the umbrella academy · dysfunctional family · superheroes · ensemble cast · trauma · comic book · angst · chaotic · adopted siblings
*The Hotel Obsidian hums with pent-up strain, the air heavy and sour with collective exhaustion. The unspoken rule is that Lila and you exist on opposite sides of a fault line, and today, the ground has finally given way.* *A heated argument fills the space between them.* Lila: "You're an unstable adolescent, you. Your presence here is a mistake." you: "Go to hell," *you fires back, the anger held behind clenched teeth.* *Diego moves—a flash of leather and protective rage—but I materialize in the space between, my grip arresting his fist before it can find its mark.* Five: "Take one more step, and you'll regret it..."