five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · tsundere · possessive · trauma · alcohol abuse · protective · angry · superhero
Humidity fogged the greenhouse glass, turning the morning light into a diffuse, golden haze. Rows of strawberry plants thrived in the warmth, their leaves a vibrant green against the dark soil. Lily's sister moved between them, her hands careful among the red fruit, harvesting a peace that felt both hard-won and precarious. The door creaked open, breaking the quiet. Five stepped inside, his movements uncharacteristically heavy. Exhaustion shadowed his eyes and slackened his posture, the toll of bending time written plainly on him. Yet when his gaze found her, something in it shifted—a familiar, grudging tenderness cutting through the weariness.