ᶾ allison hargreeves | the umbrella academy

[rumorate]

	✔ Cʀᴏssᴏᴠᴇʀs/AU ✔ Aᴄᴛɪᴏɴsᴘᴀᴍ ✔ Pʀᴏsᴇ	✔ Pɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛs ✔ Oᴛʜᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴅʟʏ ✔ Sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀs	♥ F/M, F/F ⏰ Pᴏsᴛ-Sᴇᴀsᴏɴ 3

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[gladiokinesis]

"Hey, you didn't have to manipulate us into loving you," He points out gently. Not that it's the same as romantic love, but just saying. Your family loves you, Allison, even if they're a whole ass mess most of the time at showing it.

But in this moment he's less messy and reaches out to take his sister's hand, squeezing it. For all his sharp edges, Diego's pretty soft when it comes to the people who matter to him.

"I'm sorry you can't introduce them though. That you have to choose."

[rumorate]

"No, I didn't."

And she's incredibly grateful for that, even if sometimes she probably didn't deserve it. She's done a lot of growing in the last two years, trying to be a better person than the arrogant, narcissistic person she used to be. And her family's been there for her regardless.

She squeezes his hand back.

"Yeah. That part sucks. But going home means you guys get to finally meet her too. And let me tell you when that happens, she's going to be over the moon."

[gladiokinesis]

"I can't wait to meet her."

And he means that sincerely. He may have been shitty to Allison about her divorce when they all came home for their dad's funeral, but he likes to think he's done some growing up too. He's not quite as angry, as volatile as he was before. He'll always be him -- but that doesn't mean he has to be an asshole. Not to the people he actually gives a shit about.

"Did you tell her about us?"

[rumorate]

"Yeah. You guys were her favorite bedtime story."

Sharing her family with her daughter was her own way of keeping her family in her life, no matter how far she ran away. She always hoped that one day, they would have reason to come together again - a good, safe reason - and Claire would get to meet them all, but things got complicated.

She needs to make that a priority now.

"She got to hear all our big hero adventures."

[gladiokinesis]

"Oh yeah? Did she have a favorite out of us?"

Seems like a dangerous question to ask, but Diego just can't help himself. He hasn't even met the kid yet and he already wants to be the favorite uncle, go figure.

Everything's a competition with this one.

[rumorate]

"Do you really want me to answer that question?"

Because if she's really honest, it's probably Luther, just from Allison's own personal bias. It likely came through in the stories she told, even if it wasn't intentional. And Diego doesn't need to have a bigger head than he already does.

"But her favorite adventure was the museum robbery."

[gladiokinesis]

"Probably not."

Because even he knows the answer is probably Luther and the eternal number two doesn't need that particular set of insecurities let loose right now. Especially not when they're having a moment.

Those don't happen a lot.

"Girl's got good taste -- that was a good one."

[rumorate]

"Yeah, it was."

They did have some good memories, even if they weren't ideal. And looking out over the farm yard with the latest battle they survived, she can't say she's surprised that they've continued to come out ahead, for the most part.

"We always did make a pretty good team, when we could manage to work together."

[gladiokinesis]

They weren't ideal -- but they weren't all bad. Granted...there was a lot bad too, there was a reason everyone but Luther left, of course, but it could have been worse too. There were some good memories, sometimes it's nice to focus on those instead of the bad ones.

Like he said to Lila, he knows what it feels like to love dangerous people, but they love him back.

"We do. I'd say we're getting better at that -- working together. At least when it counts."

[rumorate]

"I think so too."

They're better at balancing who they are as adults, which only bodes well for them in the future. She's not sure they're bound for a life fighting crime when they return to 2019, but maybe they won't only see each other at funerals.