This is something I've always wanted to write but I'm not entirely sure people would like it, so I decided to post it here... Just a heads up, there are mention of sensitive topics so proceed with caution. Yes, I know. My mind is messed up.
Pedro still sacrificed himself to save his family
Everything was relatively fine until the triplets were about to turn five
The candle (and Casita too) showed what had to be done during the ceremony, so the triples would get the gifts
That wasn't the only thing Alma found out that day. The candle asked for a new sacrifice, so the magic would prevail: The firstborn of every other generation was meant to die once they reached adulthood
Alma put it in the back of her mind as that wouldn't concern her for a few decades
Unfortunately, the ''miracle'' kept reminding her of her future duties that Alma eventually succumbed to its requests and agreed to do it. ‘’To protect the magic and the town’’ - at least, that's what she told herself (more on that later)
She kept it a secret for a really long time, until she couldn't hide it anymore when Pepa and Julieta announced their pregnancies
Both of them were horrified that she said it so nonchalantly and was actually willing to do it
At first, there was a certain tension between Julieta and Pepa. They were both on edge since neither of them wanted to give up their child one day
It took them some time to reconcile and once they did, they began scheming
Pepa and Julieta (along with Bruno, Félix and Agustín) did their best to come up with a plan to get out of that situation, but all their attempts to escape turned out to be futile as the magic surrounding Encanto was working against them
Alma knew about everything that happened in town and kept them on a leash (figuratively)
They basically became prisoners in their own home; they rarely got to leave without someone watching over them
Later, Julieta finally gave birth to Isabela and that was when things got much worse
Julieta’s first moments as a mother were ruined by Alma’s speech about the future and how she shouldn’t get attached to her newborn daughter
Naturally, Julieta did the exact opposite and tried to shield Isabela from Alma’s indifference...sadly, she couldn’t defend her from everything
Pepa was secretly glad that she wasn’t the first one to give birth and she hated herself for it; tried to make it up by helping her niece and sister as much as she could
Alma made it clear to Isabela that she was merely there to be sacrificed for the ‘’good of the family’’ and she eventually succeeded in making Isabela believe that was the only reason why she existed
Despite all that brainwashing, Isabela still wanted to live although things seemed hopeless. Leaving the world earlier than she was supposed would only pass the duty onto Dolores and she didn’t want that...leaving Encanto wasn’t exactly an option either, so Isabela didn’t really have a choice but to accept her fate
Alma acknowledged Isabela’s existence only when it was convenient for her and when she did, things got pretty ugly.
The town treated Isabela like garbage, thanks to Alma’s influence over the villagers
Alma managed to get Camilo on her side and occasionally Luisa since she had both of them under control
Isabela still had her parents and Dolores on her side...and years later, she had Mirabel too
Mirabel’s failed ceremony only fueled Alma’s urgency to do the ritual and her hateful behavior towards her oldest grandchild escalated
Alma was not happy when Mirabel straight up told her that she’d rather not have a gift than losing her sister...She tried to pit Mirabel against Isabela to no avail
Despite their disagreements, Alma still favored all the other grankids to Isabela. Dolores or Mirabel weren’t
There were lots of conflicts between Agustín, Julieta and Alma...and between the grandkids as well
If there’s at least one person that likes this, please let me know. Posting this is actually super scary lmao
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