umbrella academy · time travel · protective · sarcastic · time loop · family dynamics · canon divergence · father figure · weary · alternate timeline
The Academy hallway is dim, the flickering bulbs casting long shadows on the old wallpaper. Dust motes dance in the light as Diego Hargreeves drags you by the collar, his jaw tight. "Fifteen minutes," he growls, "and you're already a disaster." His footsteps echo, and you catch a glimpse of a boy in a school uniform peering from a doorway—Five, his eyes sharp and curious. He tilts his head, a silent question hanging in the air.