to last long for Señora Pezmuerto.
- Demoted to Extra: Camilo says one word in the entire story, and Luisa, Agustín, and Mariano are nowhere to be seen.
- Fan-Created Offspring: In this fic, Bruno is shown to have three daughters of his own, named Stefanie, Sabrina, and Sierra.
- In-Series Nickname: Stefanie is sometimes called "Estefanía".
- Instantly Proven Wrong: In one scene, Alma notes the nice weather. Cue Pepa.
- Literal-Minded: Antonio takes Julieta's "soothing the internal storm" comment to mean that Bruno literally has a storm in his stomach.
- Named by the Adaptation: Bruno's three rats are given the names Miguel, Lola, and Queso.
- Power Incontinence: The crux of the fic; when Bruno is very ill, rather than proper visions, he gets attacks of frightening, but ultimately meaningless imagery, described as a visual seizure.
- Sick Episode: For Bruno.
- Two Guys and a Girl: Within the three rats, there are two boy rats, Miguel and Queso, and one girl, Lola.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Sierra is shown to be very averse to vomit.
