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Klaus: i don’t think I identify as male 100%

Diego: yes, but you still have a man’s body.

Klaus: oh shit you’re right we should probably bury this instead of talking about my gender.

Diego: I’ll get the shovels

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Diego’s birth mom reaching out to him for some reason (maybe money?) and him being bitter about the fact that she sold him to a man that abused him and his “siblings” and missing his real mom (grace) (maybe w/ his siblings comforting him)

“Someone’s in a bad mood,” Klaus comments form the armchair and Diego takes a deep breath to restrain himself from throwing a knife at him again. His hands have been itching to reach for something ever since he left the restaurant, but the cab driver had given him an alarmed look when he tried pulling one of his knives. “What happened? Actually, where were you today? I needed to go to Target but Allison is being mean again.”

Today, though, there's something almost comforting in Klaus being his usual obnoxious self– if anything, it reminds Diego that no matter what the world throws at him, he can always count on Klaus being a little shit.

And maybe that's what pushes him into being honest, painfully honest, instead of ignoring his curiosity.

“Met with my mother today,” he says, pausing on the bottom of the stairs.

Klaus sort of freezes, face going carefully blank. “You saw… Grace?”

“No, of course not, she’s,” Diego cant finish the sentence, can’t even bring himself to sound exasperated, and hates how this particular wound is still too raw, “I mean my birth muh-mother.”

“Oh,” goes Klaus and Diego shrugs as if to say and that's that, but his brother bites his cheek, speaks again, “and how did that go?”

And maybe this is why Diego told him in the first place after keeping this meeting a carefully guarded secret for two weeks, maybe all he really wanted was the opportunity to be angry and have someone listen to his reasons. 

“I don’t know,” he glares at Klaus even though it's not him he's pissed with, “it turns out she had nothing to say about selling her child to an abusive asshole. In fact, all she had to talk about is the fucking money said asshole is leaving me. So you tell me, how the fuck do you think went?”

Klaus deflates, losing air like a balloon, and Diego hadn't noticed him holding his breath. “Shit, I'm sorry,” he says, hands stuffed in the picked of his coat, “I’m not supposed to say anything but I– Vanya and I, our moms did the same thing.”

Fuck, okay. “I'm nuh-not sure what I expected,” Diego shakes his head, leans against the railing, “who sells their fucking child?”

“You know what,” Klaus snaps, marching to Diego's side to seat at the steps. “You know what, this is stupid. They're not our mothers, it doesn't matter.”

Nature versus nurture and Diego thinks, for once, Klaus might be right. Those women are their mother as much as Reginald was their father, which is to say not at all.

The only parent they ever had was Grace.

“I miss her,” he admits, and Klaus doesn't have to ask who he's talking about, “she would– do you think she'd be sad we went to meet them?”

Klaus smiles a sad, nostalgic smile. “Nah,” he snorts, “Grace would probably be all supportive until she saw what happened.”

“She’d probably make us that,” Diego chuckles thinking about it and it only sounds half choking, “you know, when she made bacon and eggs and made it a fucking face?”

“Grinning, right?” Klaus joins him and his eyes are shining, “she’d always make that to cheer us up.”

Surprisingly it makes Diego feel better. Talking about Grace is hard, it makes him miss her all that much more, but right now it's nice to be reminded that for all the fucked up parental figures he had, Grace was his mom.

Through everything, Grace was a pretty fucking good mother.

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THAT UA FIC GAVE ME AN IDEA HOLY SHIT LUTHER AND DIEGO ARGUING AND LUTHER MAKES A SUDDEN MOVMENT (maybe he whips around fast) And Diego FLINCHES causing Luther to falter and then Diego runs off and eventually they work out their problems

I’ve got you, darling

*This is the second time in a goddamn week that this happens, Diego is slipping.

And shit, it’s so exhausting to even think of explaining all this again and to Luther of all people– yeah, no, he’s not doing this.

“No,” he says to Luther’s stunned-quickly-turning-to-horrified face and whirls around to stalk out of the room. This is not going to be a thing, one heart-to-heart a year is more than enough, thank you very fucking much.

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#MY BABIES #diego hargreeves #luther hargreeves #the umbrella academy #tua

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The Holes Of My Sweater

Gotcha covered love

T.W. for implied body dysmorphia 

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#tua #luther hargreeves #diego hargreeves #alison hargreeves #klaus hargreeves #number five #ben hargreeves #vanya hargreeves #BABIES

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requested by @httpreputation: Klaus in the ambulance

#tua #the umbrella academy #klaus hargreeves

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An Unnamed NPC: Lol, there’s not an AI system out there advanced enough to develop its own emotions. Like, name one robot that can truly love someone else?

