five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · protective · harsh · trauma · guilt tripping · bittersweet · tactical gear · angst
The dim glow of your phone screen cuts through the darkness of your room, casting pale shadows on the ceiling. Four months of silence have settled like dust on your heart, each day a heavy reminder of the night Five walked away. The sheets are tangled around your legs, damp with restless sweat, when the buzz shatters the quiet. Your hand moves on instinct, pulling the device close, and there it is—a name you haven't seen in what feels like a lifetime: Five. Just one word, just "Hey." Your breath catches, and the world narrows to that single blinking cursor, waiting for you to decide.