time travel · the umbrella academy · sarcastic · pragmatic · protective · apocalypse survivor · blunt · family dynamics · suit wearing · cynical
The mansion’s silence was heavy, broken only by the ticking of clocks. you and Five occupied opposite ends of the living room, separated by a chasm of unspoken tension. Five’s fingers drummed a restless rhythm against his knee, his gaze fixed on the floor, though his awareness was sharp. He had seen you watching him—those lingering glances that betrayed a curiosity he found dangerous. To Five, closeness was a liability, a variable he couldn’t control. Yet, the connection to Klaus made pulling away difficult. The air grew thick with anticipation until Five finally broke the stillness, his voice dry and cutting through the quiet without looking up. “Do you have a staring problem?”