History Fanfic / FindingParadise

* PervertRevengeMode: [[spoiler: In Chapter 15, while Mirabel and Antonio are waiting for Matías to bring them home at the end of the day, a CasanovaWannabe tries to chat up Mirabel to no success. Despite Mirabel refusing his advances, the man does not understand the simple meaning of "no" and takes her hand...only to get a BitchSlap to the face by an outraged Mirabel. Even so, the man is persistent...until Matías shows up and goes PapaWolf on the pervert, resulting in the poor fool suffering a PottyFailure when Matías threatens to turn him into Parce's next meal.]]

** Abuela's word and authority is law within the Madrigal household. [[spoiler: However, after Antonio leaves the Encanto, Dolores does the unthinkable and not only shouts back at Abuela for being the main reason why he and Mirabel ran away, she also slaps Abuela across the face in her rage.]]

** In the movie, Mirabel is the one who sees the cracks that are tearing the house apart. Here, [[spoiler: Mirabel never discovers the cracks. Instead, Dolores is the one who sees the cracks after Bruno shows them to her after revealing the two new visions he had.]]
** [[spoiler: As a result of Dolores' outburst, both her parents, as well as Julieta and Agustín are forced to face where they went wrong with their respective loved ones. For Julieta especially, this prompts her to put her foot down and no longer listen to the likes of Abuela and the ungrateful townspeople of the Encanto who only demand the services of the family's gifts and never give anything back in return.]]
** The marriage engagement between Mariano and Isabela falls apart just like in the movie, although how it happens is far different here. [[spoiler: Here, Dolores meets the Guzmáns secretly and reveals the truth about what Abuela has been doing to the family. This prompts the Guzmáns to tell Isabela that the engagement is off when they meet her in the town square in the subsequent chapter.]]

* RunningGag: Men screaming like little girls and hiding behind the nearest female character when Matías looms over them. So far, the three victims are Agustín, Mariano and Señor Osvaldo.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Several characters are the recipients of this trope throughout the story thus far:

* WeddingEpisode: [[spoiler: Chapter 28]] is essentially this, as [[spoiler: Dolores getting married to Mariano]] is referenced, and subsequently, we see [[spoiler: Mirabel and Matías' wedding ceremony]], which takes place a year after the latter and three years after Casita is rebuilt and the magic restored.

She is content.

Her Toñito has a Gift.

He has become a part of the amazing, magical Madrigal family.

She is content, because now, she has no regrets.

She can quietly leave, disappear into the night, because he doesn't need her anymore. Nobody will care that Mirabel Ordinaria is no longer around. They will be happy, even. No more nuisance who can't do anything right and only gets in the way.

Since she cannot be happy in the Encanto, perhaps she will find happiness beyond the mountains. The world is so much bigger, after all.

Maybe she will find her paradise then.

''Finding Paradise'' is an ''{{WesternAnimation/Encanto}}'' fanfic by Creator/{{RarepairKai22}} which follows the FandomSpecificPlot where Mirabel runs away from her family and the Encanto, in this case, to find her own happiness in the outside world.

** [[spoiler: Due to her low self-esteem, Mirabel sees her skill with a needle and thread as nothing special. Understandably, she is left quite unsure on how to react when she is hailed as an angel from heaven and handsomely compensated for not only single-handedly restoring the ruined wedding dress of a young bride-to-be, but making it much more beautiful than what it originally was.]]

* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: In the movie, Mirabel has a positive opinion towards Dolores, but she doesn't appear to share a close relationship with her eldest cousin, unlike with Antonio or her parents. [[spoiler: Here, Mirabel's relationship with Dolores is considerably closer. She views Dolores as more of a sister than Luisa or Isabela, and Dolores shows a great deal of care and love for Mirabel, bidding her farewell at the start of the story and promising to never forget her.]]

