CTTO: pink02
Carlos Madrigal x f!reader
Genre: Angst Modern au. fluff ending
Summary: Season of love and falling in love. Much to Carlos' disagreement with the mushy gushy feeling everyone else has, he couldn't help but miss someone that is supposedly celebrating the day with him.
Trigger warning: Longing, Carlos missing you, vulgar words, Carlos pissed out.
No miss calls, no text messages, not even a single notification in twitter or snap. He got a little anticipated in this celebration you guys have since it would be the first time you two ever celebrated Valentines but for some reason he can't get a hold of you. He tried to call you all morning but your phone was unattended, he tried chatting and texting you to multiple social media he had with you but somehow it only said sent and not delivered, not even a single seen but it made sense since almost all of your socials are either offline or muted. Carlos sighed and rubbed his face out of frustration and worry.
"Might as well head to the kitchen." He muttered and left his room.
The two of you had been dating for a couple of months, a distance relationship of sort. You met him in a multiplayer shooting game, he was sent into a random team play and coincidentally it was you and your friends' team since you were missing one member. He was intrigued at your mad skills in clear-cut aims and full on brawls with the enemy team as the game went through. At first he appreciates your expertise but then he went deeper into the rabbit hole after almost all of your teammates decided to go for more rounds and games. He had fun with them of course but when you said you were gonna log off, Carlos immediately jumped into action to ask for your discord or at least snap.
You were amused by his act since he was more of the quiet and serious type of person while playing, sometimes curses under his breath. Obviously there were open mics since it opt to make the rounds more exciting. You were used to hearing other guys asking for your info and sometimes more personal ones, it did matter to you at first since they just want to get a hold of you since you were a gamer girl but when it came to Carlos, there was something inside you that made you say yes when he asked if he could add you.
Of course there was an outrage from your friends since it was the first time you actually accept someone's request but didn't matter to you. You were too fixated to just want someone to play with you other than your friends to which Carlos celebrated in silence.
You two actually became close friends since then and just became a couple nearly a year after years of knowing each other. Face times and calls here and there, you two would even send cringe and cursed videos with captions saying 'When I saw this it reminded me of you'.
Carlos knows his family knows about you even if he wouldn't tell them. It was actually evident when they noticed he kept on looking at his phone, sometimes even hearing his occasional laughs in the middle of the night when you two decide to voice call. From all of his family members, Camilo and Mirabel clearly knows all his secrets and would likely tease him endlessly about you. It was annoying for him but he would just shrug it off and ignore them, it was a waste of time hearing their annoying mouths anyways.
"Hola mi hermano! What brings you here?" Camilo greets his twin with a smirk as he enters the kitchen.
Carlos just scowled and grumbles as he sat down on the bar stool by the countertop then tossing his phone making it slide across the counter. Camilo visibly made the kitchen his hang out place since it is where his primordial needs are, food. He looked at his scowling brother with a raised brow completely confused at his sour mood.
"Did you guys fought or something? Or did you just woke up on the wrong side of the bed?" Camilo snort with a twitching smile.
"I can't get a hold of her-"
"So you did fought?" Camilo leaned forward towards his brother while resting his elbows on the counter. "No!" Carlos glared.
"Then what?" The boy with the yellow hoodie asked as he tilts his head on the side. "I can't call her all morning nor doesn't answer my texts." Carlos groaned and laid back on his chair with a slumped posture.
"Maybe she's busy, come on! It's not like her world would just revolve around you, y'know." Camilo smirked as he pulled his twin by the wrist towards the front door.
"Where are you taking me?" the boy with the red jacket questioned raising a suspicious brow.
"It's Valentines day, idiot. I wanna get those chocolate covered caramel bites they had in that Cafe." Carlos' twin declared enthusiastically as they went out of their house. "Can't you go alone?!" He complained. "Nope." Camilo grinned popping the p.
Carlos sighed and gave into his twin's hold as they walked through the streets of Encanto. The once town became and evolved into the modern city that is now and every street and corner was decorated with beautiful ornated flowers and decorative hearts with different styles and shades.
Seeing this, Carlos involuntarily cringed but stayed silent. He never liked any holidays, well except April fools and Halloween since thats where he would go prank kids and make them cry. With all the pinks and reds, he just wanted to cave in his room rather than go out and look at all of these.
Every person passed by had either flowers or letters in their hands sometimes even has stacks of gifts with heart shaped boxes and balloons, sometimes seeing couples hold hands while walking pass by. Damn does he had the urge to cross between them and break the hold. "So, had girls that fawned over you gave you any presents?" Carlos spoke raising a brow at his twin.
The boy with the yellow clothes just smirked and placed his arm over Carlos' shoulder. "It's good to be single, I get the chocolate all I want. And for the gifts? I already lost count." He boasts as they went into the Cafe making the door bell cling softly.
