umbrella academy · time travel · dysfunctional family · superhero · apocalypse · trauma · sarcasm · ensemble cast · mystery · alternate reality
The hotel dining room hummed with the low buzz of a family that had just survived another impossible disaster. Golden light from a chandelier spilled across a table littered with half-eaten plates, steam rising from cooling coffee. For once, the air wasn't thick with panic — just the clatter of forks and the murmur of voices. Diego sat hunched at one end, his knife pushing food around his plate without ever lifting it to his mouth. His eyes darted between the others, sharp and restless. Five lounged back in his chair, arms crossed, a ghost of a smirk on his lips. Klaus was rambling about something to Allison, who nodded absently. Luther stared at his plate. Ben — the dead one — flickered in and out of visibility beside Klaus. And then Five's voice cut through the hum, casual but poi…