LOML {Camilo x Reader}

Rats

"Cute." I smiled at the small creature.

"I'm surprised you think that, most people think rats are gross. Or that they have diseases. Or both." Bruno said.

"Well it's true some carry diseases, but still, there's definitely an unnecessary stigma against them. They're very intelligent for the most part and also affectionate."

"You know quite a bit about them, don't you?"

"Eh... let's just say I begged my mom to let me have a pet rat when I was 12. It obviously didn't happen but I still learned a lot from it."

Bruno laughed and I turned my attention back to Alejandro. I gave the small animal a gentle pat on the head with my thumb.

"You know, you may not believe this but you're really brave." Bruno said abruptly.

"Because I'm fine with rats?" I asked.

"What? No. When you stood up to your mother. That was awfully brave of you. I don't think I could ever do that in the way you did."

"Oh. Well. Normally I wouldn't be able to do that. But I guess in the heat of the moment I kinda just snapped. Part of me wishes I hadn't. Don't get me wrong I'm glad that I did it and everything is out of the bag. But a small part of me is terrified of what she'll do next. There's no way for me to guess what she'll do because I've never been in this circumstance before." I admitted.

"Look kid nothing stays the same forever. Whether good or bad. Even if you're stuck in a sticky situation now, it'll be over in what feels like no time at all. Trust me, I spent 10 years in the walls of this house hiding from my own family."

"Thanks Bruno." I smiled warmly at him.

"Eh it's no big deal." He insisted.

"Yeah sure, anyways, I'm curious about how you met my dad and uncle."

"Well... we don't need to get into that."

"Um- yes we do."

"Alright fine," I was a bit surprised at how fast he gave up.

He looked over to see me attentively waiting.

He couldn't get out of this.

"So, it's hard to remember, but it was me and sisters gift ceremony. Since we were the first Madrigals to get gifts it was all pretty new. The town was still small. You're dad and Ben were still pretty young at the time. I believe F/N was 4 and Ben was 3. From what I remember I was actually pretty annoyed by your father at first. He kept bothering me and my sisters with a bunch of questions. But that's was just the first time we met. We did actually become friends until like four years later. So I was around 9 at the time while Ben and F/N were 8 and 7. Your dad just being himself, he was a social butterfly. Quite the opposite of me and Ben. They were really the only people who talked to me about something other than visions. I liked that and we started getting closer. Although I'm older than F/N, he was always like an older brother figure to me. He's a natural leader. So yeah that's the story, not really eventful."

"Why did my dad leave the Encanto? I don't get it. He seemed like he was happy here, so how could my mom have convinced him to leave?" I asked.

Bruno's face dropped slightly,

"Oh, well, when your father met your mother he instantly fell in love. He worshipped her very existence. Ben and I didn't think much of it at first, but as F/N got closer to her. He got distant. Ditching us to go on dates. We didn't mind though, I mean the man's allowed to have a love life. She started feeding her family's ideas into F/N's head. Ben didn't openly express it but he hated M/N. Honestly I did too. But being only us who noticed, neither of us were confident enough to confront him about it. Then their mother, or your grandmother, died a couple weeks before him and M/N's wedding day. I think that's why he felt there was no reason to stay anymore. The night before the wedding he told me and Ben about his plan. It ended up with Ben arguing with your father but the next day it was almost like it never happened. Then not long after they got married F/N and your mother left the Encanto. Ben was livid, he hated your father for it, but eventually he ended up just accepting it. For the next couple years F/N visited a couple times, but when you got your gift. He never came back. Until recently of course."

"Jeez, how did you feel?" I asked.

"Uh- I miss him but I still had Ben so it wasn't too terrible. It affected Ben a lot more, cause F/N is his brother and all." Bruno laughed awkwardly.

"Thanks for telling me, I would've asked Ben, but I don't think he's allowed to tell me much."

"Yeah."

"You and Ben are like besties right?" I changed the topic.

He nodded.

"So tell me all of the embarrassing things Ben did so I can tease him about it." I exclaimed.

"That is something I'm willing to share." Bruno laughed.

A/N

I didn't post yesterday so this chapter is longer to make up for it.

~That_0nestupidperson