* AscendedFanon: InUniverse example. Fans have long accepted the theory that Dolores listens to Bruno's rat telenovelas, and the author includes this in the story, where we see [[spoiler: Bruno helping Dolores to calm down about seeing the cracks in the house by promising to continue his latest telenovela, Rato del Encanto. It works like a charm, with Dolores immediately forgetting about the troubling sight of cracks threatening Casita and instead getting excited about finding out who is the real father of the baby.]]

** The story alludes to eating disorders and body image issues when [[spoiler: Isabela misses lunch as a result of being held up by the townspeople demanding her services, and then has to go the entire afternoon on an empty stomach. We see her thoughts about feeling guilty on eating as much as she wants, in fear of putting on weight and becoming a source of malicious gossip.]]
** Additionally, the story makes references where innocent women are sexually assaulted by men, often those who were drunk, and how the victim is left severely traumatised and violated. The topic is brought up by Matías [[spoiler: when he comforts Mirabel after an unpleasant experience with a would-be pervert.]]

* DeconstructionFic: While one must give Disney some slack for this, since one can't really squeeze an entire healing process from years of trauma and mistreatment into a two-hour movie, this fic does portray a more realistic approach to healing and forgiveness within the characters:
*** While Mirabel was quick to forgive and reconcile with Isabela and Abuela in the canon movie, [[spoiler: here, she understands that years of mistreatment and trauma don't just disappear instantly. Even after Isabela apologises to Mirabel for the years of mistreatment, Mirabel remained conflicted, torn between immediately trying to reconcile with her eldest sister and coming to terms with the pain she experienced.]] [[spoiler: Nonetheless, Mirabel eventually forgives Isabela.]] [[spoiler: However, she isn't so quick to do the same for Abuela, when the latter returns to the Encanto with Bruno. While Mirabel does acknowledge Abuela's reasons for her actions, she still doesn't forgive her immediately, instead stating that Abuela will have to earn her forgiveness by proving that she really does intend to make up for what she had done to the entire family.]]
*** While Bruno appeared quick to smooth things out with his family and the townspeople who vilified him in the movie, [[spoiler: here, he carries far more resentment and frustration with Abuela and the townspeople, even going so far as to lampshade how the latter's vilification was not only unwarranted, but everything they blamed him for was either completely out of anyone's control, or were caused by said townspeople themselves. He also wasn't so quick to forgive Abuela either. While acknowledging the pain she experienced at seeing Pedro be brutally murdered right in front of her eyes, he points out that it still didn't give her the right to see him and the rest of the family as mere tools in her misguided attempt to keep the Miracle alive, nor did it justify her letting the townspeople go ham on him, or mistreating Mirabel so much that she ran away in the first place.]] [[spoiler: Additionally, when he and Abuela return to the Encanto, and the townspeople try to scapegoat him for causing Casita's collapse, he does not take things sitting down and vows to stand his ground against the townspeople, although he does have back-up, courtesy of Matías.]]
* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler: Camilo plays a considerably smaller role in this story than his canon counterpart. One commentator highlighted that Camilo has not been seen in a number of chapters, before the author finally brings Camilo back in Chapter 15, reacting to Isabela going wild with her Gift.]]

** [[spoiler: Following Mirabel's departure from the Encanto, Bruno returns to his vision cave to see if the vision he had on the night of his niece's failed gift ceremony is still active. While his previous vision images appear unchanged at first, Bruno unexpectedly receives two new visions, one where Mirabel finds love, and the second where, much to his shock, it shows Abuela as the cause of the Miracle's destruction.]]

** [[spoiler: In the end, Casita still collapses like in the movie, the Miracle dies, and with it, the Madrigals lose their magical Gifts.]]
*** [[spoiler: Subverted, though, with Julieta, Dolores and Antonio. While their Gifts do go haywire during Casita's collapse, the trio still retain their powers once things had settled down.]]
** [[spoiler: The tallest mountain that keeps the Encanto separate from the outside world splits in two down the middle like it did in the canon movie. This subsequently allows Mirabel, her family, Matías and his parents to make the journey back to the Encanto after they learnt what had happened to Casita following the Miracle's destruction.]]

