Has nicky ever looked as hot as luca can be?? Like, luca is a snacc but uhhhh nicky....... is... endearing.... has he ever once, throughout history, been on top of the current style, and reached his full snacc potential??? Is this decade just hitting him a lil too hard???
No, Nicky has never looked Luca hot. You know this, I know this, we all know this. Even at his most swashbuckling, which I imagine would have been during their brief stint as pirates that has to have happened, Nicky always just has that aura of a very old man stuck in a young man’s body, or a dude who cycles dressed like he is going to participate in tour de France even though he is just your weird neighbour and not that good at biking (ugly sports sunglasses, tight ugly biking shorts, the whole works), or just a man who always wishes he could be fishing. I do believe that he cleans up nice and he will not stick out if they need to infiltrate a fancy ball or a gala or whatever (and joe loved seeing him in waistcoats back during the waistcoat times), but Nicky is, at heart, always at least a little bit someone’s uncle wearing cargo shorts at a bbq, which means he will never be luca hot.
As for the if he has ever been on top of fashion, my more serious answer is that if you look at the pictures in the end credits, you can see that he is dressed pretty inconspicuously at all times, blending in whatever place and time he is in. He seems to prefer having short hair and being clean-shaven, while Joe seems to prefer having a beard and slightly longer hair, but that’s about it. Otherwise, both of them match their surroundings pretty well, not noticeable unless you’re paying attention. This seems to be the case in the modern-day too, they both look like just your average dudes (though the sideburns are a Choice™ and joe is clearly more fashion-conscious with his rings & designer clothes and zipper pants and sexy leather jackets). Nicky also wears some hats, historically, which I appreciate :)
I think there might have been SOME times when Nicky looked super stylish, which would have been whenever stylish clothes were also comfortable. The man clearly prioritizes comfort over everything else. I also think he misses tunics bc of easy access. And I also firmly believe he was at his most fashion-forward during the 70s when he got really into the vibe and had a pornstache and tight as fuck trumpet pants. Yes, this is bc of primo. No, I will not apologise.
I disagree. The one time Nicky is Luca hot is when he’s naked.
counterpoint: nicky isn't luca hot when he's naked because he has the posture and self-confidence of a middle-aged dad whom u've accidentally walked in on shaving in his birthday suit, thinking he was alone but most definitely wasn't, mi scusi nile -
actually let me amend that: lorenzo is luca hot
some clarifications based on this feedback
1. Joe ALWAYS thinks Nicky is Luca hot, hotter even, because to him Nicky is simply the hottest man ever, no matter what he is wearing. Even when he is wearing cargo pants. That’s just what true love does.
2. Naked Nicky is an interesting point to consider actually. While it removes the big obstacle of Nicky’s lack of interest in looking fashionable, which is what I assume tumblr user @oldguardhc refers to (note: i don’t actually think it is about lack of fashion sense per se, the man surely knows what looks good on his husband & I’m sure he has a lot of thoughts about it too. He just really does not give a shit when it comes to himself), it does not remove the big obstacle of his personality, which is where tumblr user @eurythmix ‘s point comes in. I will say that a naked Nicky who is dtf and with only Joe as his audience might very well get close to Luca levels of hotness as the attitude is a big part of it (though the sideburns unfortunately remain), but if someone else were to see him, he reverts back to either “just some guy who is naked” if you don’t know him or “family member who forgot to close the door while showering and is chuckling about it weirdly as if that will relieve the awkwardness, it really doesn’t” if you do know him. This is remarkable, as really no one else in the team is that shy about being seen naked (they’ve lived too long to care about that), but Nicky’s dad energies are just so powerful they override even that. it’s really remarkable.
3. And yeah, Lorenzo is Luca hot and Nicky is mad about it
Listen I’m an asexual and I don’t know what a hot is but I made this post a while ago and I’m honor bound to fight anyone who thinks Nicky isn’t just as —if not more— beautiful than any of Luca’s other looks so
Let’s go OP it’s time to throw down