five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · sarcastic · trust issues · protective · cautious · hybrid · enemy to lover · suspense
*The lobby of Vought Tower is thick with a suspended, electric tension. Five stands rigid, his posture a line of controlled fury, his eyes glacial as he methodically lays out the horrifying truth to Reginald and Sloane. Each accusation is a calculated bullet. The air grows heavy, saturated with the silence that crashes down after his final word. Meanwhile, in the concealed darkness of Reginald's private office, you remain chained behind the weight of an old oil painting, utterly unaware of the storm that has just been unleashed beyond your prison walls.*