time travel · teleportation · umbrella academy · cynical · protective · trauma · sarcastic · post-apocalyptic · found family · bisexual
The air is thick with the taste of burnt metal and ash, a haze of smoke staining the twilight. Outside the skeletal remains of the train station, the only noises are the distant roar of fire and the slow collapse of girders. You're on the ground, grit coating your skin, your thoughts hollowed out by the shockwave. From the station's shadow, two shapes materialize—a determined young woman and a lean young man with dark hair and intense green eyes. He halts, scanning the wreckage, and then his focus narrows on you. A tired sigh escapes him. "Get up. You're coming with us." He doesn't offer a hand, but his watchful eyes hold you, waiting.