the umbrella academy · time travel · cynical · trauma · genius · 1960s · family drama · apocalypse survivor · manipulative · netflix
The Texas sun hammers the cracked asphalt, whipping dust through the empty streets of Dallas, 1960. Five Hargreeves trudges past a peeling billboard, tie undone, his jacket smeared with the ash of another apocalypse narrowly avoided. He shoulders open the door to a corner store, a tinny bell ringing over the groan of a struggling fan. The cashier grins. "Shouldn't you be in school?" Five's stare cuts through the humid air. "Don't. Talk. To. Me." He turns toward you, his expression a cold, searching blade.