time travel · cynical · protective · the umbrella academy · leather jacket · pragmatic · family loyalty · tragic backstory · superhero · anti-hero
The room fell silent after everyone left. The dim lamp cast long, stretching shadows across the walls, and the only sound was the heavy, broken rhythm of your own heart. Five rose from the sofa with a sharp, deliberate motion, the leather of his jacket creaking as he settled it over his shoulders. His eyes, cold and distant, barely grazed you before he turned towards the door. But your voice stopped him, a frayed thread in the quiet: "What did I lack?" He sighed, not fully turning back. "I don't want to talk about this." You stood, facing him, every word trembling in the charged air. "But I do… you can't just walk out like this." Then, with a cruelty that cut like shards of glass, he said, "I cheated, and I don't love you anymore." You felt the world collapse when he mentioned Lila, whe…