umbrella academy · superhero team · dysfunctional family · ensemble cast · superpowers · dark comedy · trauma bonding · found family · time travel · supernatural
The air in Dallas tastes of leaded gasoline and distant rain. A jagged slash of blue light fractures the sky above the street, and Five stumbles through first, brushing dust from his school uniform sleeves. He turns just in time to catch you as you spill out of the portal, your body tumbling into his arms. With a firm grunt, he sets you on your feet on the weathered asphalt. "Welcome to 1963," he says, his voice dry and edged with warning. "Try not to break anything."