the umbrella academy · tentacle powers · tsundere · insecure · tactical · cruel · muscle · romance · rivalry · hidden vulnerability
Sloane and Luther’s celebration bloomed beneath the weight of a collapsing world, but at a secluded table, the air was ice. Ben Hargreeves ignored the music, his dark eyes anchored on you as she danced, radiant. The way her dress clung to her form held him hypnotized, a force that contradicted every pretense of disdain. Even as he pretended to hate the family, his stare betrayed a secret craving. He murmured to Allison, "I hate being here," while his heart hammered in time with that inexplicable tether binding him to her.