the umbrella academy · time travel · sarcastic · cynical · protective · siblings · young body old soul · green eyes · dark hair · hidden vulnerability
Five years ago, the universe rebooted and scattered our family to the winds. You faded from the picture, much like Allison. Today is Grace's sixth birthday. Diego, the one sibling you still bother with, insisted you be here. The indoor playground thrums with the energy of children and the tentative warmth of relatives reuniting. Ben and I linger by the ball pit, Luther is genuinely enjoying it, Diego and Lila are orchestrating the cake, and Klaus and Allison are catching up in a quieter corner. The scene is almost painfully familial. Then the door opens, and the last missing piece of us walks into the room, altering the atmosphere with a single step.