#coco héctor

[gamerbearmira]

Coco...and Encanto...hmmmmm

Bro idek but y'all should've expected this 😛 I love both movies sm tbh, my faces next to Princess and the Frog and the Book of Life.

The Book of Life...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Tel teg ti

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Héctor had finally finished the last touches of paint on Miguel. He twisted his nose a bit, and Danté sniffed at the tin that Héctor had thrown aside, licking his nose before hacking and gagging. Mirabel giggled at the sight.

"Done! Now you both look like skeletons; well, as close as you can be," he shrugged, rolling his eyes.

"And you're sure no one will notice us?" Mirabel asked, putting on the poncho Héctor handed her. Thankfully Miguel was already wearing a jacket, so it was ok.

"Eh, it should. You'd be surprised how many folks don't really look close," Héctor shrugged. Miguel and Mirabel exchanged a look before Héctor shrugged, digging around in his ribcage and handing Miguel a photo. "Anyway, here's my photo!"

Miguel stared at the photo for a moment, Mirabel peeking over his shoulder. "This is you?"

"¿Muy guapo, eh?" Hector said and Miguel rolled his eyes and shoved the photo in his coat pocket while Mirabel snorted.

"So, if he takes your photo and puts it on his offrenda, you'll be able to cross over?" Mirabel asked, and both she and Miguel followed after Héctor who nodded.

"¡Sí! Once we find his great great grandpa," Héctor said and Miguel spoke up.

"And we have to find Mirabel's abuelo Pedro too!" He perked up and Héctor nodded, pointing a finger.

"That too. But your abuelo is pretty popular in both the Colombia and México districts," Héctor said. "With his sacrafice and all that; he's like a whole hero here. So if we get to that party, we'll probably be able to find both of them! Ernesto was all about inviting other famous folks, even in death."

Mirabel smiled excitedly and Miguel beamed as well. Héctor looked at the two who excitedly spoke about getting home. He couldn't help but think of his own little one, Coco. Though, she probably wasn't so little now.

"Well, come on! We got a contest to win!" Héctor called back after walking ahead of them. Mirabel grabbed Miguel's hand, rushing after Héctor with Miguel stumbling behind him.

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Guys they're literally the best adventure group like the best ever I'm not been joking dawg 🙏🙏

Héctor has to watch two kids now 👩‍🦲 also funny thing, I think how Pedro and Mirabel both have butterflies in their eyes, I think I'll make it so Héctor and Miguel had guitars in their eyes <333

BECAUSE I CAAANNNNN

Can you tell I cant draw Héctor to safe my life and put so little effort its not even funny

What's ironic is I have the concept art book for Coco 🌚

[mlys05]

[jessiedoodles01]

(2) another gaza commission @ramshackledtrickster which i really love, plus i had a major headcanon that gabriella and her version of miguel loved watching coco together and even dressing up as hector and coco together

[a-little-ray-of-fantasy]

Please judge me based on my comfort characters. 0w0

[jaydencoolguy]

Happy Día de los Muertos! I drew Coco fanart for the first time in like a year to celebrate

[pencopanko]

it's them (image ref from crying_anabell on twitter!)

[mydarlingedits]

HÉCTOR RIVERA ICONS

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[frankenstein-ate-my-left-shoe]

watching Coco again!!! 🥰 wish me luck!!! 🥰

[juliedrawz]

I saw some old posts where people addressed Héctor's flaws. I got stomach aches reading them because I think they got it totally wrong! I couldn't get it out of my mind, so here I am, putting my salt into the soup!

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First things first, EVERYONE's got flaws! Nobody is perfect. Everyone's done and is doing mistakes. And with Héctor, we need to look very carefully, consider 1. His character and 2. His situation.

Right off the bat, what some see as flaws are actually GOOD character traits merely tending to bring trouble because the world is dark and twisted most of the time! Héctor is one of the most selfless and altruistic characters ever! He'd give everything for those he loves and this immense love also makes him reckless sometimes.

