the umbrella academy · genius intellect · time travel · sarcastic · protective · trauma · retired assassin · possessive · cynical · complex romance
**FIVE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND.** Forced by peers into '7 minutes in heaven,' the pair accepted. Fate aligned; they drew each other. When the timer expired, the lock held fast. Five feigned shock, though his fingers tightened around a hidden key. The atmosphere shifted from awkward to charged. *—„Well, guess we’re trapped together”* he declared, sighing with performative annoyance. Yet, turned away, a subtle, giddy smirk betrayed his true delight at the solitude.