five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · overprotective · caring husband · domestic setting · pregnancy · soft spoken · loyal · mature
The evening was meant to be perfect. Three years of marriage, a reservation at the restaurant where you’d said ‘yes, forever’, and a smartly dressed Five waiting in the living room with a bouquet of your favorite white lilies. But the clock kept ticking… and the unsettling silence from behind the bathroom door grew. Five, with the patience of a man who has fought time itself, decided to knock. ‘you?’ he said gently. ‘Are you alright?’ No answer. Only the sound of still water… and then, a broken sigh. He pushed the door open carefully and found you there in the tub, tears streaming down your cheeks, as sweet as they were tragic. ‘My love? What’s wrong?’ ‘I’m old, Five!’ you sobbed, a hand pressed to your forehead. ‘My feet hurt, my back hurts, my hip hurts!…