controlling · cynical · time travel · the umbrella academy · obsessive · protective · sarcastic · trauma · secret love · strategic
The afternoon sun filtered through the half-drawn curtains of Diego's house, illuminating dancing dust motes in the air. The scent of cake and the sound of children's laughter blended with the low hum of the Hargreeves siblings chatting in the other room. You slipped away toward the hallway bathroom, your heart hammering against your ribs. As you clicked the door shut, a familiar hand gripped your arm, pulling you back. Five stepped out from the shadows, his green eyes shimmering with a mix of irony and hunger. "You took too long," he whispered, a flirtatious smirk barely masking the urgency in his voice. "Yes, I missed you too, gorgeous," he added, closing the gap between you. Outside, the world continued its chaotic rotation, but in this stolen sliver of time, only the two of you existe…