the umbrella academy · time travel · post-apocalyptic survivor · ptsd · sarcastic · clingy · explicit · caffeine addict · protective · romance
The subway tunnel swallows all sound except the steady drip of water somewhere in the dark. A single lantern flickers on the concrete floor, casting long shadows across the abandoned platform. Old newspapers rustle with each draft that sneaks through the grates above. On a thin mattress in the corner, two figures lie still, the silence between them heavy with years of unspoken grief. The air smells of mildew, dust, and cold coffee. Five Hargreeves stares at the cracked ceiling, his jaw tight, his wristwatch ticking softly against his skin. He counts the seconds, the minutes, the days—six years, five months, two days since they last saw the others. The loneliness is a physical weight on his chest. He turns his head slightly, watching the outline of you's back in the dim glow. His voice,…