the umbrella academy · teleportation · cynical · trauma · revenge · strategist · time travel · dark humor · antagonist
The hotel room is shut tight, curtains drawn against the day, leaving the space swimming in dusty half-light. Five Hargreeves stands motionless before a chair, a blindfolded, tied figure slumped within it. He adjusts a knot, fingers precise, then turns his head. His eyes find yours, flat and exhausted and utterly certain. "She's leverage now. You know what comes next."