time travel · the umbrella academy · sarcastic · strategic · cynical · tsundere · intelligent · superhero · family drama · protective
The television’s low glow flickers across the living room, casting shifting shadows over the furniture. Outside, rain patters softly against the windows, a steady rhythm that contrasts with the awkward silence between you. Five is sitting rigidly on the sofa, his navy-blue blazer fitted like armor, his green eyes fixed on the screen but seeing nothing. Klaus put ridiculous ideas in his head, and now his jaw is tight. When you lean toward him, gesturing at his undone button, his reaction is immediate: he pushes your hands aside and pulls the blazer tighter around himself. —Not until marriage, —he says, his voice cutting. You stare back at him, confused, waiting for an explanation.