All I want in life is for Vanya to destroy the world with a kazoo instead of a violin
The White Kazoo
so vanya forms a unique bond with harlan who is sissy's nonverbal son, i wonder if they bond over music??? anyways vanya is autistic you cant convince me otherwise!!!!
the umbrella academy + emo kylo ren tweets (part 1 here)
luther
cis and doesn’t really get the whole gender thing, but hes supportive
diego
honestly, im conflicted but im going to tentatively say cis
has definitely thought about his gender in depth before, especially after like all his siblings started coming out as trans (so around the age of 15 right until he was 22)
but, eventually, he knows that he’s, without a doubt, a dude
allison
nb
pronouns are she/they
will steal clothes and makeup and just like. anything and everything from klaus
feels a disconnect from womanhood, but also a connection? its complicated
once they tried to explain their gender to luther and he really didn’t understand anything but he was like ‘i have no idea what that means but i support you and youre still my best friend : )’ and allison is like. yeah okay good enough
will call themself a woman, and is fine with with other trans people calling them a woman but no one else
wlw and nblm
is open about her gender and doesnt really make a big deal about it, but the first time she called herself trans or nonbinary there were so many articles published about it and everytime someone interviewed her they asked her about it and she just -_-
klaus
nb
pronouns are he/him
will steal clothes and makeup and just like. anything and everything from allison
honestly doesn’t feel particularly connected to womanhood or manhood or any specific label, he’s just vibing
nblm and nblw
five
age twelve he told everyone he was a boy and then proceeded to completely ignore anyone who slipped up
came out at the same time as vanya
they were pretty much the same size so grace swapped his and vanya’s wardrobes
really he only knew people could be trans because vanya came up to him and was like ‘i think im a girl?’ and he was like ‘you can do that?’ and shes like ‘i think so?’ and hes like ‘oh. me too then’(but abt being a boy) and then he proceeded to find as many books on the subject as he could and shared them with her
grace had actually given him a name but he decided he likes five better
ben
well. five and vanya came out and ben immediately started reading everything he could find about trans stuff and while reading he was like. huh that sounds like me.
so, two and a half weeks after five and vanya come out ben is like ‘okay me too.’
he decided on the name ben for himself
vanya
she kind of always hated being referred to as a boy. like she hated it so much, it was one of the few things that could actually elicit a strong emotion out of her and for the longest time she has no idea why
then one day, someone refers to her as a girl and shes like !!!! holy shit!! im a girl!!
a few years later, after holding onto this and mulling it over, she approaches five bc hes her best friend obviously
they read so many books about being trans and gender and shit and shes a little @_@ but! shes having fun and five is using the right pronouns for her and its the most comfortable shes ever felt
she told five that she wanted to come out, but was really nervous about it and he offered to come out with her (he was kind of already waiting for her to be ready for that anyway but she doesnt know that)
unlike ben, she did not want to change her name! she really likes the way vanya sounds and its very much her name
tag any of this as ship and i will eviscerate you ❤ they are siblings and they love each other siblingly
This is hands down one of the cutest things I’ve seen today! Credit to @/shuimilk on Instagram.
The Umbrella Academy S2 - Hargreeves Siblings
Klaus if he wore the skirt uniform like he should have!!
@dailytua‘s countdown to season two: July 28-30 | Free Space | a tribute to the high numbers, the lost Hargreeves
1 week to want to give Vanya a hug again
Cool beans
Sorry to bother you but could I request some headcanons for autistic!Vanya? Thank you so much and have a wonderful day!
aaaaahhhhh I didn’t realize other people hc’d Vanya as autistic!! As an aspie, this makes me very happy.
She learned to read sheet music overnight. Actually playing the violin was a different story, but within a few days she could sight read better than many adults.
Unexpected physical contact makes her very nauseated! Do not!
Long sleeves keep you safe.
If someone starts talking or the music playing has words, she can kiss her train of thought goodbye.
Allison has to train her on how memes work.
She only writes her name in all caps, because VANYA is made with all straight lines.
Only verbal when she absolutely has to be.
She wrote her entire book in five days: No leaving the house, only sleeping when she couldn’t physically stay awake, etc. Her orchestra director even called to make sure she hadn’t died.
Often completely misses sarcasm when other people use it, but can sling it herself left and right. Even she’s confused by this.
She’s incredibly reliable. With a memory like a steel trap and an intense fear of letting people down, she has no choice but to be.
Rock concerts seem like they would be her worst nightmare, but she loves them. She just has to have time to prepare herself for that much stimulation.
Dissociation Queen
She wasn’t diagnosed until her twenties, when she actually went to therapy.
At first she was very upset by it.
“Great. So not only do I suck at everything, but my brain is messed up on a fundamental level. Love that for me.”
She’s since learned to identify and manage her symptoms. She can now avoid situations that would cause extreme distress, and somewhat keep track of Social Mistakes™ and learn from them.
She even joined a group for autistic adults at her therapists suggestion. She related to them more than anyone in her life.
“They’re just people. There’s nothing wrong with any of them. Maybe that means there’s nothing wrong with me either.”
If the siblings’ season 3 alternate selves don’t have their actors’ accents imma be so mad.
Let Klaus be Irish and Luther be British. It’d be so funny.
Like a Derry Girls remake with just the two of them for the entire season.