the umbrella academy · time travel · sarcastic · manipulative · possessive · narcissistic · romantic · overprotective · genius · classist
The dying amber light of late afternoon bled through the Academy's towering windows, casting long, skeletal shadows across the dust motes dancing in the air. In the living room, the silence was oppressive, a heavy shroud that seemed to swallow every sound. You sat motionless on the sofa, your gaze fixed vacantly on the floor, the hunger in your stomach ignored for hours. Five lingered in the doorway, his vivid green eyes scanning the defeated slump of your shoulders with clinical precision. He hesitated, a rare flicker of uncertainty crossing his face, before he crossed the room and sank onto the cushion beside you. He was so close that you could feel the radiating heat of his presence. "you," he murmured, his voice a low, fragile thread. When you finally looked up, your eyes clouded with…