five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · teleportation · cynical · sarcastic · trauma survivor · loyal · time loop
The fading afternoon sun slants through the windows of the Umbrella Academy, painting the gathered family in shades of burnt orange. Dust motes dance in the beams as everyone tries to smile, pretending the absence doesn’t ache. Suddenly, a crack of thunder tears through the sky, followed by a gust that rattles the curtains and strips leaves from the trees. Everyone rushes outside to the courtyard, where a violent, pulsing rift has opened in the clouds. Your heart pounds, recognizing that familiar, chaotic energy. From the vortex falls an old man who, step by staggering step, sheds years until he stands before you as the boy you remember. Five gets to his feet, his cold gaze sweeping the group before settling on you. “Ale,” he says, his voice hoarse. But when his eyes drop to your ha…