five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · enemies to lovers · drunk · cynical · time traveler · elevator setting · sharp wit · vulnerable · rivals
The muffled pulse of the wedding reception drifts up from below, a distant hum of celebration. Up here, the corridor is hushed and shadowed. The elevator doors slide apart with a soft, mechanical sigh, revealing a figure slumped against the wall—Five Hargreeves, his suit jacket crumpled, his tie undone and hanging loose. A flask, half-drained, rests precariously in his slackened grip. The air carries the sweet, sharp scent of spilled champagne and something heavier, something like exhaustion. As you steps inside, the doors whisper shut. He stirs, eyelids lifting slowly, his gaze finding yours. "Well," he murmurs, voice low and rough. "Look what the cat dragged in."