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* CrazyPrepared: Isabela had specially prepared note cards just in case anyone ever found the vision of Mirabel and the cracked casita.



** In spite of Isabela keeping Mirabel and Agustín from talking and preventing Julieta from hearing about the vision, Dolores still learns about it and reveals it during dinner.



* RuleOfSymbolism: The more isolated Isabela becomes from her family, the more stairs get added in her room.

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* RuleOfSymbolism: The more isolated distant Isabela becomes from her family, the more stairs get added in her room.

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* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: Since Bruno didn't get his canon gift and instead got [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Antonio's]], he's much more popular in the town and even has a husband.

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Since Bruno didn't get his canon gift and instead got [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Antonio's]], he's much more popular in the town and even has a husband.husband.
** In canon, Pepa is shown to be a ball of anxiety due to her weather powers forcing her to stay calm at all times. Since she has Isabela's gift in this story, she is implied to be much calmer. Helps that she still has Felix for times when she does get worked up.
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* SongParody: All of the songs from the movie get this treatment.
** The Family Madrigal is basically the same, only with some lyrics switched around the reflect everyone's gift changes.
** Surface Pressure is renamed as "Shifting Pressure", although the basis of the song is the same-Lusia telling Mirabel about the burdens she faces.
** We Don't Talk About Bruno underwent the most changes to become "We Don't Trust Isabela", talking about Isabela's slow descent from perfect child into teenaged troublemaker, as well as all of the ways she's acted out since then.
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** Instead of the ability to [[{{Seer}} see the future]], Bruno receives canon!Antonio's [[SpeaksFluentAnimal animal-speaking ability]].

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** Instead of the ability to [[{{Seer}} see the future]], Bruno receives canon!Antonio's canon Antonio's [[SpeaksFluentAnimal animal-speaking ability]].



** Instead of having her EmpathicEnvironment weather control abilities, Pepa has canon!Isabela's GreenThumb abilities.
** Instead of her GreenThumb[=/=]PetalPower ability, Isabela has canon!Bruno's ability to [[{{Seer}} predict the future]].
** Instead of SuperHearing, Dolores has canon!Julieta's ability to create magically healing food.
** Instead of SuperStrength, Luisa gains canon!Camilo's shape-shifting.

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** Instead of having her EmpathicEnvironment weather control abilities, Pepa has canon!Isabela's Isabela's GreenThumb abilities.
** Instead of her GreenThumb[=/=]PetalPower ability, Isabela has canon!Bruno's Bruno's ability to [[{{Seer}} predict the future]].
** Instead of SuperHearing, Dolores has canon!Julieta's Julieta's ability to create magically healing food.
** Instead of SuperStrength, Luisa gains canon!Camilo's Camilo's shape-shifting.



* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín walks with a limp until Dolores got her gift.
* DisappointingOlderSibling: And cousin. By the time the movie starts up, Isabela is considered to be a massive disappointment by Alma for almost never using her gift and being disrespectful. When everyone is heading into town on the day of Antonio's birthday, it's noted that Isabela was still in her pajamas when she went out, hinting that she doesn't care about her image. In fact, [[WordOfGod the author has even confirmed]] that ''Isabela'' is Alma's least favorite grandchild since, while Mirabel doesn't have a gift, she still tries to help the Encanto. Isabela ''does'' have a gift, but purposefully chooses not to use it to do anything.

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* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín walks walked with a limp until Dolores got her gift.
* DisappointingOlderSibling: And cousin. By the time the movie starts up, Isabela is considered to be a massive disappointment by Alma for almost never using her gift and being disrespectful. When everyone is heading into town on the day of Antonio's birthday, it's noted that Isabela was still in her pajamas when she went out, hinting that she doesn't care about her image. In fact, [[WordOfGod the author has even confirmed]] that ''Isabela'' is Alma's least favorite grandchild since, while Mirabel doesn't have a gift, she still tries to help the Encanto. Isabela ''does'' have a gift, but purposefully chooses not to use it to do anything.
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* AdaptationalSexuality: Both Isabela and Bruno are gay.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: When Mirabel goes into Isabela's room and finds the shattered vision, Isabela was attending to explain things to her, but her tone of voice as well as them not having the best relationship led Mirabel to believe Isabela was angry with her and flee.
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* ShoutOut: Isabela has evidently used her powers to watch Theatre/WestSideStory.

