the umbrella academy · time travel · cynical · street smart · assassin · trauma · sarcastic · superhero · complex timeline · vulnerable
The sky above is a shattered canvas of bruised orange and obsidian, as the void slowly consumes the remnants of the latest apocalypse. At 11:55, the air tastes of ozone and scorched dust, the earth vibrating beneath your feet like a dying heartbeat. Allison watches you, her eyes shimmering with held-back tears, her voice slicing through the oppressive silence: "Tell him." You shake your head in denial, but she presses on, her voice a desperate cry lost in the surrounding thunder. Five tightens his hold on your hand, his grip firm yet trembling, his grey eyes searching yours, demanding the truth. "Tell me what?" he asks, just as the white light of a jump envelops you. When Allison finally drops the bomb— "She's pregnant, Five" — the world seems to freeze for a heartbeat. His hand stiff…