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Find my Way Back to You - The Umbrella Academy [Part 9]

The Hargreeves never expected the teen declaring the end of the world to become someone close. But leave it up to Ryn, who can see the future, to find their way into the weird dynamic of the Hargreeves siblings. Though there are many things that don't seem right about them. Some could be chalked up to her powers, others, no one would ever believe on someone's word alone. And she knew that.

Five x OC (Romantic)

Vanya/Viktor & OC (Platonic)

Klaus & OC (Platonic)

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Notes: The weird predicament of Five's physical age vs. mental age will be addressed. Can't explain, cause it's a large part of the story (and spoilers). IT IS NOT PEDOPHILIA! not to mention both Ryn and five are asexuals (sex-repulsed and never got to figure it out respectively) so there will be no devil's tango.

I will be referring to Viktor as Vanya and with she/her pronouns for what is season 1 and season 2. I do not want to take away that part of the character, and want the transition to be included. I believe removing that and referring to him as Viktor from the start is ignoring the struggle he went through. (Nothing against people who use Viktor and he/him pronouns in fanfics that would be during s1/s2. This is just my own opinion)

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Series Warnings: themes of trauma and mental health, mentions of suicide, cannon typical violence, mentions of blood, mentions of injuries, alcohol consumption, drugs, toxic relationships (in reference not practice), questionable morals, swearing, gaslighting, manipulation

Chapter Warnings: talk of war, mentions of blood and injuries, themes of lose

Word Count: ~1.7k

Master List

"Klaus I don't think you should mess with that." If only he had listened.

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Diego came up to the motel, already seeing plenty of cop cars and even an ambulance there. There he saw her, sitting on the back of an ambulance, refusing to let them take her to the hospital until everything had been cleared. Diego marched right up to the Detective. "What happened?" He then saw the stabilized bullet would in her shoulder.

"Took you long enough," she sighed, "Was about to believe you were never going to show up."

"Well I'm here, what do you need?" Diego asked.

Eudora glanced around him. "Do you know someone by the name of Ryn?" she asked in a hushed voice. "Teen, short blond hair."

Diego let out a deep breath. "They're more of my brother's friend. Showed up a couple days ago claiming they can see the future and the world is ending."

She softly laughed, stopping once it caused too much pain. "I might just believe it," she scoffed. "If they weren't here, I'd probably be dead."

"Still haven't told me what happened," Diego pointed out.

"It's still an open investigation," the detective reminded him.

Diego sat down next to her. "When has that ever stopped you before?"

Detective Patch's partner walked up to them. "Why are you here?" he asked Diego.

"I called him," Eudora was quick to jump in.

The man gave Diego a questioning look. "We didn't find anything, so please go to the hospital, get seen by a doctor."

Diego stood up. "I'll meet you there. I'll try getting in contact with them, like you asked." He gave her a wink as he walked away. He needed to find Ryn, that weird blond. There were some answers he needed that he cloud only get out of them.

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They rushed up to his side, grabbing onto his forearm and dragging him away to a secluded area. "We need to go back," Ryn hissed at Klaus.

Klaus was still look toward the group on mingling soldier, eyes on one in particular. "What's the rush kiddo," he laughed.

Ryn groaned. "Dude, we are currently in a war zone," they pointed out. "The Vietnam war. The only war where the US lose but they still teach about in schools. It's not pretty."

"Well some parts are," Klaus sighed.

Ryn sighed, realizing what is going on. Klaus had a crush, and a hard core one at that. "Dude, he's old enough to be you're father, or my grandfather. Couples from two different points in time never work. It always ends in tragedy."

"And how would you know that?" Klaus snapped, finally looking at the teen. "Just because you can see through time, doesn't mean you know everything."

Ryn let our a slow breath, and their eyes started glowing. They just stood their silently for a minuet, watching and thinking. "Fine," they agreed. "But can I hold onto the briefcase?"

Klaus hugged it to his body. "How do I know you won't just use it to go back to the future, leaving me here all alone." He dramatically started fake crying at the end.

Ryn held and out stretch hand, where all fingers were curled in except for their pinky. "Pinky promise," she assured them.

Klaus link his finger with theirs. He then handed over the suitcase. "Now, I have a soldier to talk to."

"Wait, wait, wait," Ryn called out, grabbing his arm to stop him. "I can't risk anyone finding out I'm of the female sex."

