(her name will be Atuñ)
Encanto RP (Closed)
(I changed it for yah)
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(you're both awesome, thanks very much :D )
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Arturo was walking out of the kitchen as Valentina breezed in the door. He gave her a small smile, before taking another bite of the pandebono he was holding. There was a loud pop as his knuckles healed quickly, and he grimaced just a little. Tia Julieta stepped up behind him and touched his shoulder.
"Try to be a little careful next time, nieto." she said gently.
"Hey, if it means I can have more of your food, I'll break my knuckles again." he said quietly, his voice low and rumbly, kinda like the noise of grinding rocks. Julieta just patted his shoulder, smiled, and went back into the kitchen.
Arturo turned and slowly followed his cousin up the stairs to his room, which was on the opposite side of the third floor from hers. Casa Madrigal had grown as the family had grown, and the third floor was pretty large. All the cousins who were old enough to have their own rooms were up here, with their parents and grandparents still on the second floor below them.
Of course, the concept of 'floors' was confusing when it came to Casita. The rooms were massive once you were inside, so really, the doors were on the assigned floors, but that was about it.
Valentina grinned and waved over at Arturo. "¡Buenos días, primo!" she called out, grinning as she spun around. She noted the way her Tía Abuela Julieta was speaking to him, and she slowed her movement. She could feel her Tía Abuela's concern, and it made Val worried about her cousin. She noticed the pandebono he was holding and his injury before it healed.
She made her way up Casita's stairs but pivoted once she reached the top and waited for Arturo to reach her. "Mi querido primo," she cooed, eyeing his hand again. "What happened to your hand?"
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Arturo waved at Valentina with his good hand, and flashed her a smile at the top of the stairs.
"Nothing to worry about, Lucecita. Just messed up my hand working on expanding the town borders." As the town in the Encanto grew, land needed to be cleared, and part of Arturo's job recently had been working with Tia Luisa to clear the rockier sections of the foothills around the mountains. "Tia Julieta fixed me right up." He tore a piece off his pandebono and offered it to her.
"What are you up to? I'm supposed to take a break." Valentina was always fun. Arturo would often hang around her, simply because she could carry a conversation without a lot of help from him.
Diego came from his room, running his wings for dead feathers. “ what's going on??”
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Arturo gave him a quick wave. "Just hanging out, you? Need some help with your wings?"
“Yeah, thank you..” he said softly
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Valentina's eyes softened. "Of course she did. She's the best. You didn't see my mama out there, did you? I didn't see her when I went for a walk this morning and wondered where she was. But I was just heading to my room. Oh! Did I ever tell you about the time she healed my ankle after I completely disgraced myself in front of Mateo? Julieta, not my mama. Stars, Arturo, it was the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to me. I was walking–"
Val cut herself and her story off at the arrival of Diego approaching. She grinned at him and reached to tousle his hair. "Hola, problema," she teased. "¿Dónde has estado, hermanito?"
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Arturo shook his head as she asked about Isabella. He was going to explain he thought she'd been down in the market at the opposite end of town, but Valentina kept talking. Which was fine. It always made him smile.
He began working through Diego's wings, clearing the loose feathers and helping him realign them. His cousin, despite being older, often inspired Arturo's more protective instincts.
He had to chuckle quietly when Valentina ruffled her brother's hair. Diego wasn't fond of that, and his expression was comical.
He used the moment of silence to interject. "I thought I saw Tia Isabella heading towards the market, though that was hours ago."
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(Wait, not me just realizing that Diego and Valentina are siblings…)
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(Yup. Both have Isabella listed as Mom :)
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(Just added a line to my last post for toothless :))
(mmmm I'm lost ;-; )
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(Our characters are siblings. My dumbass didn't realize that until… checks post time 4 hours ago)
“Yeah why don't you go find them?” he said in an irritated tone. “ they might like you better right now. “
Another brother and sister spat..
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Valentina drew back and frowned. Then her expression deadpanned, and she put her hands firmly on her hips. "I don't like your tone, hermanito," she retorted using the same tone.
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Arturo furrowed his brow just slightly. He didn't say anything, knowing full well that getting into the middle of one of these… discussions never ended well.
He did tug Diego's wing a little harder than necessary. Purely by accident, of course.
Diego yelped softly “ ouch! “ he said and looked back at his sister “ go fool around with your friends before I put you back in your place”
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Valentina's jaw dropped, and she glared at Diego before running down Casita's hall to her room and darting inside. She shut the door and closed her eyes tightly. What was it that she always heard Tía Abuela Pepa saying? "Clear skies, clear skies, clear skies," she whispered, trying not to descend into a heap of emotions.
Diego and his sister had gotten into a serious fight, and his dad had been brought into it. Which had led to a very rough fight.
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Arturo gave Diego a long look. "Avecito… you've got to be better than that." He patted his cousin's wings. "All cleaned up. Why don't you go test them? It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining and there's just a slight breeze." He smiled, before turning and heading towards Valentina's room.
The big guy knocked gently on her door. "Valentina?" He projected as much calm in her direction as he could, hoping she could feel it through the door. "You alright?"
Diego got up and went for a quick flight
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Valentina covered her mouth and nose to hide the sound of her quiet crying when she heard the knock. Arturo's voice reached her, and she relaxed a bit. For a second, she thought it was Diego. "I'm fine," she called back, trying not to sound choked up. "I'm good. Great actually. I'm doing great. Thanks for asking! How are you?" She cringed at her own words right after they passed her lips. Her tone wasn't sarcastic, but she tended to ramble when she was either excited or upset.
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"Mind if I come in?" Arturo opened the door just a little bit, and stuck his head in, but just up to his eyes, leaving him peeking at her around the corner. "I'm doing great, just worried about you, Lucecita." He stuck a hand in the door. "I've still got some pandebono, if you want it…"
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Valentina jumped at the sound of the door opening, and she whirled around to tell him off for invading her room. But instead, she burst into laughter seeing just his eyes peeking over at her. "Arturo!" she cried out, shaking her head and laughing with tears pooling in her eyes. "I'm fine, really. Although…" She reached over and snatched the pandebono from his grip. "If you insist."
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Her laugh made him smile. Always a good sign.
"I do insist." He opened the door a little wider and offered her a hand. "I also insist you come with me to find Tia Isabella. It's nice outside, and the sunshine is so pretty, with the flowers waving in the breeze…" He waited, hoping she'd take him up on it.
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Valentina felt his hope and kindness extend to her, and she reached for his hand. "Very well, primo," she said, letting herself smile too before taking a bite of her great aunt's pandebono and moaning at the taste. "Maldito," she murmured, shaking her head. "Why is her food always so good?"
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"Welcome to the Family Madrigal…" Arturo sang softly, a grin on his face. Tia Mirabel had a song for everything.
He gently took Valentina's small, soft hand in his larger calloused one, and tugged her through the door. "We can check the market first, and maybe we'll find her between there and here." He headed out the front, careful to sneak past the kitchen. If Tia Julieta heard him leaving, she'd give him a look, and then he'd be going nowhere but up to his room.
Diego few over town, fighting with I few updrafts. He felt bad about what he said, but his sister shouldn't have been such a perra