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1. Take My Hand (Life Could Be Better Than This) by Shadowscast

   Fandoms: The Umbrella Academy (TV)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M, Gen, Multi
   • Complete Work

   12 Mar 2021

   Tags

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   • Ben Hargreeves & Klaus Hargreeves
   • Klaus Hargreeves/David "Dave" Katz
   • Diego Hargreeves & Klaus Hargreeves
   • Klaus Hargreeves & Vanya Hargreeves
   • Ben Hargreeves & David "Dave" Katz
   • Ben Hargreeves
   • Klaus Hargreeves
   • David "Dave" Katz
   • Diego Hargreeves
   • Vanya Hargreeves
   • Eudora Patch
   • Other characters make appearances
   • Pre-Season/Series 01
   • Season/Series 02 Spoilers
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • wibbly wobbly timey wimey
   • Ghost Ben Hargreeves
   • Ghost David "Dave" Katz
   • Klaus Hargreeves-centric
   • Drug Addiction
   • Prostitution
   • Illness
   • Klaus Hargreeves Needs A Hug
   • Siblings Supporting Each Other
   • Exploration of powers
   • Klaus gets sober
   • Sick Klaus Hargreeves
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Platonic Cuddling
   • Moral Dilemmas
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Klaus Hargreeves Gets A Hug

   Summary

   It's 2015. Ben is dead, but he's doing his best to keep his brother alive. It's not easy, when Klaus's first priority is to stay high all the time.

   In the midst of a particularly rough patch, the ghost of a soldier shows up claiming to know Klaus from the Vietnam War. Weird, right?

   But as it turns out, a timely intervention by this dead soldier may just turn everything around—Klaus's relationship with his siblings, his relationship with his powers, and (does Ben even dare to hope?) his relationship with drugs.

   (What is this fic about, actually? I'm going with: Klaus/Life enemies-to-lovers slowburn.)

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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