* IWantMyMommy: Antonio heartbreakingly cries for Mirabel when he suffers a catastrophic breakdown following her departure.
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: One of Mirabel's last diary entries describes how she was denied a quinceañera when she turned fifteen. Julieta tried begging Abuela to let Mirabel have her quinceañera, but she was brushed off by the matriarch and ordered to not ask for such "frivolous requests" again.]] [[spoiler: This later becomes a case of PetTheDog, when after casually revealing how she was denied a quinceañera to Señora López, the seamstress decides that Mirabel ought to have one for herself too, albeit a belated one, and ropes in Julia to organise a quinceañera for Mirabel.]]
* LoveAtFirstSight: Mirabel is instantly attracted to the hunky and handsome Matías, and her attraction has developed into a full-blown crush. Matías has been confirmed to harbour feelings towards Mirabel too, and has sought permission from both Antonio and Agustín to court Mirabel.

** [[spoiler: After Dolores finds Isabela breaking down following her HeelRealization, Isabela goes on a rant about how she was envious of Mirabel and her freedom to do whatever she wished. This culminates in Isabela declaring that she never wanted to marry Mariano and how she only went along with it because of Abuela's manipulations. Cue the cactus popping up, and Isabela subsequently going wild with her Gift. In further nods to the song 'What Else Can I Do?', Isabela reconciles with Dolores in front of the magical candle with a hug, declaring that she owes it all to her cousin, which makes the flame burn brighter and heals the cracks approaching the windowsill. At the climactic moment, the two cousins leap into the air and fall into the courtyard, cushioned by a thick bed of flowers. Isabela even somewhat echoes her line "You are a bad influence" with Dolores.]]
** Some elements of the song 'All Of You' are referenced in the lead-up to Mirabel restoring the magic, especially the parts where Mirabel is presented with the doorknob to the front doors, Bruno saying his canon line of "You're the real gift, kid. Let us in.", and Antonio guiding Mirabel to the front doors, although in this case, Matías joins them too.
** The canon scene where Dolores terrifies Isabela by overhearing Mariano's desire for "five babies" is referenced here, with Dolores, who is [[spoiler: HappilyMarried to Mariano, having sired three children by the epilogue, and with two more on the way.]]
** The epilogue [[spoiler: where Mirabel tells her son the story of the Miracle and the history of their family symbolically mirrors the opening scene of the canon movie where Abuela tells a five-year-old Mirabel the sanitised version of Pedro's sacrifice and the birth of the Miracle.]]

** Abuela continued to suffer from this trope, [[spoiler: even when she was locked in her own room by Casita. The effects of prolonged social isolation causes Abuela to double down on her refusal to see herself as the reason why the family was tearing apart.]] [[spoiler: Eventually, her mental deterioration causes Casita to unwillingly free her from her confinement. Almost delirious from her deterioration, Abuela escapes, attempting to set things "right", only for her to be put on blast by the rest of her remaining family members, who all confront her with how much her actions have made them suffer for so long.]] [[spoiler: Subsequently, after Casita collapses, she comes to realise that she is the reason why her family is broken, and does her best to make amends with everyone that she has hurt.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler: One cannot blame Mirabel too much for this, since she wasn't present to see the HeelRealization Isabela went through. Still, the sight of her eldest sister breaking into manic laughter when Matías goes up to Isabela and roasts her, completely unprovoked, leaves poor Mirabel quite unsure of how to react.]]
* PapaWolf: Agustín plays this trope to the letter when [[spoiler: after Bruno reveals himself to him and Julieta, he shows them the vision of Mirabel kissing Matías. Agustín goes into an overprotective outburst, spooking Bruno and forcing Dolores to intervene, lest he unintentionally makes Bruno flee back into the walls.]] However, this trope is later subverted when [[spoiler: upon meeting Matías in person for the first time, the towering hunk's intimidating height and musculature scares the crap out of Agustín, to the point that he hides behind both Julieta and Mirabel in terror.]] Nonetheless, [[spoiler: Agustín later musters up the courage to give Matías a IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer talk when the latter asks Agustín for his permission to court Mirabel. Although, that itself proves to be unnecessary, since Matías scares the living daylights out of Agustín for the second time by taking a steak knife and holding it to his own throat, promising Agustín that he has Matías' permission to kill him should he ever betray or hurt Mirabel.]]