An Uninvited, Grown-Up Diego Hargreeves:

#deigo hargreeves #number two #the umbrella academy

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Not A Hardship

TUA Pride Month, day 5: Coming out

Diego has been sitting on a thought for a while now: How did Five adjust to his identity so well? I mean, he knows that the kid read Vanya’s book. And she had the courtesy to at least use his name and pronouns in the godforsaken thing. But he must’ve looked like a complete stranger - an imposter. He was 13, forced to see his dead, transitioned sibling. Five hasn’t once slipped up on his name or pronouns since he’s been back.

TW: Slight discussion of misgendering/transphobia

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#the umbrella academy #thank you #i love my trans son #diego hargreeves #trans diego

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Family realizing that Luther's first time was technically rape? He was under the influence, and wasn't himself, so it was so way that he actively consented and instead just kinda went with the flow of whatever's happening. Luther didnt really get it but he felt used and dirty and cheap, but doesn't understand why. But someone realizes this (Klaus? Diego? Both??) And realizes how traumatic it must've been to wake up naked with a stranger and done something that is said to be sacred.

I’m really sorry this took so long - I greatly appreciate your patience! I hope this is what you were looking for. 

TW: discussion of non-consensual sex and explicitly written panic attacks

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#i love your writing so much 😭 #the umbrella academy #fanfic #tua #Luther Hargreeves #diego hargreeves #klaus hargreeves

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The Umbrella Academy Fic Recs!

Okie,so i just recently finished the Umbrella Academy and immediatley wanted more, so like any attached person would i searched for fanfiction!

The fandom isn’t as huge as some others but there is a good stream of fics coming through on archive, so i got all these from there! (Also there won’t be many ship fics, because incest)

[As always a ★ means that it’s one of my highly reccomended] 

General

★Succulents - by  KaneNogami 

Succulents, they’re called.

So tiny. He looks at the pots who fell on top of another, dirt everywhere inside the crate. A respectable person would walk away, returning home to go to bed before sunrise. That’s good Klaus has never claimed to be respectable, as he can fill his pockets with plants, and his arms too. That’s going to bring colors inside the living graveyard they’re stuck in (minus the ghosts, well outside of his).

- In which Klaus puts his siblings and himself back together, with the help of a bunch of succulents

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This Cage You Wove Around Me is Perfect - by shadowlancer_95 

Klaus has a terrifying moment of clarity where he wonders just how much like dad Luther was.

Or,

In which Klaus is reminded of the mausoleum, decides to say fuck it to Luther and averts the apocalypse all on his own.

(complete)

★The Moon Laughs - by  Lady_Origami

After attempting to transport all of his siblings back in time, Five wakes up to a familiar scene. Again. And again. And again. He doesn’t know why he keeps being transported back to the day of his father’s funeral, but he is determined to not waste it now that he has the foresight to prevent the apocalypse. He just wished he didn’t feel so alone doing it all over again.

(ongoing) 

Blink - by  Lady_Origami 

When Five blinks, sometimes he’s back in the world of ash and embers. It’s hard to remember how to breathe when that happens. In which Klaus tries to play the role of supportive brother with Ben’s help, and Five struggles more than he lets on.

(complete)

★as you choke on all the words you long to exhale within your next breath - by  wellthengetouttathesoupaisle 

“Twenty-two minutes?” Reginald Hargreeves barks incredulously. “Impossible. By all means, he should be dead.”

And by all means, Diego should. Stuck at the bottom of a pool with a slab of concrete on his chest, pinning him to the gritty bottom—he should have kicked it within the first few minutes. But he hadn’t.

(complete)

Too Old To Be So Young - by  KaseyBeth 

Five winced loudly, pushing his head off the floor to see bright red smeared across his chest and stomach; crimson soaked into his shorts, running down his leg. His head fell back against the ground dizzyingly, and he groaned as someone touched the wound, biting his bottom lip as he tried to stay conscious. The end of life, of everything, was in three days; they didn’t have time for this, he didn’t have time for this. A bullet wound, a stupid bullet wound and all that stupid concern and worry, was just going to slow them down. There wasn’t time for mistakes, or hiccups, or rest and recovery. It was the end of the fucking world. Sickfic so be warned. Also set between episodes 6/7 and spoilers. Also, in here their mother is still dead.

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come hell or high water - by  wearealltalesintheend 

“I heard a rumor,” Allison writes, fingers trembling, even as she tries another reassuring smile, “it’s gonna be okay.”

And Klaus wants so bad to believe her, it nearly works.“

.

or, things go differently when Luther locks Vanya in the cage. Three conversations and one sleepover that happen before the world doesn’t end.

(complete)

some old ghosts we grew attached to - by  Karturtle (karturtle) 

When they were young, Ben never really knew how to get along with Five.

(complete)

★6 Times Five Helped Out His Siblings… - by  kbaycolt 

… and one time they helped him.

(Or, in which the Hargreeves siblings realize the true extent of Five’s trauma.)