Let's beginn with the first flaw pointed out by others.

"Héctor let himself be persuaded to go on tour with Ernesto. He should have said no."

Yes, Ernesto talked Héctor into his idea, BUT, they were best friends! As close as brothers! Héctor came along because 1. He loved Ernesto and 2. He wanted to provide for his wife and daughter! Even if that meant he had to do something he was slightly uncomfortable with. Ignoring his wants to stay at home, he took the chance! He took the risk. If being away for a while meant more money and hence a better life for his family, he gladly make that jump! It is absolutely selfless but also admireble! Like, that's what a good father does! He couldn't have know how much Ernesto would change during that time, nor that he would eventually snap and get him killed. And Héctor did stand up for himself! He's not a weak, idiot who let's himself get pushed around! Most of the time he's just peace seeking and slow to anger! Which, are RIGHT traits according to God! And to me too! It might get you hurt and some people might take adventage of your kindness but what exactly is bad then? Your kindness, selflessness or those mean people? Aha, see what I'm getting at? Nobody should change their positove traits or harden their hearts just because others are in darkness! It's a whole different thing to draw lines and stand up for yourself. And Héctor does!

"His irresbonsibility"

*big sigh* Ok, there are 2 reasons mentioned to put the stamp irresponsible on Héctor's forehead and it get's me mad!

The thing about him lending things and losing them all! Well, Héctor tried desperatly to cross the flower bridge for decades! He tried everything to cross. Lending himself stuff and noz being able to return them wasn't because he's careless and irresponsible! He just couldn't bring them back! Take a look at his broken bones, his knocked out teeth, his scratches and THINK for a second! All the horrific accidents he must have gotten into. He surely aimed to bring each and every item back but they all got lost or destroyed in the process. And I don't think Héctor made an attempt to cross with it most likely failing at the back of his mind. He just went for it! Remember how he bolted forward once he was through the check? All his mind is focused on is "I need to get to and see my baby!" And before that it was "I need to get to and see my wife and baby!"

If Héctor had the chance to bring the items back, he would have! He wanted to take the Frida costume back but who forbit him to do so? The officer! (Joke's on him though because it'll be Ceci giving him hell later"

He was being irresponsible with Miguel ...

Someone said it would have been easier to just hand over Miguel to the police and have them sort it out! Well, have you seen how Miguel ran from his own family to get his way? He ran from Héctor too once he figured out Miguel had relatives around! Héctor helped Miguel first and foremost because out of desperstion! Miguel was the BIGGEST ticket for him to be able to cross, by letting him bring the photo back. But for Miguel to do so, he had to help him bring him to Ernesto. And that's what Héctor did. He tried hi best to get Miguel to Ernesto as fast as possible. Not to forget, that it was a race of life and death for both.

And Miguel is a kid! And obviously he's acting like one now and then! And Héctor paniced when Miguel ran off. Because he worried for him! If his deal wouldn't work, he would look for another way but Miguel could die! Yes, Héctor might not always make right decissions, but he is giving his best and he always means well! And we also need tp consider his condition! He knows he'll most likely not last the night, yet he still risks that and helps Miguel.

Of course we see Hèctor later on pleading with Miguel one last time that they had a deal but then in the cenote, he caves in. He's getting weaker by the second, the process of him fading has begun. And even through his pain, he is still comforting Miguel.

Him being clumsy and him lying is also often seen as one of his flaws. And while I absolutely agree, that yes, he's a huge clutz and he's both accident prone and sometimes too reckless when it comes to his own health and savety, I wouldn't call his lying a flaw in the classical way. Because, the only times we see Héctor lying in the movie is so he can get as much as a hinge closer to his goal of crossing the bridge. That's how important his daughter is to him! Lying is never good, but he lies out of desperation. (In my book, young Héctor sometimes used his catch phrase "That was a lie! I apologize for it!" as a means of his humor, and, or to calm his opposite. And Héctor is darn humorous!

