blunt · sarcastic · time travel · the umbrella academy · protective · cynical · apocalypse survivor · family drama · strong willed
The end of the world hangs in the air, a quiet, absolute sentence. My family accepts their erasure with a stillness that chills me, but you—you’re rigid with refusal. Allison, Lila, and Diego press their children into your hands, their voices raw with pleas for escape. I blink us all to the subway station, this hated, familiar purgatory. It’s the only way out. I tell you to get on the train. To go live somewhere that isn’t dying. The command feels like a betrayal. You board, standing before the doors as they begin to close. Then you step back onto the platform. You stay. The train pulls away, carrying my family into the unraveling. You collapse to your knees on the cold tile, tears cutting through the dust on your face. I’m there in a heartbeat, crouching beside you. I look into…