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redrikkiTitle: Human Shield
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
Characters: Klaus, Diego
Length: 364 words
Note: Written forsholio
Summary: A hostage situation goes sideways
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Klaus let out an embarrassing little yelp as the robber grabbed him from behind and pressed a gun to his head. At first glance, it probably seemed like a good plan. His powers were useless in this (or any) situation. As human shields went, Klaus was tall enough to cover most of his captor’s target area, especially if the man lifted him up or crouched down. There was just one thing he hadn’t considered: Klaus had all the same combat training as his siblings. He hooked his foot around the guy’s ankle and prepared to mess up his day when he spotted the knife in Diego’s hand.
“Don’t kill him!” he shouted a second too late.
The knife curved gently past them before slamming into his captor’s back. The force of it knocked Klaus to the ground under his very dead weight. By the time Diego helped him climb out from under his body, his ghost was standing there, frowning in confusion at the knife in what used to be his back.
“Sorry, man. Picked the wrong brother.” Not that there was, strictly speaking, a right brother to take hostage. Best to avoid crime altogether, really. Klaus would say live and learn except this guy wouldn’t be doing either.
“What the hell, Klaus?” Diego punctuated his concern with a caring shove. “You could have been k-k-killed!”
Klaus straightened his uniform. “I had it.” Just because his powers were useless didn’t mean he was. Yeah, he’d had a gun to his head, but he’d been handling it. And his way would have resulted in one less ghost following him around.
“You had it? Vanya would have been more useful.”
“Then maybe next time you should bring her.” Klaus stormed off. It wasn’t like he wanted to be here and his siblings didn’t even need him to be, not really. Ben’s guys were on the ground in pieces and Luther and Allison seemed to have managed theirs. What had he contributed beyond distracting Diego and getting someone killed?
Slipping inside the bank manager’s office, he light his emergency blunt. “You want a hit?” he offered the ghost. After the morning they’d had, he’d say they’d earned.
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy (TV)
Characters: Klaus, Diego
Length: 364 words
Note: Written for
sholio Summary: A hostage situation goes sideways
Read on AO3 or
Klaus let out an embarrassing little yelp as the robber grabbed him from behind and pressed a gun to his head. At first glance, it probably seemed like a good plan. His powers were useless in this (or any) situation. As human shields went, Klaus was tall enough to cover most of his captor’s target area, especially if the man lifted him up or crouched down. There was just one thing he hadn’t considered: Klaus had all the same combat training as his siblings. He hooked his foot around the guy’s ankle and prepared to mess up his day when he spotted the knife in Diego’s hand.
“Don’t kill him!” he shouted a second too late.
The knife curved gently past them before slamming into his captor’s back. The force of it knocked Klaus to the ground under his very dead weight. By the time Diego helped him climb out from under his body, his ghost was standing there, frowning in confusion at the knife in what used to be his back.
“Sorry, man. Picked the wrong brother.” Not that there was, strictly speaking, a right brother to take hostage. Best to avoid crime altogether, really. Klaus would say live and learn except this guy wouldn’t be doing either.
“What the hell, Klaus?” Diego punctuated his concern with a caring shove. “You could have been k-k-killed!”
Klaus straightened his uniform. “I had it.” Just because his powers were useless didn’t mean he was. Yeah, he’d had a gun to his head, but he’d been handling it. And his way would have resulted in one less ghost following him around.
“You had it? Vanya would have been more useful.”
“Then maybe next time you should bring her.” Klaus stormed off. It wasn’t like he wanted to be here and his siblings didn’t even need him to be, not really. Ben’s guys were on the ground in pieces and Luther and Allison seemed to have managed theirs. What had he contributed beyond distracting Diego and getting someone killed?
Slipping inside the bank manager’s office, he light his emergency blunt. “You want a hit?” he offered the ghost. After the morning they’d had, he’d say they’d earned.
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Date: 2019-10-05 10:19 am (UTC)I love the reminder that Klaus has the training to handle himself in a fight just like his siblings, and the almost-there-but-not-quite way that they're talking past each other is completely in the style of canon: Diego means well, but just makes things worse, and Klaus has it under control but can't quite convince anyone of that. I also really love the final scene with Klaus and the ghost. This really has the canon style nailed; I love it. Thank you! :)
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Date: 2019-10-05 02:25 pm (UTC)