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diego hargreeves wears glasses: a headcanon
- diego refused to get his eyes checked for years, blaming his terrible eyesight on tiredness
- he only agreed to it when reginald realised the only way to get through to him was with grace
- grace asked him once to get his eyes tested, and he agreed immediately
- he only agreed to it when reginald realised the only way to get through to him was with grace
- grace asked him once to get his eyes tested, and he agreed immediately
- grace took him to the appointment, she held his hand in the waiting room even though he tried to pretend he was too old to hold her hand
- when he was told he needed glasses, he picked out thick black frames because he didn’t want to ruin his “aesthetic”
- when he was told he needed glasses, he picked out thick black frames because he didn’t want to ruin his “aesthetic”
- for the first few missions which he had to wear his glasses, he kept forgetting, and they would often end up broken
- reggie eventually made him stronger lenses so they wouldn’t break as easily
- diego took it upon himself to try to break them on purpose, just to annoy his dad
- reggie eventually made him stronger lenses so they wouldn’t break as easily
- diego took it upon himself to try to break them on purpose, just to annoy his dad
- the other siblings constantly teased him for wearing glasses, but the worst of the bunch was klaus
- klaus constantly dug at diego for his eyesight, but when diego left his glasses on the side, klaus was the first person to try them on in the mirror
- klaus constantly dug at diego for his eyesight, but when diego left his glasses on the side, klaus was the first person to try them on in the mirror
- (klaus also occasionally walked into a doorway when wearing them as he couldn’t see through them)
- allison was the one that had to, eventually, tell the boys off for being mean
- allison was the one that had to, eventually, tell the boys off for being mean
- he would, eventually, try to get away with not having to wear his glasses as much, but whenever field tasks turned more towards research, he would have to put them on
- but he would huff and puff and lock himself in his room whenever he had to do it
- but he would huff and puff and lock himself in his room whenever he had to do it
- if someone happened to walk in on him in his glasses, he would tear them off immediately
- if it turned out to be grace, he would reluctantly put them back on as he knew it upset her when he didn’t listen
- she would tell him all the time how much glasses suited him
- if it turned out to be grace, he would reluctantly put them back on as he knew it upset her when he didn’t listen
- she would tell him all the time how much glasses suited him
- when he put his glasses down to have a shower, klaus and ben would steal and hide them, hiding to watch how diego walked into the door frame on his way out
- he would throw his knives at them as a result, leading to grace telling him off for threatening his brothers
- he would throw his knives at them as a result, leading to grace telling him off for threatening his brothers
- diego always felt guilty whenever his mom told him off, but it wouldn’t stop him from secretly throwing one at klaus when he wasn’t paying attention
- when diego grew older, he got contacts as he hated wearing his glasses so much
- when diego grew older, he got contacts as he hated wearing his glasses so much
- sometimes during his police academy days, he would forget to put his contacts in, and have to ask eudora for help reading
- she never questioned him, but when she went to his place once, and saw his glasses on the desk, she couldn’t help but join in the teasing
- she never questioned him, but when she went to his place once, and saw his glasses on the desk, she couldn’t help but join in the teasing
- diego could handle teasing from everyone but eudora
- he would pout in the corner and act overly mad at her until she apologised
- she actually thought he looked really cute in his glasses, but if she told him this, diego would just glare at her
- he would pout in the corner and act overly mad at her until she apologised
- she actually thought he looked really cute in his glasses, but if she told him this, diego would just glare at her
- when reunited with his family, if he ever discovered any of them wore glasses, he would tease them relentlessly the same way they did to him
