Meeting your Family (Hispanic!Reader)
(Amir, Chance, The Hanks, Hector, Mac, Parker, Skips)
Summary: A vaguely self indulgent post about my favs meeting the reader’s family.
Warnings: Hispanic!reader intended and has a reference to a lot of Hispanic family dynamics, culture, details, and foods. Gender neutral reader (no specified pronouns, gender identity, or anatomy). The characters are obviously human here but that could either be for the sake of a human au or you’ve realized them. There’s one mention of that idea in Amir’s part but that’s it. Mentions of drinking and alcohol.This is also based slightly around my family a little bit so it might not be entirely like yours but I feel like it’s open enough in most of it towards common characteristics within other Hispanic families that I’ve seen in my community.
I’ll shut up now. Enjoy! And don’t be afraid to request.
Amir
Oh they love him. Amir has literally the best vibes, next to the Hanks
He makes sure to introduce himself to everyone properly. A good hello and handshake with all your male relatives. Complementing all your female relatives no matter their age. Helps with anything he can. Amir wants your family to know that he can be a part of the family and get along with everyone. He’s barely even trying too. He’s just naturally so charming and charismatic that he’s able to win them over pretty quickly
If your family is anything like mine then they do a good portion of their assessment of character over talking over dinner/eating by asking about what he does, what he likes, how you met. (I’m not saying you fed Amir the right answers or anything, but if we want to say that he’s realized and this isn’t in the lens of a human au, you might have had to make something up that isn’t necessarily a lie but also not the truth of “Oh yeah he used to be my mirror”)
But I’m sure Amir is able to hold up just fine on his own and further more
Not trying to say this as an insult or anything but he definitely gets along with your female relatives that most like your tías and older female cousins. They let him in on the family gossip. He can get along with the men in your family too but in these types of families, the men typically tend to be these macho man types and very overtly masculine. And I feel like Amir is very in tune with both his femininity and masculinity in a way that might not fully click with them.
But don’t worry they like him. They know he’ll treat you right.
Chance
Oh sweet friendly Chance <3
Your tías and abuelas adopt him. Immediately. No hesitation. He’s so sweet that they just approve of him as soon as he starts offering to help set the table and dishes, maybe even helping them cook
Someone’s going to notice how beefy he is and ask him to help with something like mixing something or grinding the molcajete. And he’d love it. This is like rolling a success. This is literally the best case scenario
I’m not kidding when I say they adopt him too. It’s like he’s always being here and part of the family after they get used to him. They offer him stuff for his food and drinks. Your tíos are offering him beers. Everyone is talking to him
You honestly have to beat away your family with a stick just to get some alone time or just a conversation alone with him
Just straight up nat 20, the whole family likes him and treat him like just another member of the family and trust him
“Keep him. We like this one.”
The Hanks
Okay so yeah, they might be scandalized by you having 5 boyfriends at the same time since that’s not typically seen especially in Mexican culture. So they might be a little weird and off put by their number of them plus their energy. And I’m sure they know that.
But dude, bro, homie, dawg, they’re vibes are so good that they’re able to gain their trust in time
Hank 1 and 5 go round saying hello and introducing themselves to everyone, nice and proper too, they do their best to set the gen z language aside to help them be taken more seriously
Hank 2 and 3 are offering to help with anything. I think after a while Hank 3 gets comfortable enough to get humorous and joke with your guy relatives. He’s definitely getting a beer. And your family think that Hank 2 (and Hank 5) is sweet.
Hank 4 is able to entertain the kids just fine, along with Hank 5 since he loves kids since he wants to be a father. But I think Hank 4 is able to keep up with them and they’d find him fun. I can see them just climbing on him.
Your family is able to see that they all care for you though with how they help get things for you or help you with things. Along with how well behaved they are
I’ve made this joke before but you’ve got those boys TRAINED
So yeah. Maybe they are wary at first about the whole “five partners” thing but they see that you’re fine and that they all listen to you and that they’re actually really great additions to the family in all the different degrees
Hector
Oh he’s so nervous! It would take a while for him to even have the bravery to join you at your family get togethers. I think you might have to go alone a few times and put a good word in for him before he can even think about it.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to. He does. He really does. Especially if family is a big part of you. But that’s kind of the issue. What if they don’t like him? What if he can’t fit in? What then? Will they reject you? Will they reject him? Will you reject him? Poor thing.
You do your best to put in that good word though. You tell your family about how much you love him. What he does for you. How he cares for you. Basically playing ambassador. You put in the good word, if they like the sound of him then they say so and offer to have him come over next time, maybe even send you off with a plate of food so that he’s not totally left out, and tell him everything.
