#craighsiaoheadcanons

[retvenkos]

“is this considered a summer fling?”

STRAP YOURSELVES IN, FOLKS, BECAUSE TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ENDLESS SUMMER AND BEING DIEGO ORTIZ SOTO’S SIBLING AND HAVING A NOT-SO-SECRET CRUSH ON CRAIG HSIAO...

so let’s address the obvious

diego does not have the greatest relationship with his family, so how do you factor in?

well, you are diego’s twin, and so, naturally, there is a deeper understanding between the two of you, and there is no way you can keep secrets from eachother

and if you do, the other is quick to find out

which quickly escalates to an argument (that mostly involves yelling) in spanish

it’s one of the few ways diego can posture to anyone

and even though the two of you are twins, that does not mean you are the same

diego is definitely the more happy-go-lucky one

which, don’t get me wrong, doesn’t mean you aren’t an optimist, but times are hard for dreamers

you are also the more plucky, corageous one out of the two of you

which means you get into more sticky situations because you are determined

if there is a will, there’s a way, and while diego is the flexible one, you do not budge on what you believe is true

which is where diego comes in to save you from yourself

but your courage is also your undoing since you have no fear over things you should definitely fear

but diego is always there to save you and make sure you don’t die

are you a little co-dependent? maybe. or maybe you just really love your family

and let’s be honest - when you first meet our resident uber jock™, craig, you’re not impressed

plenty of boys can play football, but how many can get us out if this mess?

to which he scoffs at

“my skills are gonna save your life one day, i’d start being nice now.”

“god forbid that day ever come.”

and it’s a bit of a cliche, enemies to lovers type of crush, but you never really hated him, so you hate it when diego claims that’s what it is

“you had a crush on sean, so i wouldn’t rib at me for my tastes.”

“that’s a lie, i have class.”

“so then which boy was it? jake?”

and he’s silent and there’s a blush on his cheek

“dios mio, that was a joke!”

you’re screaming

“you have terrible taste too!”

“not as bad as you!”

and craig, bless his soul, is oblivious

especially when it comes to the fact that he likes you

zahra is the one who hits him over the head and tells him he’s being an idiot and he’s in love

“like hell, i am!”

and zahra wishes the ground would open up and scream at him because she is so done with his stupid  p i n i n g

and to be honest, no one knows about either crush for a long time

diego can read you like a book, but he’s also not dumb, so he doesn’t hint at it

and you don’t really instigate bickering with craig - you like to watch him from afar

because yeah, you have courage, but you’re not reckless

diego, of course, would disagree.

and everyone just assumes that craig is agressive and like that 24/7

and zahra could care less

there are other ships to keep an eye on

like the obvious heart-eyes sean keeps giving jake

and the teasing that jake does to sean

just KISS already!

during the vaanti attack on the celestial, craig saved your life

and he wasn’t even cocky about it - just saddened at the people you had lost

how easily could it have been him?

and you had thanked him breathlessly in the moment, but once you had gotten sucked through the portal gun without your brother, you were broken

he wasn’t  dead

he couldn’t be

and the rest of the group tried to skirt around the subject of diego

but you could see in their eyes that they thought he was dead

and it  e n r a g e d  you

and so you break off from the group and they all watch you go, not knowing what to do

so craig starts to go, but they stop him because ‘that’s not what you need right now.’

“i don’t see anyone else volunteering.”

and zahra says to let him go

and when he finds you, you’re pushing back tears

“let me guess, sean wants the group to move out?”

“no, we’re gonna stay here for a little while. find out as much as we can.”

“course, so we can all get off this island, right?”

“you don’t want to?”

“not without my  b r o t h e r.”

and he sighs and sits down next to you

“we’ll save him.”

“HOW?”

and your voice is loud, and rough, and it hurts

“i already saved one of you. looks like you needed my football skills after all.”

but his voice is soft and his eyes are careful

“if you promise me this, you can’t go back on it.”

“i won’t leave this hellscape till we find him.”

and damn if he doesn’t want to kiss you right then

but he pulls away

and things don’t magically fix right then

it takes time

and now you two are on the same team

and you save him

again

and again

and then he saves you

again

and again

and maybe it’s a bit of a competition between the two of you

but it’s nice

and whenever you smile about it, craig’s heart does a little flip

and when you find your brother, you hold him tight

and later that night, when diego is talking to everyone else, you head over to craig and find your comfortable place at his side

and the two of you sit there in silence because your gratitude is palpable and beyond words. you just watch the rest of your friends from a distance, side by side

“can i kiss you?”

and he’s startled by your words and turns to face you. and for some reason he can’t speak.

so he nods.

and your lips crash onto his

and you don’t know why you never did so sooner because it’s everything you ever wanted it to be

and when you break apart, craig has a smirk on his face

“how were my skills?”

and you roll your eyes but it doesn’t stop you from kissing him again

AND FLUF ENSUES.