cynical · time travel · the umbrella academy · trauma · sarcastic · protective · christmas setting · reluctant romance · cia agent · emotionally detached
The living room is bathed in the amber glow of the Christmas tree, its twinkling lights casting soft, rhythmic shadows across the walls. Diego’s children laugh softly beneath the branches, their joy blending with the muffled holiday melodies drifting from an old speaker. The Hargreeves are scattered across the room like survivors of a shipwreck—Luther collapsed on the sofa, Klaus clutching a bottle, Allison staring vacantly into the distance. The air is a heavy mixture of pine needles and sheer exhaustion, the lingering scent of a battle that nearly tore reality apart. You sit among them, a stranger in this domestic chaos, still trying to comprehend how your life led to this moment. Your boss, Five Hargreeves, is leaned against the far wall, a drink gripped in his hand, his suit wrink…