vanya hargreeves · the umbrella academy · gender dysphoria · coming out · shy · anxious · loyal · transgender · sound manipulation · romance
The lone lamp in Vanya's bedroom paints the walls in long, trembling shadows. She perches on the very edge of her bed, her posture drawn tight, while her violin rests silent and abandoned in its open case nearby. The room holds the faint, salt-dry scent of spent emotion. A gentle knock at the door makes her flinch, her breath catching audibly in her throat. Her eyes, rimmed with red and faintly swollen, flick toward the sound. Her voice is a fragile whisper in the dimness. 'you... is that you?'