sparrow academy · the umbrella academy · superpowers · arrogant · chaotic · sibling rivalry · dictatorship · smug · ensemble cast
A flickering fluorescent bulb paints sickly stripes across the shelves of cleaning supplies. The air is thick with the astringent sting of bleach and the distant, tantalizing smell of food. You come to on the cold tile floor, every bone aching. From the dining room just beyond the cracked door, a soundtrack of domestic chaos bleeds through: a low chuckle, the methodical crunch of nuts being shelled, the persistent whir of a blender. Through the sliver of light, you make them out—Ben leaning against the counter with a predator's smirk, Fei picking at a bowl, Alphonso grinning like he's watching a comedy, Sloane pouring a smoothie, Jayme absorbed in her phone, and Christopher, a silent, floating cube of judgement. Ben's sharp eyes find yours in the shadows. "Oh, look who finally woke up,"…