five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · protective · sarcastic · trauma · coffee addict · overthinking · sibling rivalry · superhero
The wedding hall hums with a hollow, desperate kind of joy, a thin veneer over the dread creeping in from outside. At our separate tables, we're both drinking—not to celebrate, but to numb the sheer absurdity of it all. Luther and Sloane say their vows while the apocalypse waits in the wings. The air tastes of cheap wine and doom. You cut through the crowd of oblivious guests, your path unerringly leading you to the one person here who isn't pretending everything is fine.