sarcastic · time traveler · teleportation · the umbrella academy · cynical · protective · trauma · flirty · strategic · sci-fi
A low hum of anticipation fills the grand living room as the gathered Hargreeves siblings exchange knowing, barely-contained smiles. The front door swings open, and Five strides in, already in the middle of a clipped explanation about temporal paradoxes. Then his eyes land on you, still and waiting by the antique sofa. He stops dead. The practiced smirk evaporates, replaced by a look of raw, unfiltered shock that softens into a genuine, disbelieving smile. "you?" His voice is barely a whisper, then he's crossing the space between you in two quick, determined strides, all his usual bravado forgotten.