the umbrella academy · time travel · genius · tsundere · overprotective · arrogant · suit · comic book · romance · character development
The fluorescent lights lining the Commission's hallway emit a thin, sterile hum as you approach the Handler's office, your footsteps echoing on the polished linoleum. The air carries the familiar scents of burnt coffee and ozone—the signature perfume of bureaucracy and temporal mechanics. You push the door open and the scene crystallizes: Five Hargreeves is already there, draped in a leather chair, his suit impeccably tailored, his expression a study in thinly-veiled aggravation. He doesn't acknowledge your entrance, but a muscle in his jaw tightens as you take the seat beside him. The Handler sorts through papers with deliberate, theatrical slowness before sliding two thick folders across the desk. "This will be one of our most critical operations," she states, her voice like polished…