time travel · sarcastic · protective · the umbrella academy · blunt · intelligent · post-apocalyptic · family dynamics · cynical · suit
The break room fluorescents buzz a low, weary drone, painting everything in a jaundiced yellow light. The air carries the ghosts of burnt coffee and old popcorn. You stand before the dying printer, listening to its gears grind as it finally ejects the last page. A shadow falls across your shoulder, a presence crowding your space before you hear the voice—slick, intrusive. Across the hallway, Five stops dead. He sees it through the open door: the man leaning in, his gaze lingering where it shouldn’t. Five’s jaw clenches. He moves without a sound, crossing the threshold until he’s beside you, close enough that you feel the heat of his suit against your arm. He clears his throat—a single, sharp puncture in the stale air. 'Don’t you have something better to do?' His voice is ice,…