NEEDS, camilo madrigal.

003.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH

summary: abuela doesn't seem to like camilo's
partner...

they/them pronouns used for reader

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"time for dinner!"

before y/n could sit up, camilo pulled them back.

"what are you doing?" they questioned.

"i wish we can just stay here all day," he whined, his head on y/n's lap.

y/n chuckled in response, "camilo, we have to go."

"no," he dragged out the 'o.'

"come on," y/n got off his bed, dragging him off of it.

-

camilo and y/n sat in their usual seats, next to each other. chatter could be heard as the family ate. y/n felt someone's eyes on them. they turned away from camilo who was rambling about something and saw abuela with a cold look. they gulped nervously and looked back at camilo. it was obvious that she didn't like them but she never said anything.

"camilo..."

the shapeshifter looked up at his abuela, "yes?"

"why is y/n here?" she glared at them. all conversations ceased as everyone stopped eating.

camilo furrowed his brows, "they're always here? they're my partner."

"mama, it's okay. y/n is like family," pepa said.

"no. i want them out."

y/n felt all color from their face drain as their heartbeat started to rise out of nervousness.

"what? no, you can't do that!" camilo protested as a cloud forms above pepa's head, thunder cracking.

"abuela, y/n's done nothing wrong," mirabel backed her cousin and his partner up.

"it's fine, i'll just leave," y/n stood up and began to walk away.

camilo grabbed her wrist, "mi vida, no, don't listen to her."

y/n glanced back at abuela who still had a cold look then at camilo, "it's okay, seriously."

they smiled sadly before walking out the door. right after they were out of the madrigals' sight, they bursted into tears as they ran back home.

-

camilo turned back around at abuela, "i can't believe you!"

"camilo, they're not good enough for you."

"and how do you know what's good enough for me?" he snapped at her before storming out of the dining room.

-

camilo stayed in his room for the rest of the night. thunder claps throughout the house because of pepa's cloud.

"mama, you know camilo was happy with y/n."

saying she was angry was an understatement.

"and what benefit does y/n have for him? for the encanto?" said abuela. "i found someone else that's better for him."

"you're doing the same thing that you did to isabela with my son!" pepa fumed as felix tried to wave away the cloud. "i will not allow you to do that!"

dolores walked up to her parents, "both y/n and camilo are crying in their rooms. it's been going on like this for so long."

the cloud darkened.