"What do you want me to do?" Klaus sighed.

Ryn shook her head. "Nothing," they assured him. "It's just the next camp we will go to has doctors residing there, and where there are doctors their are nurses. So I'm gonna sneak into that fold. I just want you to know what I am doing, and where I will be." She held up the briefcase, "When you're ready to go home."

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The door slammed as Diego barged in. "Where is she?" he asked.

"Who?" Luther asked.

"Ryn," he barged over the the brother sitting on the bed, picking him up by the collar. "Where are they?"

Five blinked of of Diego's grasp. "Do I look like their babysitter?" he scoffed, "Why do you even want to know? You seemed pretty keen on not wanting their help."

"They got involved with someone I care about, and I need answers," Diego explained, " And the only person I can get those form is that teenybopper that's been following you around the last couple of days."

Five glared up at him. "Last time I saw them was last night. It's nice not having them yap away constantly." He walked right past Diego to get Delores.

Diego grabbed the back of Five's blazer to stop him. "Because of Ryn's actions, someone's hurt. My friends got shot, so where can I find them?"

"Well, hate to break it to you," Five sassed, pulling himself out of Diego's grip. "Ryn probably saved your friends life. Don't understand why she would save someone insignificant."

Diego looked at Five with anger. "Eudora is not insignificant!"

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"There she is!" Klaus declared, rushing over to wrap the smaller girl in a hug. "There is someone I'd like you to meet." He gestured to the other solider following him. "Dave this is my dear little sister. She's just the sweetest. When I was enlisted she immediate became a nurse to join me. Such a kind heart soul."

"Hi," Ryn greeted him, holding out their hand for a handshake. "I'm Caroline, it's nice to finally meet you today."

"You as well," Dave said cordially, shaking the blond's hand. "I can't imagine what a day is like for you. It must be so stressful."

While Ryn smiled, she brushed off the comment. "Please, it is the two of you who go through hell. You are in battles, I just hand things to the surgeons and make sure soldier down pull their stitches."

Dave shook his head. "You do something much more honorable. You save lives, while we just take them."

Ryn shrugged. "I guess we all have blood on our hands, one way or another."

"Now Ryn-A-Lyn," Klaus said, leaning onto her shoulder. "You need to fill us in on all the drama since your last letter."

Ryn softly laughed. "Well Cheryl, the one who was sleeping with Dr. Smith, yeah she learned he's married...."

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Diego softly knocked on the door. "Hey, heard you were awake."

Eudora rolled her eyes at the sight of him in her door way. "Don't you have something better to do than to bother a patient?"

"Not when that patient is you," Diego confessed sitting down at a chair near the side of her bed. "Eudora what happened? You called me for a reason."

The detective let out a sigh. "They had you're brother," she told him.

Diego thought for a moment two of his brothers were still at his place. "Klaus," he figured out. "Who had him?"

"The gun men," Eudora answered, "I found out where they were staying, and for once I was going to do things your way, but I couldn't do it alone.

But you never showed up, and Ryn... I don't know. They came from no where. The gunman didn't even see them coming. Last I saw of them, she and your brother were running off."

"I'm trying to find them, get some answers, for both of us" Diego told her.

"Don't," the detective said, "I haven't told them anything about Ryn. They knocked someone out with a teaser, something like that is illegal. I'm doing them this favor as a thanks. So get what answers you want, but I don't want any."

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Ryn quietly walked over and sat down next to Klaus. They were not phased when he leaned against her. "Why?" he asked, wanting the answer. Ryn always seemed to have answers.

She leaned her head against his. "I don't know," they sighed. "Death is a mystery to all."

They sat like that in silence for a while. "Ready to go home?" Ryn asked, holding up the briefcase. Their hands red and raw from being washed repeated and harshly. Must have been covered in blood just a short while ago.

"Yeah," Klaus said softly.

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The two of them sat next to each other, both doing their own thing. He was writing down equations in the margin of a book, while they were sewing up the holes in clothes. Music was playing in the back ground, and he could hear them softly singing along. "I love that sound," he commented.

"What?" they softly laughed, looking at him. It wasn't common for him to express his emotions, through words or touch. He tries to show it through his action even if he falls short. though, they weren't that great either, trying, but had always been the awkward type.

