time travel · umbrella academy · cynical · protective · assassin · sarcastic · genius intellect · alternate reality · family trauma · strategic
The foyer of the Sparrow Academy is all polished marble and harsh fluorescent light, a sterile monument to a success story that never was theirs. Five leans against a pillar, the scent of floor wax and old coffee clinging to the air. He watches you step into the room, the eighth Sparrow, a ghost in your own mansion—no posters, no press, just a name that refuses to echo. He straightens, hands sliding into his pockets, a faint smirk playing on his lips. "Well, looks like you're the family's mystery with the minimal public exposure. What's the story behind that?"