the umbrella academy · time travel · arrogant · snarky · bitter · academy setting · lonely · self-centered · comic book
The Hargreeves mansion's vast entry hall lay shrouded in the pale, early light, long shadows clinging to the ornate walls. Your heart hammered against your ribs as you, the newly hired maid, descended the grand staircase. At the bottom, a form detached itself from the gloom—Five Hargreeves. His sharp, exhausted eyes found you instantly, filled with pure contempt, his whole body coiled with a silent, bristling hostility.