He looked into their eyes. "I love hearing you sing, you only do that when you're happy." He could only smile as he watched the blush grow on their face.

He lost his smile as their expression turned to one of worry. "Is this real?" they asked.

"What do you mean?" he wondered. Their mind could still be an enigma to him, worried about things he'd never think to worry about.

They looked away with a deep sigh. "Us," they answered, "Our feelings.

We are all we have, if you don't count Delores. It's only natural for us to grown attached to each other. Do we really like each other? Is it actually..." They were to nervous to finish the thought.

The thought was one he had himself. "I love you," he assured them, grabbing their hand.

"Are you sure?" they asked, still looking to the ground.

He threaded his fingers through theirs. "Yes," he said simply, "I know because I know you are too good for me. You are to kind hearted and determined for me. But I also don't want to lose you. If another person were to arrive tomorrow I might just kill them to keep you all to myself."

They softly laughed at the sentiment. "What about you?" he wondered.

Their fingers gently curled in with his. "I was never close to anyone. My relationship with my family was fabricated, at best. Then what friend I had weren't lasting relationship, never following me into the next phase of my life. But with you..." they turned to look at him. "I know you. And you know me. I'm not sure if that's love. But I like to believe it is."

He leaned forward to where their forehead touched, a position they commonly found themselves in. "Can I kiss you?" he asked in a hushed voice, like there was someone else that could over hear them.

"Sure," they agreed with a smile.

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viktorhargreves · 4 years

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some thoughts i have on the s2 promo stills

I think Ben is appearing either in a dream or to someone other than Klaus. The reason I believe this is the color composition for the shot and the framing. The Umbrella Academy is a dark show. Literally. And the season two promo pictures are no different from season one. Why the sudden departure from this? Promotional photos directly from the source (i.e. the production department) usually are not put through filters so this is how it will be shown in the show. So why the brightness? I think it’s either a dream or revelation (you know the cheesy trope where the sunlight streams in and someone finally pieces things together) or maybe it’s a vision that someone has of Ben. Contenders for this? No idea. But judging from the body that’s strung up on the ceiling (yeah, I didn’t forget that part) it could be Vanya. Or I could be totally wrong. Either way, the body does hint towards Klaus’ telekinesis, something he has in the comics that we have yet to see in the show (besides the suitcase debacle).

We know that Five is the last to be sent to the 60′s so if he’s stuck in a new time with no one around what does he do? Find a mannequin and make a new friend (or something more). Maybe what we are seeing is him about to home-wreck this bitch and steal little miss blue-dress here. Or maybe he’s looking back at a different character... the villains of this season perhaps? Or maybe The Handler makes a comeback? Either way, he looks cautious and if he is looking at someone less than savory then the set up we see could be set up to mock him rather than a harmless department store display.

The paper reads: “S.J.C.C. asks... Have you experienced DISCRIMINATION by your employeer?” Not much comes up in Google for a look into who S.J.C.C. could be but I personally am SYKED to see The Umbrella Academy hopefully tackle race issues. Especially at this time in the world, it could be what people need. Also a new hairstyle for Allison which I love. I personally hope Allison is thriving but this is the 60′s and even though The Civil Rights Act was signed in ‘64, there was no across-the-board stop of segregation at once. I hope for her sake she stays safe.

Again, we know that Five is the last one to arrive. Perhaps he gathers them all to this place to tell them about the newest apocalyptic event about to take place. But a barn? Not sure why. Everyone else is dressed in back, however, even Klaus which is very telling that something is wrong. Allison has lost the hair bump (she was probably just wearing it to fit in). Luther has a beard which is very telling as well because the only other time that we have seen him with one is when he woke up from his surgery (supposedly after a long period of time) so if it was in his control he would shave it off to be the good little soldier that dad made him. Maybe being stranded in Texas in the 60′s made him depressed like we saw towards the end of season one or maybe he just wants to live a little. Diego’s outfit looks very similar to his vigilante outfit in season one but with what looks like either shoulder pads or a hoodie. This could be one of two things: he is still a vigilante using his powers for good, or he works a job like construction or something similar judging by the cross-chest harness. And Vanya. Look’s like she’s wearing a suit jacket. Peak gay. No further comment.