“You know that rice that I brought back is made by my tía. I tell her that you like it and she always says that I should bring you so that you can have more. And my other aunt has threatened to send me home with the whole pitcher of fresca just for you to try. I also told them that you like tres leches cake. My grandma promises to make some of her mother’s recipe just for you. All you have to do is come.”
When he finally does come he’s so nervous though! He knows that he’ll be fine but he’s just so timid that he’s still nervous. Even then you still have to do a bit of the talking, but he’ll get out of his shell eventually and start talking
Your family is all over him though. They ask him if everything you said was true along with asking more about him
He’s the abuela favorite. If you know you know. In every Hispanic family there is the member, especially among the in-laws, that is the one that’s the abuela’s favorite that they dote on like they’re her own. She thinks he’s so sweet and loves him to bits and defends him from any of the others’ teasing
Your uncles and other men in your family try to get him to drink, but to me, Hector doesn’t seem like a drinker or that he’d really like anything other than a glass of wine every once in a while. So likes yeah maybe he’s not joining the men’s bottle-after-bottle beer drinking circle that always seems to form at family gatherings but like, he might join the tía wine drinking circle and gets all the family drama and gossip somewhat unprompted because “If he’s gonna be around then he should know this.”
He’s also got the all clear from everyone like Chance and Amir do. They see how polite he is and that he truly is in love with you that they’re like “Yep. That’s Hector. He’s in this family now.”
Mac
As soon as Mac enters that house, the tía’s whose house this gathering is at is yelling at everyone to accommodate for them. I swear to god. As soon as there’s someone coming who is a wheelchair and or a cane user the hosting tía runs the accommodation like the fucking NAVY. If you are Hispanic and have a relative who uses a wheelchair or cane you know exactly what I’m talking about
You don’t even need to tell them. They can feel it in the fucking wind and act accordingly
“Move the chairs! How are they going to be able to sit with us if there’s all these chairs in the way?” If Mac arrives in their wheelchair
And constantly offering them a seat if they’re using a cane in case they need it.
Anyways
Mac is definitely nervous, for sure, but I think after they acclimate to the environment and meet everyone, then they hold up just fine
Your family asks all sorts of questions, not really anything invasive, since god knows Hispanic family especially like to ask very personal questions about literally everything, but I think Mac is able to keep up just fine and answer properly depending on the question and how they want to answer
They like that they’re smart. They complement them a lot on that, especially if Mac talks about their occupation. 100% there is aunt that says “Ah. See that’s a good job.” To one of your younger cousins, because that always happens. Always. Not speaking from experience but rather observation
But they like them. They definitely pass the vibe check and low-down evaluation and interview over dinner.
Parker
Okay yeah yeah, he’s excited but also nervous, but mostly excited. They like his vibes. Think he’s funny blah blah blah whatever
He is taking names in Lotería
He’s out for blood
Parker loves your family, he thinks they’re fun. The tías love him, your grandma is insistent that “he’s too skinny” and makes sure he’s fed. He’ll do just fine. But respectfully he does not give a singular FUCK about that as soon as the Lotería cards come out. That’s how you know he’ll hold up just fine, because it’s all about family till those fucking cards and the coin cup come out, and if you’re from a Hispanic family then you know that.
Parker isn’t even here for the money! He almost forgot his quarters at home. He’s just like this because that’s how he is. As soon as you told him about Lotería, he’s just been waiting
He’s good though. He’s quick making the call when he finally gets a line or a full card. It’s like a trained dog waiting for the ball to get thrown
Okay all jokes aside, I think your family likes him quite a bit. He might be a bit more energetic than they’re expecting but they like his enthusiasm and politeness, but also his sportsmanship in games
He happily plays ref for the kids when they play something, and he’s fair to the rules.
“That doesn’t count! I wasn’t paying attention! Right, Parker? That didn’t count?” “I called go. That’s a fair goal.” “Aw man!”
They like him though.
Skips
I don’t know what it is about Mexicans and emos but for some reason they vibe so god damn hard, this should be scientifically studied because why the fuck did he just come up in here and everyone just started jiving with him
No questions asked. Instantly passes the vibe check. It’s like he’s always been here. Other boyfriends have never gotten in this easy what the fuck
Honestly? He’s Hispanic too. I don’t care if he has the whitest name and skin ever. He’s Mexican now. Fuck it. He’s just super white passing and his family wanted him to pass among white peers.
(I love doing this as a hispanic person in fandoms btw just seeing a character and being like “Yeah they’re Hispanic now <3” and love seeing it with other poc people in fandoms just making their favs their ethnicity)
So he’s all good
He might get teased a little bit along with some comments but like, it’s whatever, they get used to it
Your teenage cousins and relatives think he’s cool though. Especially if they’re also some form of alt.
He’ll do fine don’t worry about him babe