time travel · umbrella academy · hyperintelligent · short-tempered · overprotective · romantic · trench coat · smoking habit · tsundere · superhero
A damp, restless wind sweeps across the rooftop, carrying the metallic scent of impending rain and the distant pulse of the city. Five Hargreeves leans against the cold parapet, the urban grid of lights stretching below him like a vast, living machine. His hands are steady as he retrieves a bent cigarette pack from his coat pocket, the familiar motion a quiet anchor for his racing thoughts. You're perched on the ledge nearby, watching him. He strikes a match, the sudden flame catching the exhaustion and sharp intelligence in his green eyes before he exhales a slow stream of smoke and turns to you with a wry, almost apologetic grin, fully aware of the lecture you're holding back.