Oh no how dare people advocate that innocent preborn children shouldn’t be dismembered in the womb.
Must go firebomb and graffiti their office, because we believe in freedom…or something…
Then they’ll turn around and pretend they’re advocates for human rights and well-being and ish like they didn’t just infringe on both. But since their opponents are on the “wrong” side, it’s magically okay to harass and wish death upon them because they’re somehow doing the same thing by not advocating for baby deaths. Cue the same, old, tired, BS argument of putting fetuses over mothers’ lives and “forcing” them to carry to term because we dare to say murdering the unborn is unacceptable…even when alternatives and support are given.
Because humans can only care about one group at a time…/s
Usually, I am not a fan of cross-ships, but I have recently been reading an ongoing fanfic titled, “The Dragon and the Butterfly” by HotPatooty on archivesofourown. It’s an AU cross-ship between Hiccup Haddock of Dreamworks and Mirabel Madrigal of Encanto. After reading the story I actually like the idea of them together; I’ll always be a Hiccstrid shipper but this is a solid pair. In fact, the author mentioned they noticed a lot of similarities between the two. As such, I decided to make a post comparing the two.
1. Both are the lead protagonist of their own franchises – Hiccup for HTTYD franchise; Mirabel for Encanto franchise, I know they only have 1 movie but it’s highly likely they’re getting more because Chapek has described Encanto as Disney’s newest franchise.
2. Both are disabled – Hiccup lost his left leg at the end of the first movie (not seen in the above image); Mirabel has to wear glasses and has been wearing them since she was a small child.
3. Both are Brainy Brunettes (a trope of someone with brown/black hair is intelligent) – Hiccup has auburn hair (reddish brown); Mirabel has black hair.
4. Both are creative – Hiccup with his inventions; Mirabel with her embroidery.
5. Short for their age – Hiccup even gets his name from being the runt of his generation but he grows taller over the franchise; Mirabel’s official height has been stated to be 5′2″.
6. Looked down upon by their family and village for being different – Hiccup for being scrawny for a Viking and not having the typical Viking nature; Mirabel for being the only one of her family to not have a gift among her magical family.
7. Connection with the color green – Hiccup has green eyes, his outfits have some green in it, and his best friend (Toothless) has green eyes; Mirabel’s glasses are bright green, she’s in a green shard vision from her uncle, and she many similarities with said uncle who is connected to green.
8. Have a tense and complicated relationship with an adult figure they live with, who they desperately want to make proud, and said figure is seen as the leader of their village. Also, said figure is taller than them – Hiccup and his father, Stoick Haddock aka Stoick the Vast; Mirabel with her maternal grandmother, Alma Madrigal.
9. Both are dorky, helpful, mature, clumsy, sarcastic, intelligent, empathetic, funny, compassionate, forgiving, brave, deep sense of community, and encourage change within their respective communities.
10. Both bring about change in their village/family – Hiccup stops the Viking dragon war; Mirabel stops the harmful perfectionistic mindset in her family.
11. They go through a character arc that has them both growing a spine to stand up to their wrong-minded adult figures and become more self-confident.
12. They’re warnings are initially dismissed – Hiccup about the Dragon Hive being too dangerous; Mirabel about the cracks in Casita.
13. Both have a close bond with a non-human companion and said companion is very protective of them – Hiccup with Toothless, a dragon from a rare and powerful breed; Mirabel with Casita. a sapient house.
14. They have a changing relationship with the “perfect” person of their community – Hiccup with Astrid (the ideal Viking), as he crushes on her and she is as cold and dismissive to him as she is with the other teens but they both grow to have a close friendship and later romance; Mirabel with her oldest sister, Isabela Madrigal, seen as a “perfect” example of the Madrigals and is Alma’s obvious favorite grandchild, Isabela starts off rather aloof and haughty to Mirabel while Mirabel does look up to Isabela she is annoyed with how presumably perfect everything goes for Isabela and how her oldest sister is mean to her but they end the movie having a closer sisterly bond.
15. Both meet a long-lost relative who they haven’t since they were small but instantly connect with and share a physical resemblance with – Hiccup with his mother Valka Haddock, who he hasn’t seen since he was an infant but meet in the second movie, where he is 21; Mirabel with her maternal uncle Bruno Madrigal who she hasn’t seen since she was 5 but they meet during the movie.
16. Both go through their own slapstick humor in their respective franchises.
17. Both are leader like – Hiccup is more explicit because he’s the next Chief of Berk and becomes more of a better leader throughout the franchise; it’s implicit with Mirabel but she becomes the key to restoring Casita and the family bonds, with a popular theory being she’ll take on Alma’s role in the future, and she’s shown to be The Heart of the Madrigals.
18. Both start the movie having low self-worth and wanting to fit into their community somehow.
19. They have mythical/animal motif – Hiccup has a mythical motif with dragons; Mirabel has an animal motif with butterflied, specifically with yellow ones.
20. Both have shoulder-length hair.
21. Their respective franchises are connected to books – Hiccup’s is loosely adapted from a popular children’s series; Mirabel’s is inspired by the works involving magical realism and Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez.
i have so many thoughts about how their relationship changed throughout the years… headcanon: mirabel took her first steps by following isabela’s flowers :”) click for better quality btw!!
[ID: a seven-panel comic showing Julieta Madrigal from Encanto making Arepas. The first panel shows Julieta kneading dough, looking pensive. The text reads, “I have a secret. I hate seeing blood.” The second panel shows a close-up on her hands while she’s kneading. The text reads, “I hate seeing broken bones, twisted ankles. Looking at injuries makes me feel sick.” The third panel shows her wiping her forehead, slightly sweating. The text reads, “But, it’s okay, right?” The fourth panel shows her hands again, while she’s shaping an arepa. The text reads, “I can make it go away. I need to make it go away.” The fifth panel shows the family’s house, casita. The text reads, “The family and the encanto. They all rely on me.” The sixth panel shows young Julieta in front of her door with her mother next to her. Only their silhouettes are visible. The text reads, “They have for so many years (I used to cry when mamá made me hand out my arepas in the square). Besides, I have this gift for a reason, right?” The seventh panel shows Julieta’s hands again, putting an arepa onto the stove. There’s one already on the stove and there’s steam coming off of both. The text reads, “I can’t let them down. Hard work and dedication.” Altogether, the text reads, “I have a secret. I actually hate seeing blood. I hate seeing broken bones, twisted ankles. Looking at injuries makes me feel sick. But, it’s okay, right? I can make it go away. I need to make it go away. The family and the encanto, they all rely on me. They have for so many years (I used to cry when mamá made me hand out arepas in the square). Besides, I have this gift for a reason, right? I can’t let them down. Hard work and dedication.” End ID]
I’ve been thinking about what it must’ve been like for Julieta growing up constantly being exposed to injuries. I feel like when she was really young they just handed out her food in the village while she stayed home but as she got older I imagine abuela wanted her to do it in person. click the images for better quality!!
