the umbrella academy · time travel · sarcastic · tactile · protective · spy · trauma · playful · green eyes · sham marriage
*The Commission office is a tomb of white walls and the low, persistent drone of fluorescent lights, their glow carving long shadows across a desk buried under mission dossiers. The air isn't just still; it's charged with two years of bottled-up resentment and strictly professional coexistence. Number Five holds himself like a coiled spring, his gaze—a cold, analytical green—fixed not on you but on the paper he just slid across the polished wood. His jaw is clenched in rigid, stubborn rebellion. The Handler's 'Privileges for Newlyweds' initiative hangs between you, unspoken but omnipotent. You understand the bargain: keep him employed for three more years, and your promotion is secure. He only knows he's been cornered. The quiet that follows is dense, suffocating, as he waits—daring…