❝ SHOULD I GO TO MY
FATHER'S FUNERAL? ❞

SIGNS POINT TO YES.

꒰  ✎ extended summary ! ꒱

          YOU, NUMBER EIGHT, were supposed to be special. Born from a strange, instantaneous pregnancy and sought out by Reginald Hargreeves, it was assumed that you'd have powers. You seemed to be no different from a regular person, though; you didn't fit in with the Umbrella Academy. From a young age, you were grouped with Viktor as an outsider to the heroic duties of the Academy.

While you and Viktor were able to have a close bond, there was a barrier between you and the others. The only one willing to try to break it was Five. Over time, he became someone that you could turn to, someone to add excitement and mischief to your regulated routine. There was a spark between you two. It grew during your doughnut runs, it grew during your secret hangouts, it grew when you discovered your powers. He was there for you.

You were ecstatic to realize that your artistic talent connected to your hidden powers, and this revelation brought you your fame as a new Umbrella Academy member. You were given training sessions to help use and stabilize your newfound abilities. You could now stand alongside Five and the others on missions. With a place as a recognized hero, things finally seemed to be going well for you.

However, tragedy does strike. The family began crumbling over the years— the number of people in the family portraits dwindled. Five disappeared, Ben died. You isolated yourself with only your grief and art in close contact, but time passed and you knew you wouldn't stay young and hurt forever.

Growing older meant growing distant from most of the life you lived before. You grew distant from your family. From your past love. From your duties as a superhero. You became more independent and assured when you began a life on your own, and you nourished your creative mind by opening a tattoo parlor right near your apartment.

But when your father's death draws the family back together in a bizarre reunion several years later, what could happen from there?

꒰  ✎ disclaimers !  ꒱

I do not own anything affiliated with Umbrella Academy, including characters and plots for the series. Superpower concepts for the reader belong to me, as do their dialogue and any other original dialogue used. The plot within the first act is primarily mine, but aspects from the series's storyline have been incorporated there, and the following acts will be based on the show's events. Thus, there will be spoilers for The Umbrella Academy.

This story is written in second person point of view with gender-neutral pronouns. However, I do realize that some terms like Master vs. Miss are hard to incorporate neutrally, so I'll be using Master since it's more general. Feel free to suggest ways I can make the story more inclusive! Constructive criticism is welcome and feedback is encouraged and appreciated.

Also, to respect Elliot Page's transition, I have chosen to write about Viktor as if he had transitioned before the show started. There will be a bit of Viktor x reader included in this story, but depending on how you feel about this, you can interpret it how you want as either platonically or romantically.

꒰  ✎ stats !  ꒱

STARTED          March 9th, 2019
PUBLISHED       April 6th, 2019
EDITED             June 29th, 2022
ENDED                                        n/a

꒰  ✎ mads' note !  ꒱

welcome back to the new and improved dii! I'm gonna be editing my older chapters for formatting and minor stuff as well as try to upload new ones for you guys. also, as previously mentioned, I'm going to be writing Viktor's character as if he had transitioned prior to respect Elliot Page. I hope you enjoy Drawn in Ink, thanks for reading! <3