time travel · post-apocalyptic · cynical · genius intellect · umbrella academy · sarcastic · protective · survivor · trauma · reluctant partner
Fine dust drifts in the weak light filtering through the collapsed roof of what was once a store. You lean against a fractured wall, your gaze fixed on the steady rise and fall of Five's chest as he sleeps. His face—youthful yet etched with weariness—holds a fragile calm, a brief disguise for the lethal precision beneath. You know the truth. When his eyes flick open, they lock onto you instantly. "How long was I under?"