#btw i'd never actually thought about the link between cacti thorns as a protective measure and isabela's actions like

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Modern day Isa would definitely have tattoos with shit like this written on them:

Or something like “The desert works to forbid it but the cactus still blooms.”

You know @isamiral-soulwolf and i were just talking about the differences between book!Isabela and movie!Isabela, and book!Isabela would 100% totally get one of these, because she's soft and baby. Movie!Isabela tho? I see her a bit more on the punk-ish side.

#btw i'd never actually thought about the link between cacti thorns as a protective measure and isabela's actions like #like i always saw it as ''oh cacti aren't as cute and pretty as flowers'' but that last picture has me thinking like #like wait no they actuallh reflect her true personality better because secretly she always keeps her walls up #and she needs to stand up for herself aka defend herself even if it hurts her family's feelings #like a cactus hurting the people and animals that touch it #does that make sense??? #like an ''ugly side'' that needed to be accepted not only because it's part of her #but because it's exactly what she needs rn #sharp thorns to keep alma and that m/aluma dude AWAY #character analysis: isabela madrigal #kinda #sorta