Atlas ~ Encanto Fanfiction

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A lot of the bridges in my room lead tot the land of the dead, but one I went down does not. It was a second platform for me to use as a get away space so that people would leave me alone... it's just disguised as a bridge to the other side.

I slipped into the hammmock and let myself get carried away by thoughts beofer I heard Bruno;s voice in my main room, "Atlas? Hey Atlas? Oh. She's not here... of course she's not.."

However he didn't leave. He started looking around my room in a suspicious manner, as if he thought I was hiding something. Then he shook his head and said, "I know you can hear me Atlas... please come out and talk to me..."

I sighed walking across before snapping angrily, "really papa? Me? Be with Antonio? I would never."

Bruno looks at me before saying, "I know Atlas, and I told Pepa that but she wouldn't listen... But, I was out in the village talking to different suitors today..."

I sigh sitting on my bed before asking, "are you all really that desperate to get rid of me?"

Bruno get a pitiful look before sitting next to me and saying, "no Atlas. It's not that at all... it's just that almost everyone and settled down... and though I don't use my gift, let's be reasonable, I'm probably not going to find anyone anytime soon... so my hermanas and I were just wanting to make sure your happy... since you not using your gift..."

I sigh leaning on Bruno befoer saying ,"Papa please stay out of love life... if do find someone I want it to be on my own terms... you should've seen the way people in teh village look at me... like I'm death walking..."

Bruno puts his arm around my shoulders befeor saying, "people are scared of what they don't understand Atlas. Most people don't realize that you gift only works when you have the markings on the back of your hand... you'll find someone.. your still young and beautiful, Atlas..."

I blush  and say softly, "I believe you expectations are higher then reality papa..."

He shakes his head befoer looking at the sign to my left befoer asking, "where does that go?"

"I've told you before that I;m not going to tell you... it's off limits for familia..." I say, smiling

He shakes his head and stands walking towards the entrance before I walk over, " fine, fine I will show you,"

I take a handful of petals from the basket before tossing th e petals into the air. They began to glow and float around my room and down the off limits bridge. They illuminated the paltform across from it. My secret hide out is the complete opposite of my bedroom. It's bright and cheerful.

I have a hammock (that I fall asleep in a lot), and a lot of posters on the wall. I like to spray paint and draw on the walls so there's a blank one that I keep painting over. I have a lot of pictures of my family laying around and the floor is currently covered in papers and pictures that I scrapbook with.

I walk Bruno across and when we got tot he middle of the bridge I hit the same barrier I do with the other bridges but whenI crossed this one i became brighter and my mood changed. I was happier. I represented life when I cross thier barrier instead of death.

Bruno looked at me with fascination before looking a t the ground and saying, "in all 21 years of your life I never knew you had an interest in art... why'd you keep it a secret?"

"You know that I've always been a secluded child... art and reading were my get aways. I didn't want Mirabel finding out about my love for art, because I figured she'd want to do art together and though I wouldn't mind, I just wanted to be left alone." I reply