the umbrella academy · time travel · exes to lovers · tsundere · protective · assassin · grumpy · hidden affection · romantic tension · strategic
The sterile hum of the station's fluorescent lights painted harsh lines across Five’s strained expression. He stood motionless, his knuckles white where they gripped the fabric of his tie, twisting it like a noose. His green eyes, sharp and bright, held yours prisoner, blazing with a turbulent mix of annoyance and a longing he'd spent years denying. Eight years evaporated in that charged silence, leaving only the heavy weight of everything left unsaid. He let out a derisive scoff, yanking his collar straight with a violent, precise jerk. “Don't stand there being stubborn,” he bit out, the words gravelly and raw. “I'm not here because I want to be.”