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* ShoutOut: Isabela has evidently used her powers to watch Theatre/WestSideStory.''Theatre/WestSideStory''.
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* ShoutOut: Isabela has evidently used her powers to watch Theatre/WestSideStory

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* ShoutOut: Isabela has evidently used her powers to watch theatre/WestSideStory

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* ShoutOut: Isabela has evidently used her powers to watch film/WestSideStory

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* ShoutOut: Isabela has evidently used her powers to watch film/WestSideStory

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** In canon, it's implied that, even though Mirabel didn't get a gift, Alma preferred Julieta's side of the family to Pepa's due to Isabela's golden child status and Luisa and Julieta's extremely useful gifts. Here, due to the gift swap, Alma is implied to preferred Pepa's side since they got the more useful gifts, combined with Isabela's rebellion and Mirabel being giftless.

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** In canon, it's implied that, even though Mirabel didn't get a gift, Alma preferred Julieta's side of the family to Pepa's due to Isabela's golden child status and Luisa and Julieta's extremely useful gifts. Here, due to the gift swap, Alma is implied to preferred prefer Pepa's side since they got the more useful gifts, combined with Isabela's rebellion and Mirabel being giftless.giftless.
** In canon, no one believed Mirabel when she said she saw cracks in the house. Here, Julieta overhears it and Isabela already knew it was possible, so both believe her.
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** Instead of being able to talk to animals, Antoino instead has SuperStrength.
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** In canon, it's implied that, even though Mirabel didn't get a gift, Alma preferred Julieta's side of the family to Pepa's due to Isabela's golden child status and Luisa and Julieta's extremely useful gifts. Here, due to the gift swap, Alma is implied to preferred Pepa's side since they got the more useful gifts, combined with Isabela's rebellion and Mirabel being giftless.


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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: This is implied to be the route of Isabela's behavior. Since the town can only see her as the BlackSheep who makes bad stuff happen with her visions, why not play the image up?
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* MoodWhiplash: The 5th birthday of the triplets is filled with a wonderful mood as Pepa and Bruno receive magical powers along with magnificent new rooms. But the mood sours when Julieta unlocks her power of SuperHearing and has sensory overload.


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* RescueRomance: Julieta heard Agustín having a tragic accident while venturing through the jungles. She soon spends time with him as he recuperates in the hospital.
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* StoppedCaring: Isabela, due to realizing that her gift has left her an outcast in the town and that she will never be able to please Alma with it, basically gave up on anything relating to the family's image, having decided that if the town will treat her like the BlackSheep over something she can't control, then that's what they'll get.

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* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul: While they still don't exactly get along, Isabela and Mirabel are much more civil with each other due to Isabela not having her golden child status.



* BrutalHonesty: Isabela does not bother to mince her words and just tells people what they need to hear.



* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín walks with a limp until Dolores gets her gift.

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* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín walks with a limp until Dolores gets got her gift.
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** Instead of having her EmpathicEnvironment weather control abilities, Pepa has canon!Isabel's GreenThumb abilities.
** Instead of her GreenThumb[=/=]PetalPower ability, Isabel has canon!Bruno's ability to [[{{Seer}} predict the future]].

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** Instead of having her EmpathicEnvironment weather control abilities, Pepa has canon!Isabel's canon!Isabela's GreenThumb abilities.
** Instead of her GreenThumb[=/=]PetalPower ability, Isabel Isabela has canon!Bruno's ability to [[{{Seer}} predict the future]].



