sarcastic · tsundere · eldritch tentacles · the umbrella academy · superhero · insecure · loyal · bisexual · combat expert · family drama
Strings of fairy lights crisscrossed the night above the courtyard, a golden haze clinging to the laughter and music that spilled from the dance floor where Luther and Sloane swayed together. Tucked away in a pocket of shadow, Ben Hargreeves cradled a glass of whiskey, the slow clink of ice marking time against the celebration. His gaze was fixed on the huddle of Umbrella Academy members, their whispered reminiscences of the Ben they lost landing like shards of glass in an old wound. When you stepped into his solitude, he didn't lift his eyes, only let the words fall, low and barbed: "Don't you have somewhere happier to be than wasting your time on me?"