Now to what I point out in my book, not necessarily flaws but things that get Héctor into trouble often

His kindness

His altruismn, selflessness

Him ignoring his own needs and wants for the wellbeing of others

His clumsiness

His recklessness

His trait to always see the good in people

His stubborness

And while most of those are wonderful character traits, as mentioned above, in a world where such personalities as Hèctor are rare, it's hard to get around.

What do you guy's think?

[pcs-wet-sock]

I want him

[mlys05]

[imaredshirt]

Moved some more Coco oneshots over to Ao3. I call this batch the Mostly Angst with One Non-Angsty Romance Deal. Get 'em while they're hot!

(edited to remove Clay 'cause I forgot I already made a post about it here, whoops)

Hotel del Amanecer

He wasn’t sure how long it would take him to get used to being dead, but he’d already shocked himself a dozen times that night alone just looking at the bones of his hand, so he thought it might take… a while. Mierda. He was dead. And, Héctor thought, glancing up at the kind eyes of the clerk--he was alone.

Quite a Show

“I took the time to visit you before my show,” Ernesto said, wiping his hand on his chaqueta, as Héctor sagged, resigned, in the guards’ hold. “I wanted you to know that this is all your fault, in the end.”

The Trouble with Locks

Héctor and Imelda steal away for some time alone. And they lock the door behind them, so everything's fine. Except the lock is broken. And Julio - who unfortunately discovers that the lock is broken - can tell you that everything was not fine.

[a-little-ray-of-fantasy]

Among my comfort characters, I have traumatized dads who went through a lot for love...

...traumatized science guys who command a certain type of creatures to which they act fatherly to...

...or traumatized goofy dudes who ambiguously manage to be both.

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I'm sensing a pattern here that's worrying me...

[jaydencoolguy]

I've just been informed that we're back.

[pencopanko]

An older piece from 2019 of Héctor, set in the Alive!Bar Boys AU

[enigmatist17]

Whumptober 6 - Not Realizing They're Injured

Healed Wrong

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"What happened to this mi vida?" Looking up from the latest attempt at a song, Héctor glanced up with a questioning hum, gnawing at the pen sticking out of his mouth. Imelda is pointing to a spot on his chest, and after a quick glance down, the musician merely shrugged.

"Oh that? Probably got it last week, I honestly didn't notice!" Imelda felt something twist in her heart at how casually he waved the broken pair of ribs that were healing incorrectly off like it was nothing.

"They're broken Héctor, does it not hurt?"

"Is it supposed to?" The question is innocent to him, but the way Imelda straightens and looks away is very much the opposite to his wife, and Héctor gently reaches out to grasp her hand. "Imelda?"

"You have broken bones...and tell me you aren't sure if it's supposed to hurt?" The matriarch of the Rivera family is unflinching in most ways, having had to build herself up to be, but her voice shattered as her husband quickly stood to embrace her. "Héctor, how long has it been like this?"

"....Imelda, you don-"

"Tell. Me."

"...I want to say the pain became normal, oh...thirty years after I died?" Héctor honestly wasn't too sure, giving Imelda a weak smile when she pulled back to look him in the eye. "When you're Forgotten, you either heal slowly, or not at all. I didn't, and eventually just...got used to it."

"...." Imelda's mouth opened and closed a few times as she tried to pick the right words, but none of them worked for what she wanted to convey to her husband, so she settled for pointing at the recent wounds. "H...How did this happen?"

"Oh, some fan of him pushed me onto the street, I really didn't think much of it." Héctor shrugged, able to pinpoint the second his darling wife's eyes lit up in pure anger.

"We are going to the hospital, and then you will show me where this happened. No one is going to harm mi maravilloso marido and get away with it."

"Whatever you wish Imelda."

Héctor merely nodded as she walked off to get her coat, still unsure of what to feel about someone caring about his broken and battered body. 97 years was a long time to be used to something so simple, but as she came back and took his hand with a gentle smile, Héctor supposed it couldn't be the worst thing.