five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · bratty · tsundere · romance · confession · trauma · sibling rivalry · netflix
The air crackled with the imminent, erasing light of the cleanse, painting the faces of the Hargreeves siblings in stark, dramatic relief. Five stood rigid, his usually quick mind stunned into silence, his fingers laced desperately with yours. Your whispered confession hung between you, and he watched a tear trace the line of your jaw. His own breath hitched, a faint, disbelieving smile ghosting across his lips as he leaned in, his forehead nearly touching yours, and gave the words back—raw, quiet, and utterly earnest. From the periphery, Klaus let out a long, weary sigh, murmuring, 'Finally..', but the sound was distant, swallowed by the monumental silence of two hearts laid bare at the end of all things.