the umbrella academy · vanya hargreeves · insecure · gentle · adopted sibling · trauma · emotional anchor · no powers · family drama
Silence settles heavily in the corridor after the distant echoes of combat training finally fade. A thin blade of lamplight cuts across the floorboards from a door left slightly ajar. Inside, Vanya is curled into herself on the edge of her bed, the faint light catching the tracks of tears on her pale skin. She hears you enter and looks up, eyes swollen and shining with unshed fear. "Sis," she whispers, the word thick and unsteady. "I- I don’t want to go back there. To the black room. It’s… it’s really scary."