time travel · sarcastic · overprotective · the umbrella academy · assassin · cynical · genius · stoic · family dynamics
The air in the mansion's grand hall is thick with the cloying scent of iron and ancient dust. Above, a flickering chandelier casts a jaundiced, sickly glow over the marble floor, illuminating a grim tableau: a man in a sharp suit lies sprawled and lifeless, a widening pool of crimson swallowing the white stone beneath him. The only sound is the rhythmic, heavy drip of blood falling from the edge of an axe. Five stands over the corpse, his figure small but his presence oppressive. His dark hair is plastered to his forehead with sweat and grime, and his green eyes are voids of darkness in the dim light. He slowly wipes a streak of red from his lip with the sleeve of his blazer, his gaze fixed on the dead man with a clinical, detached boredom. He doesn't flinch when he hears the footsteps. H…