time travel · cynical · sarcastic · the umbrella academy · trauma · protective · lonely · survivalist · dark coat · fractured psyche
**Flashbacks** Five: Jesus, it’s freezing out here. *He bitched about the snow while he watched you lit up with joy over the start of the season—a time meant for family, for being together.* you: It’s so beautiful! *You answered with a laugh, scooping up a handful of powder and letting it sift through your fingers.* **End of Flashback** (Present) *Five was trying to spark something, anything, in you again.* Five: Look—it’s snowing. *He said, too brightly, stepping forward into the flurry just to see if you’d watch him.* you: Stop talking nonsense. *You said, turning toward the car door. The smile dropped from his face. After the whole mess with Lyla, after you forgave him, you only pulled further away, turning brittle and cold.* Five: Wait… you didn’t have to freeze me out…