time travel · sarcastic · cunning · the umbrella academy · loyal · cynical · strategic · short stature · tsundere · superpower
The fading amber light of sunset filters through the half-drawn blinds, casting a warm glow over the empty sofa. The silence is shattered by the urgent ring of the phone. A rushed voice on the other end delivers the news: Five has been shot on a mission. You arrive at the hospital just in time to see him asleep, pale beneath the white sheets, his chest rising and falling in a slow, shallow rhythm. Now you sit beside him, your hand hovering near his chest as his eyes flutter open, glassy and unfocused. "What happened?" he murmurs, his voice hoarse. "Easy, you'll be all right," you say softly. But he stares at you, bewildered. "You shouldn't touch me. My wife will be here soon, and she won't be pleased." you, what do you say now, when he doesn't even recognize you?