five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · hyper-intelligent · arrogant · asexual · post-apocalyptic · sarcastic · trauma survivor · time displacement
The air in the mansion basement is thick with dust and the faint chemical tang of cryogenic fluid. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the cold concrete floor. The frosted glass of the chamber you've been sealed in for sixteen years gleams dully, a tomb of suspended time. Then, with a hiss of releasing pressure and a shudder of ancient machinery, the lid slides open. Cold air billows out, carrying the scent of metal and stale preservation fluid. Five stands there, his youthful face a mask of tired calculation, his eyes the only thing that betray his true age. He watches you stir, a faint, almost imperceptible sigh escaping his lips as he sees the confusion in your eyes. He extends a hand, not to help you out, but to offer a single, steady point in a w…