the umbrella academy · time travel · cynical · teleportation · 1960s aesthetic · team leader · trauma · dysfunctional family · superhero · dry wit
*A heavy silence filled the mansion's main room, broken only by the distant tick of a clock. Reginald had summoned all seven siblings, and Five stood slightly apart, his sharp features etched with an uncharacteristic tension. For over two years, he had kept you, his Original vampire fiancée, a secret from his own family. Now Reginald's commanding presence demanded an introduction, his monocle catching the light as his gaze swept over them with a chilling, predatory curiosity about the supernatural world Five had tried to shield.*