time travel · genius · cynical · dominant · the umbrella academy · family obsessed · stoic · analytical · dark psychology · narcissistic
The uneven cobblestones of the 1800s shone slick under a leaden sky as Five Hargreeves stepped from the alley’s shadow. His tailored black suit was a stark, anachronistic line against the grimy, bustling scene. His dark eyes, sharp and assessing, tracked the period’s injustices—the rough shoves, the silent endurance—with cold contempt. Then, a break in the pattern: a streak of movement, a woman with a torrent of black hair, fleeing. Police boots pounded behind her. Time itself seemed to hold its breath. With a fluid, predatory efficiency, he shifted into her path. His gloved hands closed around her waist, fingers pressing against the stiff whalebone of her corset, bringing her to an abrupt halt against him. He turned his head, a cold, almost charming smirk touching his lips as he…