(complete)

Trying to be done trying. And failing - by  wolfypuppypiles 

"You cannot convince me that Diego’s heart doesn’t stop every time they announce on the police radio that they’ve found a dead junkie” - ealeczander on tumblr

Diego listens to the police radio and prays the dead junkie in the gutter isn’t Klaus.

(complete)

Twelve - by  castelmax 

The Hargreeves children celebrate their twelfth birthdays and get their names.

(complete)

there is simply nothing worse than knowing how it ends - by  Drhair76

“What’s this?” He said pointing a finger at the bread and peanut butter that was laid across the table top.

Five rolled his eyes and sighed heavily. “What do you think. It’s a sandwich.”

“Oh?” Klaus reached out a hand to brush the sleeve of his beloved hoodie. “And what’s this?”

or, the one where Klaus ‘loses’ a hoodie, Five gets a hug and Ben is proud.

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With the Ink of a Ghost - by  floralhearts

“It’s good to have you back,” Luther clapped his no longer deceased brother on the shoulder, “We missed you.”

Klaus didn’t miss the way Ben’s eyes narrowed.

“Oh that’s rich.” The smaller hissed.

or,

Their first reunion with Ben goes a little different than they had originally expected.

(complete)

a game of waiting - by  sky_blue_hightops

He was always the fastest. He always beat the others up the stairs, down the halls, through time and space. If there’s one lesson he’s learned, it’s that there’s always a finish line. A stopping place. Blood bubbles from between his fingers, and suddenly there’s no air in his lungs. *** Five jumps in front of a bullet. He calls it quick reflexes. Diego calls it stupidity.

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★If You’re Different And You Know It (you’re not alone) - by  M3zzaTh3M3z 

“Five was different. He’d always known. Different from most people, what with his freakish birth, powers and unconventional upbringing, all that old news. And different from his siblings. He was smarter. His powers were stronger. And he’d never picked a name. All that was old news too. But there was something else that separated him from the rest, something he didn’t know how to put a finger on, how to categorize, analyse, understand. Five didn’t like not understanding. It was probably Klaus that made him first notice something was off.”

(complete)

haven’t you heard of meditation? - by  rosesareredvioletsareblue 

“Klaus, you have a piece of glass sticking out of your neck!”

Klaus felt for the glass, wincing as he found it.

“Oh yeah. Fun.” It took all of Five’s willpower not to throttle him.

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★skirts and sweaters - by  slightlyworriedhuman

“I don’t want to be a ‘cute little schoolboy’ anymore, alright?” Five snapped. For some reason, the thought of himself as a schoolboy was enough to make his skin prickle. Was it the implication that he was younger than the rest of them, less mature despite his life? …Yeah, it was definitely that. Absolutely.

Five wants a change in wardrobe. His siblings are more than happy to help.

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That’s all… for now anyways! 

I know there was a lot of Five centric fics, buuut he’s my favourite so of course imma read fanfics about him

as usual i hope you enjoyed this list and if you haven’t watched the series (i don’t know why your here if you haven’t?) then you should! drop everything and watch it now!! 

#the umbrella academy #tua #five hargreeves #fic rec #klaus hargreeves #diego hargreeves #luther hargreeves

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TUA Fic Recomendation Day!

Please reblog with your own fics or recommendations!

These are based on all of the asks people have sent about fics, I am sorry it took me so long to get to them!

Sleepless Folk by shoelaces

Hugs for Benjamin by Katydid_99

My Shame is True by sarkywoman

Thantophobia by slimysheep

Help! I Need Somebody! (Preferably My Family) by TonyStarkisababe1967 (This is one of my all time favs)

Sorry by pupeez4ever

Brother, Let Me Be Your Fortress by canonkillsmyships

By The Firelight by courflakes (Will make you cry and, as you can see, is very popular)

You’re gettong on my (optic) nerves by untrustworthyglitch (I REALLY enjoyed this one)

It Matters To The Ones We Save by TheSilentNight

Here is my AO3 account RosyPages

My own works:

The Dead Aren’t Good Company which is about Reginald forcing Klaus into the mausoleum when they go back in time, and his siblings helping with the fallout.

Therapy which is about Vanya trying to convince each of her siblings to try therapy (unsuccessfully.)

The Moments We Had which is a Klave fic. Pretty much about their relationship during the war.

I Heard a Rumor That You Loved Me which is about Allison using her powers on Luther to force him to fall in love with her.

#the umbrella academy #tua #klaus hargreeves #diego hargreeves #ben hargreeves #all of these are amazing 😭

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the umbrella academy meme: [1/3] Songs

“I Think We’re Alone Now”

#the umbrella academy #tuameme #luther hargreeves #diego hargreeves #alison hargreeves #klaus hargreeves #vanya hargreeves

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So I was inspired to write a short fic from the anon with the idea of what if in The Day That Was Luther squeezed Klaus’ neck a little too hard and bad things happened.

