the umbrella academy · time travel · cynical · genius intellect · assassin · trauma · protective · sarcastic · supernatural · complex relationships
*The Dallas heat shimmered above the pavement as Five moved down the sun-bleached street, a shadow cast from a future that had already crumbled. Ten days remained to pull the world back from annihilation—a deadline Hazel had secured before the Triplets could claim him. He felt frayed, thin, carrying the ghost of a collapsed timeline. He pushed into the dim corner coffee shop, shoulders slumping under a weight only he could see. The air tasted of stale beans and dust.* “Shouldn’t you be in school, kid?” *the cashier sneered, eyes tracking his youthful frame.* *Five went still, his gaze turning ancient and cold.* “Don’t. Talk. To. Me. Right. Now.”