** Instead of SuperStrength, Luisa gains canon!Camillo's shape-shifting.
** Instead of shape-shifting, Camillo has emotion-based WeatherManipulation.
* BlessedWithSuck: Compared to Bruno's ability to talk to animals and Pepa creating flowers from nothing, Julieta has a much harder time with her SuperHearing. This also applies to her oldest daughter Isabela, who's future-telling ability has made her TheUnFavorite to Alma due to its unpredictable nature.

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** Instead of SuperStrength, Luisa gains canon!Camillo's canon!Camilo's shape-shifting.
** Instead of shape-shifting, Camillo Camilo has emotion-based WeatherManipulation.
* BlessedWithSuck: Compared to Bruno's ability to talk to animals and Pepa creating flowers from nothing, Julieta has a much harder time with her SuperHearing. This also applies to her oldest daughter Isabela, who's whose future-telling ability has made her TheUnFavorite to Alma due to its unpredictable nature.



* DisappointingOlderSibling: And cousin. By the time the movie starts up, Isabela is considered to be a massive disappointment by Alma for almost never using her gift and being disrespectful. When everyone is heading into town on the day of Antiono's birthday, it's noted that Isabela was still in her pajamas when she went out, hinting that she doesn't care about her image. In fact, [[WordOfGod the author has even confirmed]] that ''Isabela'' is Alma's least favorite grandchild since, while Mirabel doesn't have a gift, she still tries to help the Encanto. Isabela ''does'' have a gift, but purposefully chooses not to use it to do anything.

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* DisappointingOlderSibling: And cousin. By the time the movie starts up, Isabela is considered to be a massive disappointment by Alma for almost never using her gift and being disrespectful. When everyone is heading into town on the day of Antiono's Antonio's birthday, it's noted that Isabela was still in her pajamas when she went out, hinting that she doesn't care about her image. In fact, [[WordOfGod the author has even confirmed]] that ''Isabela'' is Alma's least favorite grandchild since, while Mirabel doesn't have a gift, she still tries to help the Encanto. Isabela ''does'' have a gift, but purposefully chooses not to use it to do anything.



** Lusia is still driven by a desire to be seen as useful.

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** Lusia Luisa is still driven by a desire to be seen as useful.



* RuleOfSymbolism: The more isolated Isabela becomes from her family; the more stairs get added in her room.

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* RuleOfSymbolism: The more isolated Isabela becomes from her family; family, the more stairs get added in her room.
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* NotAMorningPerson: Isabela. Upon waking up, it's noted that she left the house still in her pajamas and during Mirabel's song, is implied to very much not be fully awake yet.

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* DisappointingOlderSibling: And cousin. By the time the movie starts up, Isabela is considered to be a massive disappointment by Alma for almost never using her gift and being disrespectful. When everyone is heading into town on the day of Antiono's birthday, it's noted that Isabela was still in her pajamas when she went out, hinting that she doesn't care about her image.

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* DisappointingOlderSibling: And cousin. By the time the movie starts up, Isabela is considered to be a massive disappointment by Alma for almost never using her gift and being disrespectful. When everyone is heading into town on the day of Antiono's birthday, it's noted that Isabela was still in her pajamas when she went out, hinting that she doesn't care about her image. In fact, [[WordOfGod the author has even confirmed]] that ''Isabela'' is Alma's least favorite grandchild since, while Mirabel doesn't have a gift, she still tries to help the Encanto. Isabela ''does'' have a gift, but purposefully chooses not to use it to do anything.



** Since Isabela is not the Golden Child and Alma's [[TheUnfavorite least favorite gifted grandchild]], Dolores and Mariano are a couple from the start.

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** Since Isabela is not the Golden Child and Alma's [[TheUnfavorite least favorite gifted grandchild]], Dolores and Mariano are a couple from the start.


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** Lusia is still driven by a desire to be seen as useful.


