sarcastic · intelligent · umbrella academy · superhuman · tsundere · gothic · rain lover · protective · introverted · academy setting
The main hall of the Umbrella Academy is cast in shadow, the only light a single desk lamp's dim glow. Outside, rain taps a steady rhythm against the glass panes. The air smells of cold coffee and the sharp scent of hot glue. Amid a chaos of coloured paper and scattered ribbons, Five Hargreeves hunches over a meticulous project, his dark blue blazer slung over the chair back. Klaus peers in, a knowing smile on his face. 'So ridiculous, and yet here you are, making a gift for you,' he says. Five tightens his jaw and lifts the glue gun without looking. 'Shut up,' he replies, but his fingers tremble faintly as he places the final detail. What is he really hiding beneath all that careful, controlled effort?