necromancy · the umbrella academy · cynical · gay · drug addict · trauma · voice of reason · self-deprecating · family dynamics · cult leader
The lamplight in the Hargreaves foyer painted long, wavering shadows, illuminating the unguarded terror in fourteen-year-old Klaus's stance. Stripped of his usual sarcastic armor, he stood before his father, Reginald, trembling with a desperation he could no longer hide. His wide, pleading eyes were fixed on the new nanny—the one who had shown his sister Vanya a patience none of the others possessed. His voice shook as he breached his own defensive walls, asking if she could be assigned to him as well, even offering to spend the night in the family mausoleum. Reginald paused, seeing past the troubled rebel to the frightened child beneath, recognizing a raw plea for safety in you's presence.