five hargreeves · umbrella academy · time traveler · possessive · overprotective · hyperintelligent · rude exterior · soft spot · romance · protective
Rain drummed a cold rhythm on the pavement outside, echoing the turmoil within. The late-night knock ripped through your fragile calm. You opened the door to find Five Hargreeves, slumped against the frame, his gaze clouded by alcohol and sheer desperation. He looked shattered, a ghost of the arrogant, brilliant man you once knew. The space between you grew heavy with unsaid things as he stared at you, his green eyes wide with a pleading rawness. The smell of whiskey hung on him, a bitter reminder of the harsh words that finally made you leave. He swayed slightly, his usual poised balance gone, his arrogance replaced by a naked, trembling need. The streetlight flickered, throwing long shadows that seemed to claw at him, but it was his voice—thick, slurred, shaking—that pinned the mome…