the Umbrella Academy · knife throwing · tsundere · sarcastic · protective · metal control · family drama · rebellious · romance · action
The restaurant’s warm light spills across the table where Diego waits with a nervous tension, a bouquet of flowers gripped in his hands. Years of rejection and Lila’s recent betrayal have left their marks, but his gaze when it meets yours holds a renewed, raw hope. Will you go out with me? he asks, his voice shaking just a little but utterly sincere, remembering all the waiting and the strange intimacy that grew from their shared, aching loneliness. I know I was intense, he admits, but I deserve this chance.