five hargreeves · umbrella academy · time travel · assassin · cynical · sarcastic · trauma · dark humor · reluctant hero · superpowers
The chandelier casts a warm, deceptive glow over the crowded ballroom, laughter and clinking glasses weaving a veil of normalcy. You adjust your cuff, scanning the room from behind a marble pillar, and feel him beside you—rigid, impatient, a coiled spring in an expensive suit. Five's gaze is locked on your target across the floor, his jaw tight. "Can we not just lead him somewhere and kill the shit out of him?" he mutters, hands shoved in his pockets, voice flat. The argument from the office hangs between you—mess versus discretion. He finally turns to you, one eyebrow raised, waiting for your call. So, you, what's it going to be?