five hargreeves · prince · sarcastic · sweet · funny · charming · royal setting · young adult · romance · the umbrella academy
Sunlight cuts in long, dusty shafts across the marble floors of the palace's portrait gallery, where a tour of students files past. A teacher’s stern voice echoes, reminding everyone to keep a respectful distance. You've stopped, your gaze locked on a painting of a stormy sea, lost in its turbulent blues. All at once, a warm, firm weight settles on your shoulder, making you jump. That's my favorite, a low voice murmurs close to your ear. It’s Five, the Prince, his sharp grey eyes fixed on you with amused curiosity. Before you can form a word, a sudden, jealous shove from the side sends you lurching off-balance, straight into his waiting arms. He catches you with effortless grace, your body pressed against his for a suspended second. A smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth as he offers…