#The Umbrella Academy #tua #klaus hargreeves #luther hargreeves

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I personally think the Klaus was just in the afterlife phase when Five found him in the apocalypse. Because when Klaus dies in the rave, there's time enough for Luther to get kicked out and everybody to crowd around him before 'wakes back up'. And Five doesn't stick around the bodies in the show. This would also be made more likely by the fact that Klaus is pinned under a lot of rubble and would only be able to dig himself out a little bit before getting crushed to death again each time.

Could you imagine Klaus and thirteen-year-old Five in the apocalypse?

Five started to dig graves a few days after he jumped forward. It was backbreaking work and he cried the entire time. Then, about an hour into it, he started to hear weird noises.

It took him a moment to calm down enough to realize the noises were coming from Klaus, struggling to breath. He’d been avoiding touching the bodies for so long that he hesitated before kneeling beside Klaus and rolling him over.

At first nothing happened, but then Klaus was bolting upward, gasping for breath. It wasn’t like at the rave, in another timeline. Instead coming back was messy and painful and all Klaus could do was cure at God between each struggling breath.

When Klaus was up for talking, can breath without wincing, can see through the dust in his eyes, Five asked about the apocalypse. But Klaus didn’t remember. He barely remembered their father dying and after the funeral things were just hazy.

So Klaus was immortal. That was nice to know. But he could still see the dead, and if he thought things were bad before… well, now there were billions of dead surrounding him and he couldn’t ignore that. The screams were deafening. Everywhere he looked there was gore. The world was on fire.

He tried to help Five during his brief moments of lucidity, but between staying dead for so long and the onslaught of dead, his mind started to unravel quickly.

At first Five hated bringing him back any drugs he could find, but during the brief moments when Klaus is high as a kite, he can function, and Five feels like he’s not alone.

Things never get better. Five found food and sometimes he could convince Klaus to eat. He found drugs but it quickly became not enough. There were days when he arrived back to their makeshift camp and found Klaus trying to claw his eyes out or bash his head into a wall.

Five was thirteen and he didn’t know how to help his brother. He missed his family, he missed not having to worry about food or water or shelter. He missed Klaus.

Klaus apologized when he could. He was sincerely sorry and he wanted to help so badly it hurt. But the rare moments of lucidity become even rarer. Most of his days were spent listening to screams and watching people try to pick their own guts out of the rubble.

They went on like that for years. Five found Dolores for when Klaus couldn’t hold a conversation. Klaus didn’t eat enough and he got sick often. He spent days with his eyes and ears covered, cowering under the noise. If it was torture conjuring a handful of ghosts in a mausoleum, conjuring thousands of them in one city was melting his brain.

Five lived with it and he understood. Or at least he tried to. He tried to ignore the anger that built because Klaus couldnt help him or find food or talk to him or even try to take care of himself.

Then the Handler arrived. Fives first instinct was to protect his brother, but there was no need. They didn’t want Klaus. They wanted Five. They gave Five an out, for the first time in over four decades. Freedom.

He took it.

He took it and he felt guilty and he hated the idea of Klaus alone in the wasteland with the dead. But he couldn’t go back, he couldn’t take it back.

Until he can.

Until he turns back time with a very specific plan. Stop the apocalypse. Save his family. Save Klaus.

#the umbrella academy #tua #klaus hargreeves #five hargreeves

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the umbrella academy meme: [2/2] Deaths

Leonard Peabody/Harold Jenkins: Tragic childhood. Abusive asshole. Killed by Vanya Hargreeves.

#the umbrella academy #tuameme #leonard peabody #harold jenkins #vanya hargreeves

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Hi. I love ur writhing with Diego from TUA and I was wandering if u could do a ao3 or headcannon of all the siblings travelling back on time and seeing each other’s and mostly Diego’s memories. Diego could have Eudora Patch as his wife and they’re daughter somehow dies and then they break up. It’d be great if u could build it up with Diego getting a huge hug from all his Bros and sisters!! Thanks xx

Thank you so much! I hope you like this one, Anon!

So, here’s the thing they don’t tell you about time traveling and projecting your present consciousness into your past self with your siblings: shit gets real.

It’s a mess of feelings and memories flashing through his eyes, through everyone’s eyes, jumbling their lives into a mismatched puzzle.

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#the umbrella academy #diego hargreeves #excuse me as i fucking cry #masterpiece

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the umbrella academy meme: [1/2] Deaths

Dave Katz: lover of Kaus and causality of the Vietnam War.

#the umbrella academy #tuameme #dave katz #klaus hargreeves #klaus x dave

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the umbrella academy meme: [1/1] Powers

Five: Being a sarcastic little shit Jumping through space and time

#the umbrella academy #five hargreeves #tuameme