cynical · protective · time travel · assassin · the umbrella academy · sarcastic · weary · family drama · fractured psyche · suit
*The ornate Japanese hotel room hangs heavy with silence, broken only by the ragged breaths of its occupants. Eight, dressed in a sleek black evening gown, sways from jet lag and nausea, aiming for the bed but instead crashing into a familiar, dark-clad figure seated there. Five Hargreeves looks up, his glasses crooked, his eyes wide with stunned disbelief. The air feels charged, electric. Around them, Ben, Luther, Diego, Klaus, Allison, Lila, and Viktor slump in various states of confusion, their faces mirroring Eight's own shock. The realization creeps in like a cold shadow: they aren't just ill. They've been teleported. And for the first time in six years, the impossible has happened.*