melcecilia14:

Ghost!Hector reference sheet 

I had trouble finding full body screenshots of Hector wearing his mariachi suit, so I googled some images of mariachi suits but they were mostly Halloween costumes :’). Luckily I think this turned out alright 

Some Ghost!Hector things:

  • Basically as the legend goes, he was murdered on the way to the train station. So he can usually be seen around the train platform trying to board the train, or sometimes on the streets on the way to the train station. 
  • He’s always got dark tears pouring down his face (rumored to be poison), and he’s always got blood spilling out of his mouth. He only changes his appearance when children are around so as not to scare them. Hector can’t do this all the time because it takes a tremendous amount of energy to hide his true appearance.
  • His eyes change. You know he’s either angry or having a flashback when his eyes are shining like flashlights. Most of the time they’re just smoky gray. 
  • As for personality, he’s forgotten most of his dorky demeanor and is instead very disoriented and desperate. When Miguel first meets him he’s extremely irritable and defensive. Hector is all too used to being ogled at by curious teenagers and paranormal investigators. He doesn’t understand what these people want and why they’re bothering him.
  • Slowly, as his past gets uncovered, more and more of his personality and memories come back. 
  • Hector still loves kids. He often helps lost kids find their parents in the station. The only time his old personality comes back anymore is when he’s trying to cheer them up.
  • If you’re ever in or around the train station late at night, you might be able to hear the sound of soft singing. Finding the source is the hard part, as the voice seems to come from all directions.
  • There have been instances of abusive parents or spouses being knocked in front of the trains by an invisible force. Tragic. 
  • Miguel sometimes accidentally sends him into his “moments” by asking certain questions or mentioning his idol. 
  • Hector is very confused. Ghosts mostly get by on feelings left by their lives. He doesn’t know what year it is, he doesn’t know why he’s stuck there. Most of the time, he doesn’t even know he’s dead. What Hector does know is that a) he’s got to get home and b) he HATES the name Ernesto de la Cruz and any mention of him. 
  • Hector doesn’t actually know how he can pick out certain people (abusers). He just knows he hates them.

Aight that’s all I got for now! Miguel’s reference and FAQ’s are next.

melcecilia14:

So like……… Vengeful ghost Hector anyone???? I’m sorry I can’t draw scary stuff lol

I saw a few discussions and fanfictions about this concept and I had to draw it.

He was poisoned, so I figured there would be blood coming out of his mouth/eyes or something idk. Since he was trying to return to his family when he was murdered, he was doomed to wander the earth trying to find his way back home. I also think he would become a legend like La Llorona or the Banshee?? 

beckytailweaver:

(Picture source: @maggins from Here.)

This hug. This hug.

This guy just found out his once-best friend murdered him for fame, and the next minute gets his former friend’s grandson dropped in front of him with no witnesses. A more vindictive person could’ve had a lot of fun getting their own back just about any way they wanted.

What does Héctor Rivera do? He hugs the kid.

He obviously wasn’t expecting the scared-child cannonball-hug prior to this, but he’s not blaming Miguel for Ernesto’s crimes. (He wasn’t even mean to “Ernesto’s grandson” really the entire evening, despite him already knowing that Ernesto stole and profited from his songs. Once Poco Loco came around he was even happy. Getting upset over finding out Miguel’s family was looking for him was pretty mild, all things considered. This person is a very kind man.)

The look on his face right before this hug. The moments of disbelief that Miguel is even here, followed by the stunned, worried stare: Ernesto has this sweet, wonderful, talented grandson who adored him without ever even meeting him, and he threw him away.

This is… Héctor can hardly even process this. Just…why?

Callous. Wasteful. Cruel. Ernesto has tossed this amazing child into a pit and left him to die and someone like Héctor can hardly understand how anyone would do such a thing.

“It’s okay. It’s okay.” (you didn’t deserve this. it’s not your fault.)

Of course he will hug and comfort the distraught and abandoned child. It’s who he is. If Ernesto doesn’t want this blessing he’s been handed so freely, then Héctor will take care of it. He found the Chamaco first, anyway.

radiocodart:

When you go see why tio
Héctor still hasn’t attempted to give you breakfast yet only to find la Directora in bed with him both sleeping contently.

I’m supposed to be going to bed but after having read so much Teacher AU stuff today I just had to :3

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