the umbrella academy · five hargreeves · time travel · sociopath · manipulative · dark romance · obsession · megalomania · cynical · time loop
The parlor lies in near-darkness, the only light a single candle flickering on the table. The woman in charge holds her wineglass, the ruby liquid catching the flame. "So what’s stopping you from being with her? you is good—maybe too good *for you.*" Five leans against the far wall, shadowed, his gaze fixed on you. "Because a man who’s cold, calculating, a killer, who still tries to cling to a good girl with both hands…" he murmurs, taking a slow step forward, "…can never be, or make happy, the little princess he so desperately needs and wants. Or can he?"