Probably one of the most frequent regressors out of his siblings
He has been regressing since Ben died and has gotten a pretty solid handle on it during the years he lived alone. It's usually pretty easy for him to either put himself in or keep himself out of his headspace
He loves the feeling of being little and he knows for sure that it’s something that has really helped him over the years
Little Diego gets a bit clumsy in his movements but he is usually able to do most of the things big diego can even if he doesn't do them quite as neatly
His stutter usually comes back big time when he regresses and he prefers to babble or hum rather than talk
Little Diego is an absolute angel. He is inquisitive and always eager to help out
He does nap however he needs someone else to be in charge of making him go to sleep. If he’s regressed on his own he won’t realize he's tired and then wont take a nap until he gets super cranky and frustrated and has no choice but to give in to exhaustion
He loves physical touch when regressed and could happily spend his entire day curled up in someone's arms
He really likes the baby toys where you put the different shapes into their correct holes. He also loves stories and has a big collection of children's books. He gets excited about superhero cartoons as well and likes to mimic the fighting poses of the hero’s on the screen
Big puffed rice lover. He also really enjoys convenience store foods like pop tarts and twinkies. Thinks he never got to try when he was growing up
He owns a lot of bottles, sippy cups, and those no spill snack cups
He does have some toys. Some of them were gifts from Eudora that she got him while she was his caregiver and one of two are things that he bought himself. He has one or two lego sets and a couple hotwheels. He also has a lot of baby toys that make fun sounds or light up and an army of stuffed animals
When he said goodbye to Grace and left home she gave him a package with all of his baby things that she had managed to save and keep from reginald including the blue baby blanket he was swaddled in when he was brought to the academy. They are all very dear to him. Additionally, after Eudora's death the things that she had gifted him became precious. He was devastated when their time travel took him away from them for so long
He has to be dressed in loose soft clothing while little or he will whine and cry. If he doesn't manage to change before slipping fully into headspace then Diego will perform the toddler act of aggressively pulling off all of his clothing while acting like they are strangling him. Little diego also has so much beef with shoes for literally no reason
He has several pacis that he rotates through. He really can’t sleep without one in while regressed
He wears diapers or pull ups the majority of the time while little
He suspects that Grace knew about his regression when he first started doing it.
He tells Klaus (and by extension Ben) about his regression first and five finds out pretty soon after. Allison also figures it out pretty quickly. He tells Luther about his regression after finding out that Luther also regresses. He tells Viktor after he comes out in an attempt to try and start to rebuild trust between the two of them and as something of a peace offering. Lila clocks him as a regressor right away due to the fact that she also regresses but he didn't find out till much later.
Diego has always needed and wanted a caregiver. For a long time that was Eudora until their relationship fell apart. After that he and Lila made a deal to watch over one another while they were little. Eventually he started to allow his siblings to watch over him as well even eventually letting sparrow Ben watch him
He called Eudora mommy. After her death he couldn’t bring himself to use that title for anyone else. Lila is occasionally mama and he will usually use a butchered version of his siblings names when talking to them
“I'm sorry, okay!” she’s breathing heavily, tears in her eyes, not looking up at him as she drops her head, “I’m sorry,” she repeats.
She’s on her knees in front of him, his eyes glaring at her, as her hair covers her face. He wipes at his bloody lip, the blade floating inches from her head. Her sobs are quiet as he clenches his jaw, his fists tightly holding blades. They’re bloodied, an argument turned physical all because of decisions he’s made. Yet, he’s the one threatening the life of the one he loves, all because she couldn’t take losing him once again.
“I'm sorry, Diego,” she whimpers, “I was afraid…I am afraid,” her hands are clenched on her leg before she places them on the ground sobbing and he moves the blade back, afraid she’s getting too close. “I don’t want to lose you Diego. Not again!” She looks up at him and he steps back.
The tears stain her face, the blood dripping from the various cuts. The inner corner of his eyebrows raise looking at the damage he’s done. Knowing this isn’t a first fight for them, but always hoping it could be the last.
“What are you afraid of?” He knows the answer to his question but he watches her as her eyes sadly look away. She shakes her head before looking down and sitting on her ankles again. With a sigh she stands up, she doesn’t look at him instead she walks past him. “Wait, (y/n) please,” he turns to look at her, but she continues walking.
The glass crunches under her feet as she walks through the abandoned shopping center. Although he hoped it wouldn’t turn into a fight, he knew it’d be best to fight somewhere that is already broken. So the moment he brought her here she knew something was off and his stutter didn’t help him much either. He’s lucky she gives him a chance to explain but he’s used up too much of his luck without care for her patience.
She stops walking, her head still lowered and he steps towards her, “I hope the next person you find can hold onto you a little longer,” she sighs, her voice shaky as she holds back tears. “I do love you Diego,” she looks at him with a sad smile before turning back around and walking out of the dark building.
I love umbrella academy (TV and graphic novels, I am talking about the TV series in this post though) so much. I'm so excited for season 4. But what i am kind of annoyed about is how they have kind of ignored some of their trauma.
I get they can't always include it, and wouldn't either
I just think they needed to talk more about it, yaknow?
I read the script for one of the episodes and there was a scene about the private (i think thats what its called) training stuff. It had Diego in the tank, and like multiple like work out rooms and stuff
However, when they did I think it was done well. (I'm my perspective, idk I don't have trauma, atleast I don't think, my problems are mainly built on self image issues and wasn't helped by some diagnoses and also the fact I'm closeted trans). The few scenes with Dave and Klaus for example, when Viktor was in the like mind place thing in S2.
Hopefully Klaus tells the others about Dave in S4 because nobody knows (they don't even know he was kidnapped), and some of the other Hargreaves' trauma is unpacked and they all bond and become, a maybe dysfunctional, but a family. When they all went off in the last ep, I don't think they would have stayed with eachother. They all want to get on with their lives (Atleast my interperation).
Ok hear me out... Season 4 of the umbrella academy is set in the future when they're all having "normal lives" except that since Diego and Lila's kid was created in the alternate universe, and so it has powers....
Hello everyone! I just realized what matchups were lol and I’d love to do some for my awesome followers. Please send me a description about yourself (looks, personality, likes, dislikes…) as well as the fandom you would like me to pair you off with.
Hi! I saw that your Matchups are open!, if you can, I have a request for Umbrella Academy Ship. my sign is Sagittarius with an intermediary with Capricorn, my sun sign is Sagittarius and the moon sign is Cancer, my Myers-Briggs is INTP.I'm very sweet and kind I really like helping others when they need it most I'm also shy I'm a little distant I'm afraid to socialize so sometimes I close myself off, but I also like to play with others and flirt, I really like sweets, animals ¹
Hiii!! Thanks for your 🐧!!! I ship you with...
Diego!
I feel like inside of him with his sweet side he also have a side where he absolutely loves candies and everything that's sweet, especially kit kats and he could eat tons and tons with you and get a little chubby 👀
He loves the fact that you're passionate about litterature and he would often burrow you some books even tho he don't understand mostly of what he reads 😭
He adores you because of how brave you are and it astonish him everytime you do something courageous, he's so proud of you!