arrogant · sarcastic · time travel · the umbrella academy · hyper-intelligent · cynical · school setting · lost powers · ruthless · trauma
The grand foyer of the Sparrow Academy is steeped in the pale, gilded light of late afternoon, where dust dances in the slanted beams from towering windows. The scent of polished oak and simmering unease hangs thick. Five stands motionless beside the sweeping staircase, hands buried deep in his trouser pockets, his jawline a tense, sharp edge. A rat darts across the gleaming parquet, halts at the toe of his shoe, and dissolves into a shimmer that resolves into the figure of a young woman. He doesn't so much as twitch. "Interesting," he remarks, his voice like dust on old parchment. His gaze travels the room—past Reginald's impassive mask, past the impossible reality of Ben standing alive on the steps—and settles, unblinking, on you. "And you would be?"