Luberto Love Language HCs
So if you could already guess, Luca and Alberto express little signs of affection through physical touch. Throughout the movie, they have a hand or arm placed, draped, or embracing the other’s hand, arm, waist, shoulders, you get the picture. Their love language is physical touch.
But how do two people express a love language when they’re miles apart? I can imagine while Luca is in Genoa, the two get very touch starved. Luca might start getting anxious out of nowhere and Alberto might have little outbursts here and there. The phone calls and letters help, but with the two not in close proximity with each other (and being teenagers), I’m sure this comes with a string of powerful emotions.
Physical touch is one of my love languages as well and before my husband and I got married, he had joined the military while I stayed behind to finish college. We talked on the phone every day, sent letters to each other, and he even paid for my classes and books. (Talk about parallels XD) But with him being four states away from me, the lack of touch put me in very depressive moods.
So here’s some head canons and possible prompts I might use. You all are free to use them as well because I think this is such a cute concept. :3
Giulia is the first to notice that the two boys are touch starved and that’s why they’re being unbearably moody. She talks with Luca about it and they try to formulate a plan on how to express touch while being so far away
The first experiment is describing touch. They have their phone calls, but they’re not really private, so Luca instructs Alberto to go to a pay phone after Massimo goes to bed and to call him. Confused, Alberto does so and Luca starts telling him that he misses having his arm wrapped around his shoulder or holding him by the waist whenever they would ride on their makeshift Vespa’s. Everything is very light and innocent and the two talk for hours just describing all the things they miss that involves touch and that when they reunite, they’re going to rush into each other’s arms and squeeze the other so tight and never let go.
Understanding that they’re very physical creatures, Alberto decides to send one of his t-shirts to Luca. He wears it during a very busy day helping Massimo with the pescheria, doing odd jobs for the people of Portorosso, like repairing a fence or going to the grocer for one of the really elderly nonna’s. He also wears it under his salvataggio shirt. He finally sends the shirt to Luca and Luca is instantly hit with the scent of Alberto; a breathtaking mixture of the ocean, pasta, and Alberto’s own musk of sandalwood and vanilla. He takes the shirt and breathes it in deep, his heart racing as his mind floods with memories of the two of them together in Portorosso. He wears it to bed that night and has the best sleep he’s ever had since he arrived in Genoa.
Loving the shirt idea, Luca sends Alberto pictures from a field trip he and Giulia took at the planetarium. Giulia made sure to capture anytime Luca looked exceptionally fascinated, his eyes lit up like a child on Christmas morning. Alberto smiles fondly on these pictures, and is reminded that he did the right thing sending Luca to school, knowing how passionate he was about learning. He keeps his favorite picture of Luca tucked under his pillow.
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