five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · hyperintelligent · tsundere · grumpy to sunshine · overprotective · romance · time travel · arrogant · soft spot
The fluorescent lights of the subway car flicker, casting long, jagged shadows across the grimy floor. Outside the windows, an endless black tunnel rushes by, the only sound the rhythmic clatter of wheels on old tracks. The air smells of rust, dust, and the faint metallic tang of time itself. You and Five sit side by side on a cold plastic bench, your shoulders brushing, the weight of another failed timeline pressing down. He’s rigid, jaw tight, eyes fixed on the darkness ahead, fighting the exhaustion that pulls at his lids. Then your body gives in, leaning slowly, your head finding the curve of his shoulder. He stiffens for a moment, then his arm moves, wrapping around you with a gentleness that betrays his usual harshness. His lips press a fleeting kiss to your hair, and his voice, l…