''Finding Paradise'' is an ''{{WesternAnimation/Encanto}}'' fanfic by [=RarepairKai22=] which follows the FandomSpecificPlot where Mirabel runs away from her family and the Encanto, in this case, to find her own happiness in the outside world.

* AchievementInIgnorance: Mirabel, thus far.

** While we only see Pedro Madrigal in the flashback scene in the canon movie, he has a somewhat expanded role and has spoken lines in this fic. He first [[spoiler: appears to Mirabel just before the start of her quinceañera]] and subsequently to [[spoiler: his entire family after Casita is rebuilt and Mirabel restores the magic.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: It is revealed by Mirabel [[spoiler: in the epilogue that Abuela finally passed away from natural causes, two years after the birth of her son, Pedro. In a bittersweet scene, Mirabel sees Abuela's spirit reuniting with Abuelo Pedro for real, and the couple ascend to heaven together.]]

* DidntSeeThatComing: Two occasions.

** Abuela continued to suffer from this trope, [[spoiler: even when she was locked in her own room by Casita. The effects of prolonged social isolation causes Abuela to double down on her refusal to see herself as the reason why the family was tearing apart.]] [[spoiler: Eventually, her mental deterioration causes Casita to unwillingly free her from her confinement. Almost delirious from her deterioration, Abuela escapes, attempting to set things "right", only for her to be put on blast by the rest of her remaining family members, who all confront her with how much her actions have made them suffer for so long.]] [[spoiler: Subsequently, after Casita collapses, she comes to realise that she is the reason why her family is broken, and begins the process of trying to make amends to everyone that she has hurt.]]

** When Casita is rebuilt and Mirabel restores the magic, [[spoiler: Pedro Madrigal appears to his family, and not only forgives Abuela for her mistakes, but also returns the gifts that were lost in the collapse, and even grants those who joined the family via marriage and love (i.e. Agustín, Félix and Matías) gifts of their own, based on their roles within the family.]]

** The canon scene where Dolores terrifies Isabela by overhearing Mariano's desire for "five babies" is referenced here, with Dolores, who is [[spoiler: HappilyMarried to Mariano, having sired three children by Chapter 29, and with two more on the way.]]

It can be read on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/42163695/chapters/105857388 here]].

* TheBigDamnKiss: Finally, [[spoiler: in Chapter 20, when Mirabel celebrates her belated quinceañera, Matías takes her to a small clearing in the forest outside of the town, and confesses his feelings to her. He asks Mirabel to be his eternal love, which she tearfully accepts. And, as golden butterflies flutter around them, Mirabel and Matías share their first kiss, making the first of Bruno's visions come true.]]

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: [[spoiler: Courtesy of her HeelRealization, Isabela devolves into manic laughter after Matías roasts her on their first meeting, completely unprovoked. Although it does make sense, since the roast in question references her plant-creation gift, which she currently lacks since this takes place after Casita collapses.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: While he is definitely no villain, even asking Mirabel if she is okay during the engagement dinner in the canon movie, [[spoiler: Mariano takes his concern for Mirabel to the next level when he and Isabela get into a public shouting match about the engagement dinner being called off. (See ForWantOfANail below for more context.) Isabela tries to take aim at Mirabel, to which Mariano fiercely comes to Mirabel's defence, proclaiming that she is "more special" than Isabela can ever hope to be.]]

