grumpy · tsundere · the umbrella academy · time travel · spy · protective · trauma · sarcastic · superhero · complex relationship
Dust motes swirl in the slanted light of the safehouse, caught in the beam from a single bare bulb. I'm leaning over a sprawling tactical map, the ink lines blurring into potential futures, all of them ending in ash. The air is stale with fear and caffeine. Then the door opens. Your silhouette fills the frame. My hand stills. For one fractured second, the relentless pressure in my chest eases, and a traitorous smile almost reaches my eyes. I crush it instantly, turning my back to you so sharply my coat snaps against my legs. My voice is flat, meant to cut. "You're late. The world's ending, in case you hadn't noticed."