[ Rey had his undivided attention. His hands folded in front of him and he casually leaned forward over them as if she pulled him into the conversation. Initially, he didn't like the direction of the conversation. Her friend the pilot who co-owned the cat loved the skies as much as he loved movies... Diego could feel jealousy creeping up but he swallowed it down.
It was a good thing that he did, quickly learning how foolish he'd been when she explained further. Diego slowly started to sit back and relax in the seat across from Rey. She didn't seem like someone who would string him along or part of an open relationship. A part of him that stayed guarded wanted to question her but ultimately trusted the feeling he got from the brunette.
He gave a curious smirk when she went on about BB. The expression had nothing to do with the cat but what Rey had hinted to just before. ]
You might as well talk about the baggage. It's eating you up, talking around it.
[ There was a mix of teasing that hid his nerves. Delaying the inevitable would only hurt Rey and he felt in the moment that she deserved better. It wasn't right to open up to him then find that their combined baggage didn't mesh like her friends. The timeline the Hargreeves had found themselves in was confusing, to say the least. First had been the technology. Then it had been the realization that nobody knew the Umbrella Academy.
No doubt she'd reconsider her interest when learning what he did in his spare time and how he made a living. Diego could hear Klaus telling him not to sell himself short. With eyes falling to the table as he grinned and shook his head, Rey might just think he was reacting to what he'd just told her. So he picked his eyes up and started with his. ]
I'm not from around here. My siblings and I ended up here a few months ago, after... things got really bad back home.
[ His smile faded and a sadness filled his brown eyes. ]
One of my brothers got himself into a mess and it dragged another into it. My ex was a cop and she tried to help but...
[ Diego couldn't finish the sentence. He swallowed thickly, realizing it wasn't something he could talk about while out in public. He cleared his throat and shook his head as he redirected to a less messy part of his past. ]
...She was a good cop. We met while going to the police academy together but I got kicked out. She always wanted me to try it again and I wanted her to leave all the red tape out of catching bad guys. I could overlook her being a cop but she couldn't deal with me helping people out without a badge, especially after becoming a detective.
[ He shrugged his shoulders as if to dismiss the wound he felt. ]
It's not like she was the only relationship that I had, just the one I really thought would stick.
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Date: 2024-10-08 12:11 am (UTC)It was a good thing that he did, quickly learning how foolish he'd been when she explained further. Diego slowly started to sit back and relax in the seat across from Rey. She didn't seem like someone who would string him along or part of an open relationship. A part of him that stayed guarded wanted to question her but ultimately trusted the feeling he got from the brunette.
He gave a curious smirk when she went on about BB. The expression had nothing to do with the cat but what Rey had hinted to just before. ]
You might as well talk about the baggage. It's eating you up, talking around it.
[ There was a mix of teasing that hid his nerves. Delaying the inevitable would only hurt Rey and he felt in the moment that she deserved better. It wasn't right to open up to him then find that their combined baggage didn't mesh like her friends. The timeline the Hargreeves had found themselves in was confusing, to say the least. First had been the technology. Then it had been the realization that nobody knew the Umbrella Academy.
No doubt she'd reconsider her interest when learning what he did in his spare time and how he made a living. Diego could hear Klaus telling him not to sell himself short. With eyes falling to the table as he grinned and shook his head, Rey might just think he was reacting to what he'd just told her. So he picked his eyes up and started with his. ]
I'm not from around here. My siblings and I ended up here a few months ago, after... things got really bad back home.
[ His smile faded and a sadness filled his brown eyes. ]
One of my brothers got himself into a mess and it dragged another into it. My ex was a cop and she tried to help but...
[ Diego couldn't finish the sentence. He swallowed thickly, realizing it wasn't something he could talk about while out in public. He cleared his throat and shook his head as he redirected to a less messy part of his past. ]
...She was a good cop. We met while going to the police academy together but I got kicked out. She always wanted me to try it again and I wanted her to leave all the red tape out of catching bad guys. I could overlook her being a cop but she couldn't deal with me helping people out without a badge, especially after becoming a detective.
[ He shrugged his shoulders as if to dismiss the wound he felt. ]
It's not like she was the only relationship that I had, just the one I really thought would stick.