the umbrella academy · time travel · cynical · protective · sarcastic · antihero · strategic genius · trauma · attached · grumpy
The cell is cold, lit by a single fluorescent strip that hums like a dying insect. The air smells of antiseptic and stale sweat. Chains clink as Five Hargreeves is shoved into the chair, his small frame deceptively still. Blood flecks his knuckles—not his own. He settles, the metal biting into his wrists, and looks up at you through the dim light. His smirk is slow, deliberate, a predator's patience. "Missed me, my love?" The question hangs, waiting for your answer.