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2022-03-06
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Showdown! The Final Battle Arrives!

Summary:

High School Graduation Day for the eldest Madrigal grandchildren is a momentous affair! All is fine and well.

After giving a rousing valedictorian speech, Isabela is nowhere to be found and barely checking her phone, but maybe she's just finally having her rebellious teenage phase now that high school is over and there's a break until college. Right? Right?

While this radio silence is going on, there are strange, but unconfirmed reports of explosions around the city floating around social media. But more importantly, Mariano is taking Dolores on a wonderful date, Mirabel and Camilo are planning the largest feast of take-out food imaginable, and Tía Pepa ... going into labor?

 

[Please turn on Creator Styles for this work, which makes use of text messaging format and other kooky web things.]

Notes:

Me: Let's write some stuff to test out how creator's skins works. Text messages seem fun. This is just a bunch of nonsense, but I wonder how this could tie into an actual story hahahaha
My brain:
My brain:
My brain at 3am: Hey listen up, this is WILD

For the purposes of drama, some ages have been fudged relative to actual canon, and Antonio isn't born (yet).

For best presentation, please enable Creator's Styles. I've tried to still make it comprehensive if you turn styles off to maintain screen reader support, but some details may be lost.

Chapter 1: Prologue - Side A

Summary:

Dolores's phone on graduation day

Notes:

The story isn't entirely told via text message. Sorry if you wanted a modern media epistolary novel fanfic. There will be your bog-standard prose involved too, just with some social media and text messages interspersed.

Chapter Text

Today 3:15 PM Camilo: Congrats! Last day of school officially over! Camilo: I know there’s no countdown to the new semester for you, but still, let’s party! This is the last summer you get to spend with your awesome little brother until — ew — adult responsibilities! Camilo: I’m going to guilt Isa into buying McDonald’s for everyone. Ditch your dinner plans! Bring Mariano Camilo: I'm shooting for bankrupcy! (Not mine) Camilo: 💰💰💰💸💸💰🔫🚗 Today 5:21 PM Camilo: Hey, did you see this? Camilo: Are you busy making out with Mariano again? >:(

Today 3:12 PM Mirabel: Asdsadjhsdj Mirabel: 👏 👏 👏 wooooooooooooooo Mirabel: Graduation! Mirabel: So proud of you! Have a great time with Mariano! Dolores: Thanks, Mira! See you back home later! Mirabel: Camilo says that Isa’s going to pay for food. You want anything? Dolores: Didn’t your parents leave some money? Mirabel: Yeah, but you know Cami. Dolores: Don’t stuff yourselves too much. Mirabel: What if we just get him ALL the happy meal sets? Then we could have ALL the toys! Dolores: Aren’t the toys staggered out? So you’d have to wait a few weeks until the next one gets in rotation? Mirabel: O_O NOOO my plan.

Mariano Today 3:39 PM Mariano: Today is the start of an amazing summer. Mariano: I can’t wait to spend it with you :) Mariano: Dolores, every day of school, I was always so amazed and thankful to have you by my side. Mariano: I’ll make sure we make enough memories this summer to last us all through the first semester. Dolores: College boy sure talks big. Mariano: You said you liked that about me! Dolores: yeah I did. But can you deliver? Mariano: I always do! Mariano: Will be right with you as soon as everyone else from drama club finishes signing my shirt. Dolores: Lol. Should I be there to fend them off your long enough to get away? Mariano: It’s okay. Your reputation precedes you by now ;) Dolores: It’s because Isabela will be there doing the glaring for me, right? Mariano: You never know! She might be busy fending off her own admirers. I think she’s booked solid. Dolores: Everyone wants a last goodbye and a pic before she gets famous haha Mariano: Famous? Did she do something lately? Dolores: ??? What do you mean? It’s Isabela. She’ll do something eventually! Dolores: I heard that the yearbook committee had to do some recounting because she was appearing on too many pages and getting voted for too many things XD Dolores: Everyone’s prepping to preserve the moment for posterity. Mariano: ??? Dolores: The clout! Mariano: Okay! It sounds good so I’ll pretend I know what that means! :D Mariano: Love you! Dolores: Love you too!