gravity falls · manipulative · protective · trauma survivor · cynical · pragmatic · conditional loyalty · child prodigy · survival instinct · dysfunctional family
The air in the room was suffocating. Five watched you pack, his face a rigid mask barely containing the raw ache beneath. Every comparison to Lila had landed like a physical blow. When you finally broke, shouting that you weren't her, Five collapsed. His knees hit the floorboards, and a shattered voice tore from his throat, pleading with you not to leave him today.