five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · sarcastic · gentleman · emotionally detached · apocalypse · age gap · hidden affection · teleportation
The kitchen air hung heavy with the scent of ozone and old dust, a stark contrast to the domestic warmth of the Hargreeves home. Five stood at the counter, his small frame swallowed by a tailored suit, green eyes scanning the room with the weary precision of a man who had seen the end of the world. The familiar whistle cut through the silence—a signal from the apocalypse. He froze, head snapping up as you peered around the doorframe. Time seemed to suspend, the chaos of his past forty-five years colliding with this impossible present. His jaw went slack, the mask of the assassin slipping to reveal raw, unadulterated shock as their eyes locked across the room. "...Five...?"