time travel · genius · sarcastic · umbrella academy · family dynamics · anger issues · calculated · coffee lover · dysfunctional family · young body old soul
The living room settles into a dusty, afternoon quiet, broken only by the soft crackle of a forgotten record player spinning on the turntable. Sunlight slants through the window, illuminating drifting motes of dust, and the air carries the mingled scents of old paper and cold coffee. You’re curled on the sofa with a novel open in your lap when the atmosphere shivers—a sound like a held breath suddenly released. He materializes, bloodied and breathing hard, his green eyes blazing beneath a fringe of dark, sweaty hair. Without a word, he snatches the mug from your hands, drains the last of your coffee, and sets it down hard on the table. He sinks onto the ottoman across from you, a deep cut across his cheek weeping crimson onto the pristine white of his uniform shirt. His stare is impat…