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* ShootTheMessenger: One of the first moments that led to Isabela deciding to never use her gift was when a man nearly attacked her when she saw that his wife and unborn child would die in childbirth, in spite of the fact Isabela was clearly broken up about it as well.
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: In the time period that the movie was set in (implied to be somewhere between the late 19th century and TheFifties), a gay marriage would not be accepted, let alone legal. Yet, it's implied that Bruno married his husband David with no problems. In fact, Alma actually objected to ''Julieta's'' spouse choice instead of Bruno's. In addition, Isabela is confirmed to be an open lesbian which, again, has nothing to do with Alma's dislike of her.

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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: In the time period that the movie was set in (implied to be somewhere between the late 19th century and TheFifties), a gay marriage would not be accepted, let alone legal. Yet, it's implied that Bruno married his husband David with no problems. In fact, Alma actually objected to ''Julieta's'' spouse choice instead of Bruno's. In addition, Isabela [[WordOfGay is confirmed to be an open lesbian lesbian]] which, again, has nothing to do with Alma's dislike of her.
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: In the time period that the movie was set in (implied to be somewhere between the late 19th century and TheFifties), a gay marriage would not be accepted, let alone legal. Yet, it's implied that Bruno married his husband David with no problems. In fact, Alma actually objected to ''Julieta's'' spouse choice instead of Bruno's.

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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: In the time period that the movie was set in (implied to be somewhere between the late 19th century and TheFifties), a gay marriage would not be accepted, let alone legal. Yet, it's implied that Bruno married his husband David with no problems. In fact, Alma actually objected to ''Julieta's'' spouse choice instead of Bruno's. In addition, Isabela is confirmed to be an open lesbian which, again, has nothing to do with Alma's dislike of her.
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* DisappointingOlderSibling: And cousin. By the time the movie starts up, Isabela is considered to be a massive disappointment by Alma for almost never using her gift and being disrespectful. When everyone is heading into town on the day of Antiono's birthday, it's noted that Isabela was still in her pajamas when she went out, hinting that she doesn't care about her image.

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* ForWantOfANail: Since his gift is completely different, Bruno has no reason to leave the family when Mirabel doesn't get her gift.

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Since his gift is completely different, Bruno has no reason to leave the family when Mirabel doesn't get her gift.gift.
** Since Isabela is not the Golden Child and Alma's [[TheUnfavorite least favorite gifted grandchild]], Dolores and Mariano are a couple from the start.
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* BlessedWithSuck: Compared to Bruno's ability to talk to animals and Pepa creating flowers from nothing, Julieta has a much harder time with her SuperHearing. This also applies to her oldest daughter Isabela, who's future-telling ability has made her TheUnfavorite to Alma due to its unpredictable nature.

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* BlessedWithSuck: Compared to Bruno's ability to talk to animals and Pepa creating flowers from nothing, Julieta has a much harder time with her SuperHearing. This also applies to her oldest daughter Isabela, who's future-telling ability has made her TheUnfavorite TheUnFavorite to Alma due to its unpredictable nature.



* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín walks with a limp until Dolores can heal him.

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* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín walks with a limp until Dolores can heal him.gets her gift.



* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: In the time period that the movie was set in (implied to be the 1950s), a gay marriage would not be accepted, let alone legal. Yet, it's implied that Bruno married his husband David with no problems. In fact, Alma actually objected to ''Julieta's'' spouse choice instead of Bruno's.

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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: In the time period that the movie was set in (implied to be somewhere between the 1950s), late 19th century and TheFifties), a gay marriage would not be accepted, let alone legal. Yet, it's implied that Bruno married his husband David with no problems. In fact, Alma actually objected to ''Julieta's'' spouse choice instead of Bruno's.
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* OriginalCharacter: Bruno's husband, David.
* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: In the time period that the movie was set in (implied to be the 1950s), a gay marriage would not be accepted, let alone legal. Yet, it's implied that Bruno married his husband David with no problems. In fact, Alma actually objected to ''Julieta's'' spouse choice instead of Bruno's.
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* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín walks with a limp.

