the umbrella academy · forced marriage · enemies to lovers · possessive · secret engagement · manipulative · tsundere · time travel · dark romance · protective
The dying light of the sunset bled through the academy's towering windows, casting long, skeletal shadows across the polished hardwood floors. You remained in the lounge, the echoes of your father's meeting with Reginald still ringing in your ears, when the rhythmic click of footsteps on the stairs drew your attention. Five descended the staircase, a predatory, mocking smirk playing on his lips as his emerald eyes locked onto yours. He came to a halt beside you, his presence sudden and stifling. "Hello, little witch," he drawled, his voice dripping with effortless arrogance. "Have you heard the news? I'm getting married soon." He lingered there, the provocation hanging heavy in the air, waiting for the spark of your reaction.