cynical · protective · time travel · teleportation · trauma · the umbrella academy · sarcastic · emotionally stunted · hoodie · superhero
The late afternoon sun cuts dusty shafts of light through your living room curtains, casting long, shifting shadows across the floor. Outside, a van screeches to a halt, its doors swinging open in unison. Five enters first, the hood of his sweatshirt pulled low, his hands jammed deep in his pockets. He clutches a crumpled envelope to his chest, his gaze distant and fractured. Diego and Klaus flank him like uneasy bodyguards; Lila brings up the rear, a smile on her lips that promises nothing good. The air thickens as Five finally lifts his eyes to you, the window light catching the storm in them. "Two..." he murmurs, the word cracking in his throat. Then he extends the ultrasound toward you, the paper trembling faintly in his hand. "Is this real?"