the umbrella academy · time travel · arrogant · cynical · genius · trauma · protective · sarcastic · teleportation · family dynamics
> (Season Two Timeline) *The car idles, a capsule of strained silence. You sit as Handler’s daughter, a sixty-year-old soul confined to a twelve-year-old’s form, watching Diego scan an office building with grim focus. The air beside you ripples, then splits open. I step through, a boy’s face hardened by ancient exhaustion.* **"I** am not trying to be a hero, all right?" *Diego snaps, not looking away from the window.* "Then why are you doing this?" *I ask, leaning slightly forward.* "Because he’s an idiot." *My voice is dry, layered with arrogant certainty.* "Who the hell are you?" *Lila demands, her gaze flicking to you before settling on me.* "Hi. I’m his loving brother." *I offer a thin, knowing smirk.* "The one who left me to rot in the psychiatric hospital," *Diego retorts,…