Esmee: I was wrong to have doubted you're jealousy.
Alberto: All that matters is that we're together again.
ESBERTO IS CANON!!
Those drawings of Alberto and Luca don't mean their canon....THEY ARENT! When they did this....Lightyear got banned in countries. I can see Luca being gay....and Alberto being Bisexual...while Esmee is strongly
Perhaps this will anger the luberto fans and stans.
so for the better half of a year I have been working on this long ass fic and I’m not sure why I haven’t shared it on tumblr yet but here goes! It’s a fairly dark fic diving straight into dead dove territory with a healthy dose of queer coded horror. It’s also slightly reminiscent of guiermo del toro in its animalistic and heavily creature centric twist on our two favorite boys as they grow into older teenage sea monsters. I’m still in the midst of working on it and up to chapter 7 so far but expect a lot more for it with me off of college classes for the summer.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
volverte a verte...otra vez. alberto x luca (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/371448081-volverte-a-verte-otra-vez-alberto-x-luca?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=aurorita30 Alberto a estado enamorado de su mejor amigo Luca pero no pudo decirle nada por miedo al rechazo....el tiempo pasó todo los veremos podía estar con el.. hasta que se armó de valor....la vida de alberto será un hermoso sueño con un final feliz o será una horrible pesadilla con un triste final.
volverte a ver..( lucaberto) (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/371448081-volverte-a-ver-lucaberto?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=aurorita30 Alberto a estado enamorado de su mejor amigo Luca pero no pudo decirle nada por miedo al rechazo....el tiempo pasó todo los veremos podía estar con el..hasta que se armó de valor....
estabes quise escribir algo mas bonito espero que les guste
Happy Mother’s Day to those who celebrate! I definitely did proudly celebrate being a mum today, I have zero complaints ❤️
In light of today, since I still have zilch for art, I figured I’d share this little headcanon I shared on twitter a couple years ago about Alberto’s mum👆🏻 plus where he briefly mentions her in CL 👇🏻
“Signor Marcovaldo is my father, call me Alberto, Alby…or Maestro 😏”
If we’re talking predictability in design, adult Alberto was NOT easy. I had literally nothing to work from. No (living?) family to compare to, no hints at what kindof quirks he may develop. I had nothing!
All I had was that (assumed) deep-seated desire to be accepted, useful/helpful, and not left behind…..that, and yanno, that Charisma In Excess (as a KID no less, dude calm that shxt down or you’re grounded lol)
Alot of pawing around in the dark and just going with what felt right to me.
I took some cues here and there. Some pretty forward and commonly accepted (“You, the big strong one.” etc), others subtle and unassuming but I ran like the wind with it?
Anyway, here we go. What’s the deal with this walking bowl of spaghetti anyhow?
This will be a two parter. His seamonster form requires a separate post.
Alberto as I said is a bit of a wild card. He doesn’t have as much of an obvious blueprint compared to Luca or Giulia.
His physical appearance for his human form was based solely on environmental influence.
Physically I imagined him to be a bit rough around the edges. Kindof gaunt but not so much that he looks sick or weak. He’s pretty much just one big muscle. Not an ounce of fat on him. Nothing but sinew. Very toned and muscular but certainly not huge. He’s just solid and FIT.
He’s a guy from the docks. He’s a fisherman. He’s salty and peppered in scars. Heavy calloused hands. He picked up smoking at a young age. He spends endless hours in the sun, thus he’s still very freckly as an adult. His impulsive ass got a tooth busted out in a fist-fight. Five o clock shadow and untidy sandy facial hair. I imagined his hair growing more “out and up” than down. Tight coils suggest he’d likely have a ‘fro or pomp, so I combined the two, keeping that old Alberto “top heavy” hairdo lol.
Profoundly Italian, so he’s pretty furry everywhere. Being a hard worker for years, excessive sun exposure, substance use, he looks alittle “older” than he actually is. (Pushing 34 ish).
I made him very tall, 6’4” ish. I admit, I love a good “Tall Man x Small Man” dynamic, so that’s definitely a shameless “luberto-centric” choice lol But I also considered a funny “goldfish” concept where just like a goldfish only gets bigger when his bowl is bigger…perhaps nature was trying to make him “compete” and measure up or even end up bigger than Massimo. 😆
If there’s one thing I learned from “Ciao Alberto” it’s that Alberto has a deep desire to be useful and accepted. He tries through the entire film to impress Massimo and in turn hope Massimo accepts him and sees Alberto can be just as good at his knife-wielding barrel heaving badassery as he is.
Alberto ultimately ending up as a fisherman by trade was an easy choice. Not only do I write what I know (being a Mainer in the coast with a deep affinity with fishermen and shipbuilders) but it is the ultimate way to show his love for Massimo. To help carry on the legacy.
Alberto has mastered some unlikely skills as well. Not as unlikely as you’d expect though considering his desire to impress Massimo.
So consider this:
-Alright, Massimo is great at cooking. Alberto sucks EPICALLY at first but over time, his motivation to measure up to his hero and dad-figure makes him an amazing cook? Check.
-Massimo likes to sing. Alberto picks it up and finds he’s an Unreasonably Excellent Singer and prodigious musician who plays by ear? DOUBLE CHECK.
(Note: The lore and reasons behind this and Alberto’s mandolin will be a blogpost on its own eventually)
-Alberto being a competent and prolific/productive fisherman resulting in the family biz growing and delivering outside of Portorosso? Definitely a proud moment for Massimo.
So to me it all checks out, and drives home Alberto’s strong gumption and the next generation being better than the generation before. As a parent, I subscribe to this goal. I want my boys to be the “Big Strong Ones.”
There’s also the bit that Alberto is a bit of a lush and a party animal. Charismatic, has a bit of a Casanova complex. Charm pouring out of his ears. Why? Well, dang, I really don’t know. I guess bringing it back to that “Charisma In Excess” statement at the beginning of this, it just felt right somehow. I had it so that he really wasn’t all that conventionally attractive but had a level of animal magnetism that’s hard to resist.
There’s lore behind that too…but will be reserved for his “Fish Form” post.
I dunno, it’s probably cus he’s Italian. It could be that simple. 🤷🏻♀️