More thoughts about the Evil!Mirabel AU, which has turned more or less into a āHeavily Misunderstood and Begrudged recluse who wants to tear the family apart EXCEPT for her mom and Antonioā AU. But thatās a mouthful so weāre just gonna call itā¦
ā¢I decided against going the fully corrupt, truly evil route. Mira was looking to much like a dark sorceress for my taste (which sheās not).
ā¢Her ruana (yes, itās a ruana not a poncho, I know the difference) does have a hood on it, I just didnāt draw it to show the back pattern.
ā¢There wasnāt enough of the original Mirabel in my concept sketches so I brought more of her film outfit back to tie into canon and make her a bit more recognizable.
ā¢Mirabelās design is supposed to be veryā¦unassuming. You wouldnāt think someone wearing rainbow patterns, glasses, and a blouse that didnāt fit right would be plotting something devious. But she isā¦oh yes, she very much is.
ā¢I changed Mirabelās main motif from butterflies to dragonflies. Both represent change, but while the butterfly represents life and transformation, the dragonfly represents emotional maturity, adaptivity, and self-realization.
ā¢Her outfit is designed to make it look like it doesnāt quite fit right, either because she wasnāt able to get the measurements perfect with what she had, or the borrowed clothing wasnāt the right size. That and sheās still growing a little bit, and her weight fluctuates.
Few more notes regarding the slowly building HC.
ā¢ After the candle blinds her (age 10), Pepa doesnāt want Mirabel in the Nursery with baby Antonio anymore out of fear sheāll hurt him when they arenāt there. The only person against the idea is Julieta ā even AugstĆn agrees ā who is quickly overruled.
ā¢Casita wonāt build a room for Mirabel since she tried to touch the candle with ill will, so sheās taken by Abuela to the nearby farm of SeƱor Perez, where he allows her to sleep in his barn as a favor to the Madrigal family *this is the same barn where the donkeyās come from*
ā¢Mirabel is left in the barn by herself at night, and is only allowed back in the Madrigal house during the day, and when someone else is present. No one really wants her there out of fear sheāll try to touch the candle again, so the family do what they can to keep her permanently outside ā only Julieta will sit with Mirabel in the Kitchen for food.
ā¢Eventually Abuela has Julieta deliver food straight to the barn to discourage Mirabel from returning. The family visit the barn occasionally just to ācheck inā, but eventually they stop except for Julieta (who brings food) and Luisa who has to put the Donkeyās away ā that interaction is very brief.
ā¢Julieta is chided later on for spending to much time at the barn, and is ordered to leave the food at the fence for Mirabel to pick up. She visits in secret for a while, trying her best to stay close to her daughter (whoās growing thin and more sickly by the day), but eventually Mirabel stops letting her into the Barn and sheās forced to just make deliveries and leave.
ā¢Mirabel makes all of her own clothing out of things sheās given, or finds as scraps in the village. She stole her sewing things back from the family early on, but all of her other belongings are still inside Casita which wonāt let her in unless invited ā which wonāt ever happen again.
ā¢Mirabel eventually just becomes the village recluse, and isnāt really associated with the Madrigal family by the time sheās 15. Only SeƱor Perez (who leaves food and blankets) and her mother keep her from starving or needing to beg on the corner for things.
ā¢Mirabel has been watching the family very closely for some time. She knows how the magic is fragile since Abuelaās tight grip is cracking the original miracleās foundations. She just needs to find out how to put it out for good.
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