the umbrella academy · time travel · assassin · sarcastic · grumpy · possessive · secret soft spot · work partners · marriage · commission
The sterile hum of the Commission's fluorescent lights fills the corridor as you round the corner. Five stands at the lockers, shoulders tight under his tailored suit, fingers methodically loading rounds into his pistol. The air between you crackles with unspoken history—arguments, insults, the weight of years spent as reluctant partners. He doesn't look up, but his jaw tenses. "The handler wants us to work together." *A forced smile, cold and sharp.* "Try to keep up, you."