* ForWantOfANail:
** Mirabel running away from the Encanto following Antonio’s successful gift ceremony forms the premise of this story.
** In the movie, Mirabel is only able to reach the river where her Abuelo Pedro sacrificed his life for his family after the Miracle dies and Casita collapses. [[spoiler: Here, Mirabel is able to cut through the same mountain when a magical butterfly opens up a tunnel for her to pass through.]]
** Naturally, Mirabel running away from the Encanto turns her entire family’s world upside down, unwittingly exposing the rifts and cracks that had previously been forming unnoticed since her failed gift ceremony ten years prior. This deviates from the movie, where it takes Mirabel discovering the cracks threatening her home to uncover the rifts forming within her family.
** Because of Mirabel’s departure, [[spoiler: Bruno comes out of hiding to determine whether the future has changed. Look at DidntSeeThatComing above.]]
** [[spoiler: Mirabel meets a woman, Julia, gathering herbs in the forest after she leaves the river behind. Julia kindly takes Mirabel into her home to give her a place to stay. There, she meets her husband, Carlos, and her {{Hunk}} of a son, Matías.]]
** [[spoiler: Antonio is left devastated after Mirabel leaves without so much of a word or goodbye, so much so that he leaves the Encanto with his animal friends to go in search for her. His departure further exposes the rifts forming within the family and kickstarts the chain of events that sees the status quo forever changed.]]
** Abuela’s word and authority is law within the Madrigal household. [[spoiler: However, after Antonio leaves the Encanto, Dolores does the unthinkable and not only shouts back at Abuela for being the main reason why he and Mirabel ran away, she also slaps Abuela across the face in her rage.]]
*** [[spoiler: Isabela also faces Dolores’ wrath and hand when she dismisses Mirabel leaving as nothing worth caring about. Dolores drags her through the mud for being a terrible older sister and being the other reason why Mirabel ran away from the Encanto.]]
** In the movie, Mirabel is the one who sees the cracks that are tearing the house apart. Here, [[spoiler: Mirabel never discovers the cracks. Instead, Dolores is the one who sees the cracks after Bruno shows them to her after revealing the two new visions he had.]]
** [[spoiler: As a result of Dolores’ outburst, both her parents, as well as Julieta and Agustín are forced to face where they went wrong with their respective loved ones. For Julieta especially, this prompts her to put her foot down and no longer listen to the likes of Abuela and the ungrateful townspeople of the Encanto who only demand the services of the family’s gifts and never give anything back in return.]]
** The marriage engagement between Mariano and Isabela falls apart just like in the movie, although how it happens is far different here. [[spoiler: Here, Dolores meets the Guzmáns secretly and reveals the truth about what Abuela has been doing to the family. This prompts the Guzmáns to tell Isabela that the engagement is off when they meet her in the town square in the subsequent chapter.]]
** In the movie, Isabela is never seen on screen apologising to Mirabel for the years of mistreatment she did to her youngest sister. Here, [[spoiler: Isabela has a HeelRealization when Casita locks her in the nursery and she finds herself compelled to read Mirabel’s diary, discovering how much her younger sister has suffered over the years, and how much she had a big part to play in Mirabel’s suffering and eventual departure from the Encanto.]] Later on, [[spoiler: she finally apologises to Mirabel for the years of mistreatment, and promises to make amends and be the older sister she was supposed to be from the beginning.]]
** Unlike his canon counterpart, who only revealed himself to his family near the end of the movie, [[spoiler: Bruno is convinced by Dolores to reveal himself to Julieta and Agustín and show them his vision of Mirabel finding love. He also explains to his sister and brother-in-law why he went into hiding in the first place, when he was not seen doing so on-screen in the movie.]]
** Unlike in the canon movie, where it was Mirabel confronting Abuela's actions that led to Casita's collapse, here [[spoiler: it was the remaining family members who tear Abuela a new one after she escapes her confinement and tries to force things back to what they were. Ultimately, it was Bruno, who makes an unexpected appearance to his family at the climactic moment, who triggers the collapse of Casita by showing Abuela his second vision, declaring that she is the reason why the Miracle will die and they will lose their home.]]
** In a shift from canon events, [[spoiler: Abuela arrives at the river where Pedro died by her own volition, not because she was looking for Mirabel. Additionally, it was Bruno whom she reveals what really happened to Pedro to, not Mirabel.]]
** When Casita is rebuilt and Mirabel restores the magic, [[spoiler: Pedro Madrigal appears to his family, and not only forgives Abuela for her mistakes, but also returns the gifts that were lost in the collapse, and even grants those who joined the family via marriage and love (i.e. Agustín, Félix and Matías) gifts of their own, although it is currently unclear what they are.]]
*** On top of the magic being restored, [[spoiler: Mirabel is finally given her own magical room, ten years after her door disappeared during her gift ceremony.]]

