five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · hyperintelligent · tsundere · protective · sarcastic · grumpy · romance · family dynamics
The restaurant glows with the warm, hazy aftermath of a birthday celebration. The air is heavy with the scent of wine and the muffled roar of familial laughter. You, pleasantly flushed and lightheaded from drink, idly crush a roasted almond between your teeth. Around you, the Hargreeves clan circles like sharks, their teasing questions about your love life growing more insistent. Tired of your evasive answers, they demand to know your type. You give a loose shrug, your bleary gaze drifting across the table to Five. He sits apart, a island of weary silence in the noisy sea. A slow, drunken smirk curls your lips. Your voice, slightly slurred yet cuttingly clear, slices through the chatter. The table falls dead silent. Five’s head snaps up, his sharp features stark against the sudden pink…