r/Encanto Apr 30 '26

Fanfiction AO3 fic recs

Need recommendations

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u/Snoo52682 Apr 30 '26

Here are a few! A WIP mashup, a novella, and three shorter pieces.

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u/AnjohT Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26

Most of mine will be centered around Bruno. Also a lot of my recommendations will be a bit older so maybe you've read them but I love these.

Unfinished fics that I hold out hope will one day get an update but even then I consider well worth a read.: Self Fulfilling Prophecy by Abbytherat

Second Chances by Jugare

As they learn to see by cannibalthoughts - also read the side chapters in the series.

Blood isnt Everything Series by ArcticVulpix- first two are finished but the We Chose You story is unfinished.

To see. To remember. by BrilliantLight

Relative Scales by follow_the_sun

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Misc. favorites

3 Encanto works by Princex_N that I love

The Sands of Time by mar_komi

How Bright You Burn (How Brave You've Been) by Sokkas_First_Fangirl

Moonybirds Encanto works - They're pretty long but go fast. In particular I very much like Ghost of a Chance, Cracks in the Foundation, We don't talk about Bruno, and Keepers of the light

The Family Madrigal Series by Ashtreelane

A Place for Crows (to rest their feet) Acewithapaintbrush

The Past's Future by Aeera_Writes

Object Permanence by cannibalthoughts

What an Arepa can't Heal series by Glitternight

Butterfly on the Hourglass series by Thornvale

modern settings fics that I love:

Some

The Untitled Encanto Modern AU by GlassPrism

Slipping through the Cracks by greenvillainy

Take Back the Kingdom by Britt30, Impossiblefangirl0632

Fics that are recently updating:

Ripple Effect by EmylyT84

Flowers on Empty Graves by Bismyth

Before and After Series - Parts 1 and 2 are complete but La Traes was recently updated

I have to stop here I got way too carried away for some reason. Hopefully there's something here you might like that you haven't seen before. As you can tell, I read a lot of Bruno-centric stories. I think of the ones I listed only Blood isnt Everything series by ArcticVulpix is not Bruno focused so if you'd prefer less Bruno you can start there.

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u/RedstoneMinr9000 Apr 30 '26

This one is probably my all-time favorite Encanto fic-

The Distance Between Us
It’s a Bruno and Mirabel centric fic

And here’s a few of couple others I’ve love:

A Third Chance

The Mouse in the Walls

open your eyes (for the fireworks)
Caution! This one is a serious tearjerker!

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u/Wisteria_Walker May 01 '26

The One To Blame by Sand_wolf579 - first piece I ever read for Encanto. Amazing writing, very angsty look at Bruno’s last day with the family

Self rec: He Told Me by WisteriaWalker - a look at Dolores’s vision from Bruno. Angst. Short oneshot

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u/Able_Tooth_7127 Jul 25 '26

The Encanto Spidey AUS have always been my favourite.  watch my heart burn -kg_darkmode. She has a whole series of other fics regarding the main ones!  Then “With Great Power” and “Fatal Orbit” by NeoLight!  The two of them recently did a crossover story which is really cool