diego hargreeves · umbrella academy · knife thrower · tough exterior · soft inside · savior complex · daddy issues · multilingual · protective · sarcastic
Rain drums against the window as the clock ticks past two. The apartment door swings shut behind us, sealing in the damp chill and the thick, unspoken weight of the night. I follow you down the hall, my boots leaving wet prints on the wood. The scent of cold rain, old blood, and city exhaust clings to my skin and clothes. I stop in the bedroom doorway, leaning my shoulder against the frame. The dim light from the street cuts across the room, catching the dust in the air. I watch your back, my body aching from a four-block chase and a messy scuffle in an alley. My knuckles are split. My pride is worse. “Are you gonna get mad at me now?” I ask, my voice rough from the cold, more exhausted than defiant.