GOOD GOD!!! What to say, what to say. As it’s been pointed out already by many other users, Ben. Is. Holding. Keys. That means he is corporeal and has a physical body. Whether this is for a short period of time like when he punches Klaus in season one or if this marks the beginning of a new era of Ben-filled The Umbrella Academy is unknown. Klaus is a fashion icon. That much we been knew. Although, his beard is longer than the promo pictures despite being in the same outfit. Longer than the picture above too. I’m excited for this scene regardless of what it is about, but if I had to guess: Klaus is motioning for Ben to give the keys to him. The car broke down. Klaus gets out and tries to fix it by popping the hood, only he knows nothing about cars. He gets angry and throws the keys. Ben catches them. Klaus is then irritated and asks for them back. That’s just my take. Klaus looks like he’s smiling but it could be the natural face a person makes when they are squinting from the sun (this is Texas and those are sunglasses (also water is wet)).

#justgirlythings. Vanya is the only one who seems uncomfortable, also where are Klaus’s shoes? If you look in the background it appears this isn’t a salon as you would guess on the first look but rather someone’s house. Maybe this is a way to time travel without Five? Or some other sci-fi device like the shoot that Cha-Cha and Hazel used in season one to get their orders. Either way, there is a lot more going on here than we know from first looking and I wouldn’t put it past anyone that this is an important still to remember and keep in mind.

Iron Man references aside (thank you Justin Min), look at her entire body posture and language. Clenched jaw, clenched fists, forehead straining, eyes closed but not clenched like the others, neck straining. Vanya appears to be in the middle of nowhere so maybe she’s testing her powers? Last time we saw her testing her powers it was in the middle of the woods with Leonard so maybe this will be a good parallel. What else to do in the 60′s when you’re stranded than to try out your superpowers that you just remembered a few days ago?

Vanya! Is! Happy! She is definitely smiling and looks genuinely more happy than she did with Leonard in any event. The blonde woman is Marin Ireland who plays a character “Sissy”. Variety and Netflix have stated that Sissy is "a fearless, no-nonsense mom from Texas who married young for all the wrong reasons". Maybe, and I’m just spit-balling here, she married young because of internalized and outward homophobia that is probably rampant in the 60′s and in Texas. She meets Vanya and the two begin a relationship. Friends? Lovers? More? Vanya’s right hand is either on a gear shift (manual transmission i.e. stick shift cars were much more common in the 60′s than now) or on Sissy’s knee. I like the idea of her resting her hand on Sissy’s thigh and smiling, maybe driving off on a new life together.

Like. The Gang’s all here, Scoob. Even Ben! Allison is talking, it seems so to have Ben in the shot is odd. Usually Ben only appears when Klaus is the main character of the shot or the scene since he can only see him. Except, maybe everyone can see him!! Klaus can summon Ben as seen in the season one finale so maybe he was able to do it for a longer amount of time. I personally really hope that we see more of Ben (which the stills lead me to believe) and that they will develop not only his character and backstory more but his powers as well. His power rivals only Vanya’s is sheer amount of destruction it can cause. The room, however, where they all are looks unassuming. It could be where Five has taken up a residence, could be a house of one of the other siblings (we know that some of them did in fact settle down and start lives in Texas), or maybe it’s just a safe place to meet as a team. Either way I am psyched!

It’s safe to assume that these are the assassins. Whether they are with the organization that The Handler was with is unclear. What is clear is that I get Stranger Things vibes from these guys. It might be the white hair and dark, cloudy road. Either way, these guys are played by Tom Sinclair, Kris Holden-Ried, and Jason Bryden left to right and they play Oscar, Axel, and Otto respectively.

Diego, Diego, Diego. My son. Disregarding the long hair and beard completely because I refuse to acknowledge it at this point, here is my interpretation of the scene. This is a flashback in the same fashion that we had a Diego flashback in episode three of season one. That flashback had Grace helping Diego through a stutter and then in one camera motion showed current-day Diego sitting on his old bed. This could be the same kind of thing, with current-day Diego sitting where he past self was and watching a scene unfold around him. Why else would he be in his uniform? How could it fit? How could he be back in the mansion?

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That’s all I have to say about it for now but my ask box is OPEN for theories, possible explanations, or hypotheses on season two or any of the promotional stills. Time travel is messy. Let’s see what happens on July 31st.

#the umbrella academy #tua #tuaedit #netflix #netflixedit #i was not paid to do this lmao #mine #mine:headcanons #shows #rm #tua spoilers

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