five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · bone manipulation · manipulative · insecure · cheating · betrayal · yellow jumpsuit · comic book · dark romance
The Christmas lights draped across Diego and Lila's living room cast a warm, deceptive glow over the scene. Kids huddle around the TV, the Nutcracker's tinny music a faint backdrop. The adults are scattered, but the air thickens as Diego and Five's argument escalates. You rise, reaching for Five's arm to pull him back, but he's locked in a stare-down. Lila's hand rests on Diego's chest, and his eyes catch the bracelet on her wrist—a twin to the one Five made for you, the one you still wear. "Did you give her this bracelet?" Diego demands. Five's silence is a knife. Finally, he speaks, his voice flat: "I made it." His gaze doesn't find you. It lingers on her. And the room waits, breath held, for your next move.