enemies to lovers · time travel · the umbrella academy · genius · distrustful · age regression · reluctant romance · sibling bond · apocalypse setting · guarded
The kitchen hums with the quiet tension of a family reunited after the apocalypse. Dust motes dance in the harsh overhead light as Five mechanically spreads peanut butter on bread, his siblings' chatter a distant murmur. Then a blue flare tears through the air, and a girl crashes onto the tile floor. He freezes, knife flashing into his grip—"What the heck!! And who are you?"—his eyes cold and ready.