"You got to be fucking kidding me, as if they would give you sh-"
"Well you asked dumbass, I'm just answering politely- Damn long line." Camilo groaned seeing the lined up people infront of the cashier. "You could have just bought delivery." Carlos rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Hi! Uhm..." A voice spoke from behind made them turn. "U-uhm... Hi Carlos, I just want to give this to you." A girl muttered shyly while bowing her head.
She had a letter and a heart shaped box in hand clearly full of chocolates presenting it in front of the Madrigal nervously. Carlos just stared at the girl with a blank face, unfazed he walked passed by the girl and exiting the Cafe making her stilled on her spot brokenhearted. "Hermano?!" Camilo called shocked. He apologized quickly to the poor girl then ran to catch up his twin.
"Carlos!" Camilo called once more as he caught up. "What?" Carlos spat as he walked straight forward back to their house without giving him a single glance. "Why didn't you accept it?! At least you got free stuff??" The yellow boy exaggerates.
The heterogeneous eyed boy scoffed. "If you want them badly you could have just took them instead of me." Camilo stood dumbfounded in front of their door as Carlos proceeds inside.
Upon entering the kitchen once more, Carlos saw his cousins and older sister bustling around with bowls and cupcake trays on the table. "What's all this?" He rose a brow then sat on the stool.
"Oh, Carlos! Happy Valentine's." Mirabel greeted happily while placing parchment paper on the trays. "We're making cupcakes. Dolores, Isabela and I are planning to give them out since today is a special occasion." She explained.
"So how's your valentines, primo?" Isabela quipped as she turns to her cousin while stirring up a batter.
"Horrible." Carlos groaned loudly as he face plants on the table making the girls blink in surprise. "You okay, Carlos?" Dolores hummed in worry.
"I'm fine... it's just... I haven't talked to her all day." The boy muttered as his face is still planted on the table.
"What? She's angry at you?" Mirabel snorts then smirked. Carlos then slammed his fist on the table making them jump then look at each other in weary. He's pissed. They all thought.
Dolores piped in and cleared her throat. "Hermano, if you want, you could help us with the baking. At least that will help you get distracted." She suggested while placing her hand on his shoulder raising her brows in concern. Hearing a groan, her brother sat up still bowing his head. "Just give me the bowl." Carlos muttered.
Isabela gave him the mixing bowl to which he accepted and started mixing the ingredients. The girls proceeds with their cooking laughing and gossiping about the latest rumors going around the city while Carlos just sat in silence listening to their chat.
"He looks like dead." Isabela whispered. "He looks more like that guy in that show we saw." Mirabel whispered back. "No, he doesn't looks like that." Isabela argued rolling her eyes. "Definitely more like his soul was sucked out." Dolores squeaked a hum while taking out the fresh cooked cupcakes out of the oven.
"I can hear you guys, you know?" Carlos groaned. His face is rested on his palm as he looked at the girls with a bored look. They smiled at him awkwardly apologizing making him rolled his eyes.
"We're back!" Someone called as voices shuffled through the livingroom. The adults went out for their own valentines dates, having the time of their own away from their parental responsibilities (lol). Pepa with her husband, Felix and Julieta with Augustine. Of course since Bruno was left with no spouse, he went with their mother, Abuela to which they had lunch in a fancy restaurant fit for the six of them.
"How are you kids?" Pepa greeted them with a bright smile seeing a rainbow above her head.
"Good!" The girls said in unison. "Bad." Carlos grunts. "You okay, cariño?" Pepa approached her son and holds his cheeks with a worried gaze.
"I'm fine mami." Carlos sighed. "No he's not." Camilo quipped out of nowhere holding a cupcake then biting into it to which his twin turned to him with a glare.
"What's wrong, ijoh?" His mother asked again as a cloud loomed over them slowly getting darker. "I just-"
"His amor, hasn't called him all day. Probably ghosting him." Mirabel chimed in. "Are you guys Carlos?!" The red boy yelled pissed off making the others silent.
Carlos sighed in annoyance and rubbed his face with his hand then stood up from his chair. The room became quiet as the air went thick in tension. "Delivery is here." Dolores peeped quietly breaking the silence.
"I'll get it." Carlos grumbled then dismissed himself out of the kitchen.
He wanted the excuse just so that he could get away from his prying family members. Today is supposed to be special for you guys and he just couldn't contact you even if he tried. It's not the first time you guys haven't talked to for a whole day, its just...
He sighed and opened the front door after hearing a knock. As he opened, the delivery guy greeted him with a smile and a package on hand. "Delivery for Carlos Madrigal." He spoke which made Carlos raise a brow at him.
"That's me." He said confusingly. "Here you go, my boy! Enjoy your evening." The man handed him the package then waved goodbye.