--> [[spoiler: '''Bruno''': Papá would be so ashamed, dying for a monster like you.]]

** Some elements of the song 'All Of You' is referenced in the lead-up to Mirabel restoring the magic, especially the parts where Antonio presents her with the doorknob to the front doors, and Bruno saying his canon line of "You're the real gift, kid. Let us in.".

* AscendedExtra: Dolores plays a bigger role in this story than her canon counterpart, acting as one of the main drivers of the plot. Antonio also has an expanded role, especially after he [[spoiler: runs away from the Encanto with all of his animal friends to go look for Mirabel]].

* MythologyGag: [[spoiler: After Dolores finds Isabela breaking down following her HeelRealization, Isabela goes on a rant about how she was envious of Mirabel and her freedom to do whatever she wished. This culminates in Isabela declaring that she never wanted to marry Mariano and how she only went along with it because of Abuela's manipulations. Cue the cactus popping up, and Isabela subsequently going wild with her Gift. In further nods to the song 'What Else Can I Do?', Isabela reconciles with Dolores in front of the magical candle with a hug, declaring that she owes it all to her cousin, which makes the flame burn brighter and heals the cracks approaching the windowsill. At the climactic moment, the two cousins leap into the air and fall into the courtyard, cushioned by a thick bed of flowers. Isabela even somewhat echoes her line "You are a bad influence" with Dolores.]]

* Irony: It is not lost on Abuela when [[spoiler: Matías confronts her about how badly she treated Mirabel, that had Abuela given her granddaughter all of the unconditional love, affection and care she desired, even without a Gift, Mirabel would never had chosen to run away, and Matías would never have met the beautiful and kind girl who he is now dating and very much in love with.]]

** Additionally, the story makes references where innocent women are assaulted by men, often those who were drunk, and how the victim is left severely traumatised and violated. The topic is brought up by Matías [[spoiler: when he comforts Mirabel after an unpleasant experience with a would-be pervert.]]

*** While Bruno appeared quick to smooth things out with his family and the townspeople who vilified him in the movie, [[spoiler: here, he carries far more resentment and frustration with Abuela and the townspeople, even going so far as to lampshade how the latter's vilification was not only unwarranted, but everything they blamed him for was either completely out of anyone's control, or were caused by said townspeople themselves. He also wasn't so quick to forgive Abuela either. While acknowledging the pain she experienced at seeing Pedro be brutally murdered right in front of her eyes, he points out that it still didn't give her the right to see him and the rest of the family as mere tools in her misguided attempt to keep the Miracle alive, nor did it justify her letting the townspeople go ham on him, or mistreating Mirabel so much that she ran away in the first place.]]

*** While Mirabel appeared quick to forgive and reconcile with Isabela and Abuela in the canon movie, [[spoiler: here, she understands that years of mistreatment and trauma don't just disappear instantly. Even after Isabela apologises to Mirabel for the years of mistreatment, Mirabel remains conflicted, torn between immediately trying to reconcile with her eldest sister and coming to terms with the pain she experienced.]]