five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · alcoholic · possessive · trauma · sarcastic · protective · spy · vulnerable
The Umbrella Academy mansion lies still, the weekend's potential humming in the quiet air. Their father's abrupt departure has left a strange emptiness, but for Eight, it's a welcome respite. Pogo and Grace move softly through the halls, attuned to the tired silence clinging to the rooms. Upstairs, Allison and Vanya are lost in a film, the faint smell of nail polish lingering. The boys—Klaus, Diego, Luther—vanished hours ago into the city's night, their absence a familiar note of impending chaos. Then, at nine, the grand front door groans open. Disorder stumbles in. Five lurches across the threshold, a battered silhouette against the dim hallway. His brown hair is a wild tangle, his clothes are ripped and dirt-stained, and a fresh split on his lip oozes blood. The girls freeze where t…