#mcclain hcs

in the McClain house you can literally swear all you want in English and no one really cares, but uh- swearing in Spanish is a bit different tho-

Lance: aH MIERD-

Mama McClain: yOU WATCH THAT MOUTH-

it was definitely Abuelita who taught them how to swear.

Abuelita: ay pero quedaste bien pendejo.

Rachel: Abuelita what does that mean?

Abuelita: *gives her candy* this never happened, you never heard that.

Rachel's actual name is Raquel, you can't tell me otherwise.

but they call her Rachel, since their cousins always make fun of them when they go back to Cuba

Cousins: oH Raquel! I mean, Rachel. Huh- i forgot you guys are gringos now, yOu KnOW, aMErIcaN.

Raquel: . . .

Marco is a computer geek. and nobody ever understands what he says.

Marco: Lance, stop saying you are gamer you have a boomer PC 4th gen intel and 900 series gtx.

Lance: wHAT DO YOU MEAN

Luis is the responsible big brother.

Luis is reckless af. Got in a fight behind a McDonalds. Twice.

he's a tough guy.

but he cries watching cat videos. always brings snacks. and enjoys picking flowers.

i repeat. he's a tough guy.

Veronica is the actual responsible big sibling. you need help with homework? call big sis V

Veronica: Listen you little dipshit, that's not a maths, that's disappointment.

Lance and Raquel are twins. fight me.

Raquel is older. but Lance doesn't have to know that. he's 100% sure he is older. and no one tells him otherwise.

The McClains are that one family where everybody plays videogames, but they have like. 2 controllers.

and that's where the war and the alliances begin

Lance: Veronica yOU PLAYED LAST TIME.

Veronica: HUh, bUT as i recall, last time you gave it to Raquel.

Lance: i-

Marco: Luis i know what you did.

Luis: *sweats* i don't know what you are talking about. i have nothing to hide.

Marco: hmmm, i know you know i know what you think i know.

he usually does it without noticing.

he would be in a fight with keith and all of a sudden, “AH SI?, PUES TU ERES UN-”, then he would realize, blush slightly and just run away, leaving Keith, face red as could be, because what’s hotter than Lance speaking Spanish??

once he accidentaly commanded Blue in Spanish. surprisingly it worked as usual.

apparently, as the lions are bonded to the paladins at a deep level, it doesn’t really matter if they speak English, Spanish, Japanese, or Altean.

so Lance eventually gets used to speaking Spanish with Blue.

but not only speaking. he likes sitting in the Blue Lion singing those songs his whole family liked, even though it’s mostly Abuelita’s favourites, let’s be honest that woman has taste, Celia Cruz is a classic, but it just makes him feel home. or at least closer to his family.

as Lance’s best friend, Hunk knows Lance doesn’t really like talking about his feelings. so when he knows Lance had a bad day he just sits right beside him and lets him just spit it all out in Spanish.

Hunk knows this makes Lance more comfortable, since he knows Hunk can’t really understand him, but he needs someone to talk to, and it just feels good to have someone to listen to him.

Coran and Lance usually just sit down together and look into the vast space, missing home.

but one day Coran just asks Lance what he missed about home the most. Lance answered in spanish.

he blushed and looked away, and before he was able to say sorry, coran spoke back. in ancient Altean.

and they sat for hours and hours talking to each other, even though they had no idea what the other was saying.

Shiro and Lance both share not having english as their first language. so they both know how frustrating it is to forget a word in english, and trying to explain what it is in your native language.

Lance: L- LA COSA ESA, QUE SE USA PARA... PUERTA! PARA ABRIR  PUERTAS ! *gestures widely*   Everybody: ??     Shiro: keyword?   Lance: DOOR??     Shiro: Doorknob.  Lance: Y E S

Lance hitting on Keith. but it’s in Spanish 👁️ 👁️

Lance: tienes algo pegado en la cara.    Keith: uh-??  Lance: mi mirada ;)     Keith: *has no idea what just happened* 

when Keith and Lance start dating, Lance noticed how much Keith liked pet names in Spanish.

Lance: Keith, mi amor, mi cielo precioso, luz de mi vida, don’t forget to buy bread.   Keith: ❤️ 👄 ❤️

Lance talks a lot. like a LOT, and sometimes he just randomly starts speaking Spanish out of nowhere and he just continues as if nothing happened.

let's start with my beloved Mama Mcclain

she is that one mom that's just super sweet when you bring people home, but as soon as they are gone, La Chancla

when she's mad she always ends up mixing english and spanish.

you know you are in trouble if she calls you by your full name, "LANCE ALEJANDRO MCCLAIN SANCHEZ, VENGA PARA ACA".

she cooks very good, but doesn't like it when you don't eat all of it. Lance: Thanks Mamá, but I'm full. Mama McClain: *death stare*

then there's Papá McClain.

huge football ethusiast (i mean soccer, not american football :))

the kind of dad that literally screams at the game.

always speaks spanish without noticing.

he is *cough cough* a better cook that Mama, but you didn't hear that from me.

dad jokes, but HIS OWN dad jokes. Luis: I'm hungry. Papá McClain: starve.

the kind of dad that loves his car, more than his own family.

in Cuba he knows literally everybody. can't walk 2 feet without finding an old friend of his.

Abuelita!

She's the sassy but very religious grandma.

"Si me interrumpes mi rosario una vez más, te parto la cara".

abuelita: i love all my grandchildren equally. my beatiful veronica, lens, resh, loose, and mark.

Marco: abuelita, don't you miss abuelito? Abuelita: *laughs*

classic "BACK IN MY DAYS..." grandma, but she tells you how awful things were back in the day :/

they got her a phone and she just sends this kind of stuff in the McClain group chat. every. single. day.

literally adopts everybody as her grandchildren.

Lance: Pidge and Matt, this is Abuelita. Abuelita: *hugs them* my beautiful children come here. abuelita is going to make some soup for you, and tell you stories of Cuba in my days. Pidge and Matt: *crying* s- sure grandma.

she will beat your ass in bingo.