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* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín walks with a limp.limp until Dolores can heal him.

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* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Being a RoleSwapAU, each of the Madrigal's fgifts are different from their canon-counterpart.

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* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: Since Bruno didn't get his canon gift and instead got [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Antonio's]], he's much more popular in the town and even has a husband.
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: While Isabela isn't free of angst in the movie, she has it even worse here as she got ''Bruno's'' gift, turning her into the BlackSheep of both the family and the town.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Isabela, due to not being under constant pressure to be the perfect one and being Alma's least favorite, has developed a rebellious streak towards her, having realized that gaining her approval isn't worth it.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Being a RoleSwapAU, each of the Madrigal's fgifts gifts are different from their canon-counterpart.swapped with one another.


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* CoolBigSis: Isabela, in spite of knowing that doing so would only lower Alma's already low opinion of her, shattered the vision of Mirabel without a second thought.
* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since Julieta couldn't heal him, Agustín walks with a limp.
* ExactWords: Isabela, knowing that Alma still wants a vision about Mirabel even though she shattered the one of her with the broken Casita, proceeds to create mundane ones and shows them to her grandmother, giving her what she asked for.


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* GenreSavvy: When Isabela gets the vision on how Mirabel not getting a gift will affect the miracle and sees that it has two parts (one with Casita cracked and one with it still whole), she knows ''exactly'' which one Alma will focus on and it factors into her choice to shatter it.
* InSpiteOfANail
** Pepa still marries Félix and Julieta still marries Agustín.
** The Madrigal [[{{Seers}} who can see the future]] is still the BlackSheep and shattered the prophecy to protect Mirabel.
** Mirabel does not get a gift.


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* RuleOfSymbolism: The more isolated Isabela becomes from her family; the more stairs get added in her room.
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In an AlternateUniverse, the many gifts of the Madrigals go to different members of the family.

In this version, Bruno gets the ability to talk to animals and lives a fairly glamorous life compared to his canon-counterpart. Instead, Isabela receives the gift to forsee the future.

''How Far Do These Roots Go Down?'' is an ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' fanfic by [=GlitterFairy_21225=]. It can be read on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36798763/chapters/91804426 here]].
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!!This fanfic provides examples of:
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Being a RoleSwapAU, each of the Madrigal's fgifts are different from their canon-counterpart.
** Instead of the ability to [[{{Seer}} see the future]], Bruno receives canon!Antonio's [[SpeaksFluentAnimal animal-speaking ability]].
** Instead of having her ability to make magically healing food, Julieta gains SuperHearing.
** Instead of having her EmpathicEnvironment weather control abilities, Pepa has canon!Isabel's GreenThumb abilities.
** Instead of her GreenThumb[=/=]PetalPower ability, Isabel has canon!Bruno's ability to [[{{Seer}} predict the future]].
** Instead of SuperHearing, Dolores has canon!Julieta's ability to create magically healing food.
** Instead of SuperStrength, Luisa gains canon!Camillo's shape-shifting.
** Instead of shape-shifting, Camillo has emotion-based WeatherManipulation.
* BlessedWithSuck: Compared to Bruno's ability to talk to animals and Pepa creating flowers from nothing, Julieta has a much harder time with her SuperHearing. This also applies to her oldest daughter Isabela, who's future-telling ability has made her TheUnfavorite to Alma due to its unpredictable nature.
* ForWantOfANail: Since his gift is completely different, Bruno has no reason to leave the family when Mirabel doesn't get her gift.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: When Mirabel doesn't get her gift, Alma asks Isabela to use her gift to find out how this relates to the Miracle. When she has a vision of Mirabel and Casita's collapse, she hides it and instead gives her various visions of innocuous moments she's involved in.
* RoleSwapAU: The fanfic is set in a version of ''Encanto'' where the Madrigal's gifts go to different members of the family. Isabela gets Bruno's gift, Bruno gets Antonio's gift, Dolores and Julieta swap gifts, and so on.
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