Carlos stood by the door still bemused, he didn't thought a package would be delivered to him. "Aren't you gonna open it?" Dolores popped out behind him seeing that she was curious to what he had gotten. "Yeah, what's in it primo?" Mirabel called out. "Probably from an admirer." Camilo snorts.
"Will you guys stop being nosey?!" The red boy shrieked in anger. He pushed himself passed his siblings and cousin and sat on the livingroom couch with the package on his lap. He pulled out his pocket knife out then opened the sealed box.
Slowly, his family gathered up in the room as he proceeds to look into the box. He found a letter then pulled it out to read it.
Dear Carlos,
I hope you get to receive this in time since it would be a hassle if you won't. Remember the first time I talked to you ingame, you begged me for my info just for you to talk to me more? It was kind of funny at first but then I felt my heart flutter hearing that you wanted to know me and that made me feel different.
You made me feel different, and that I knew it was love. You made me feel love to the point that I knew you were the one.
I can't help but think that you're a hundred miles away from me and we just only met online for christ sake. To think that I keep overthinking that... what if... you had other girls before me... that are more beautiful, more talented, more better than me.
I would bet that they would give you elaborate gifts and whatnot if you'd ask them to. But if I were to give you something, it would be the moon. Even if we're miles apart, my love for you is long as going to the moon and back. And if you ever miss me, just look up to at the moon and smile, with that we'll be looking at it at the same time.
Heck I'm not even good in words but when I was writing this, it made me feel like I want to open up to you more. To let you know that these are my thoughts, to remind you that I love you more than you think even if we gaze down to our screens just to talk.
I love you and happy valentine's day my love <3.
At this point, Carlos was already brimming in tears as he read your letter. Tightening the hold as he stopped his sobs to come out. He looked into the box once more and saw a moon lamp, tucked neatly on its podium with all the shredded paper confetti. Taking it out, he gazed onto the lamp and examined it.
Pepa looked at her son lovingly as he held onto her husband's hand completely in awe seeing that her son had the love he finally had. It was precious to think that someone loved his son and cherished him like any other.
"Mi vida, don't cry." Felix hushed gently as he stroke his wife's back affectionately. He gently smiled and hugged her after hearing a small sob from her. "He looks so precious, I can't help it." Pepa said woefully. Her husband hummed in agreement and kissed her temple gently.
Mirabel pried into the box more and saw there was something more inside. "Carlos." She called making him turn at her. She handed him the box again to see that there was another note.
You thought that was all I got? Hah! Then think again >:P
Carlos lets out a snort after he saw the childish note you left. He dug into the shreds of paper and felt something soft and fluffy that grazed on the tips of his fingers. Pulling the thing out, his eyes went wide after seeing what it is.
It was a build-a-bear teddy where it is wearing his signature red jacket. "You got to be to kidding me." He laughed breathlessly while smiling slightly. He pressed the center of the stuffed toy gently then heard the sound of a heart beat making his breath hitch. "Was that her heart?" Dolores peeped.
Carlos nods slowly in reply, a little unsure. He pressed the right paw of the bear then heard a voice. "I love you." Upon hearing it, his family erupted in awes. The boy flushed out of embarrassment. "Damn bro, I bet she's a keeper." Camilo smirked seeing the red on his twin's face. Carlos scoffed and stood up from his seat as he gathered up the items. "I'm heading to my room." He spoke then left the livingroom quickly without hearing a goodbye.
He slumped into his bed while hugging the box and staring at the ceiling. He was completely out of words, too overwhelmed to think. You made him fall for you all over again just by recieving this gift. He loved you so much that his heart swelled just by thinking of you.
But then, he stopped smiling when he realized that he always longed to hold you within his arms. To hold you tight so that you wouldn't leave. He longed for the day you two would finally meet so that he would never ever gonna let you go, he misses you. You never got to celebrate the day you both anticipated on to.
A ringtone suddenly rang off of the room making Carlos shot up in surprise. Quickly, he rummaged around his bed to find his phone cursing at himself as it rang twice now. As he finally found it, he pressed the accept call button without a doubt that it could be you calling him.
"Carlos!" Your soft voice rang into his ear silently sighing in relief that it was you.
"[Name]." He muttered quietly.
"Sorry I haven't been online all day. We had a black out and I had to save up my phone battery so I had to turn it off, it sucks I know I'm sorry." You apologized feeling guilty when you didn't get to celebrate the day with him.
"It's fine, I understand. I got the package by the way." He said feeling a smile on his lips when he heard you gasped and clapped in joy. "Did you liked it?" You asked a little nervous.
"I love it, thank you." He smiled feeling blissed that he finally could talk to you. "I miss you."
"I miss you too." He could feel you smile while blushing as you said those words. "Happy valentines."
"Happy valentines, mi vida." He spoke.