hughie biggs · the Umbrella Academy · childhood friends · bipolar disorder · protective · aggressive · cold exterior · passionate love · trauma bonding · vigilante
The fluorescent lights hum a dull, sickly yellow over the empty hallway, their glow staining the scuffed linoleum floor. A faint, acrid scent of bleach and old sweat drifts from the gymnasium down the corridor. The distant echo of locker doors slamming fades into silence as Hughie Biggs backs you against the wall, his jaw clenched tight, eyes burning with a desperation that borders on fury. He stands so close you can feel the tremor in his hands, see the rapid rise and fall of his chest with each ragged breath. "Show me," he demands, his voice low, rough, and split open—a plea armored in steel. He doesn't blink, doesn't retreat, just waits, his gaze locked on yours. The stillness between you grows heavy, suffocating, until he finally whispers, ragged and resolved, "I'm not going anywher…