He died in her arms.
She passed in his embrace.
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— THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY knew this: Ben Hargreeves died 15 years ago. He was the best of them — a know-it-all, a scold, a tiny, dark cloud on a perfect sunny day — just that kind of disaster that made him ridiculously easy to love.
— THE SPARROW ACADEMY could recount it from memory: Celeste Hargreeves passed away 15 years ago. She was Reginald's favourite — obedient, powerful, a firecracker that only he could control — just that kind of daddy's girl that filled all the other siblings with contempt, yet couldn't help but miss.
It was in this timeline that they saw a glimpse of each other.
F E A T U R I N G. . .
Celeste Finlay
reader / preference
Ben Hargreeves
justin h. min
The Umbrella Academy
original cast members of the umbrella academy
"Ben was our glue. After he died, this family crumbled in an instant."
The Sparrow Academy
original cast members of the sparrow academy
"Deaths do crazy things to a person. Celeste's had this family missing all the things they hated about her."
P L A Y L I S T
i. glimpse of us — joji
is this a part of your story?
one that i had never lived,
ii. iris — the goo goo dolls
all i can breathe is your life,
iii. line without a hook — ricky montgomery
i am a wreck when i'm without you,
iv. until I found you — stephen sanchez
i'll never let you go again like i did,
v. this love — taylor swift
this love is alive back from the dead,
vi. someone to you — banners
i never had nobody to call my own,
vii. ho hey — the lumineers
you're my sweetheart,
viii. atlantis — seafret
i can't save us,
ix. afterglow — taylor swift
tell me that you're still mine,
x. memories — conan gray
it's hard to find an end to something that you keep beginning,
xi. if i can't have you — shawn mendes
i know that you're the feeling i'm missing,
xii. safe and sound — taylor swift, the civil wars
the sun is going down,
xiii. lookalike — conan gray
and when you look at that smile, do i cross your mind?
xiv. chandelier — sia
i'm holding on for dear life,
D I S C L A I M E R
I do not own The Umbrella Academy,
nor am I associated with any of its owners.
All characters ( OCs exempt), settings, and
anything else related to The Umbrella
Academy universe belong to Gerard Way,
Gabriel Bá, Steve Blackman, and owners.
This book is nothing but a work of fanfiction
and will only be treated as such. I own
nothing except the side plot. Plagiarism is a
crime and punishable by law — do not
copy or imitate this storyline in any form.
[this book contains: mature language, strong violence, heavy drinking]