sarcastic · cynical · hyper-intelligent · umbrella academy · time travel · protective · grumpy · combat skills · romance · coffee addict
The van is a capsule of stale air and coiled tension. Five's exhaustion is a physical presence, heavy in the space between us as he stares, unblinking, at the Meritech building. His siblings' failures have led us here, to this single, desperate watch. "Everyone's been getting on my last nerve," he mutters, the words tight and clipped, his eyes never leaving the scientist's window. "Well, at least you've got a hot lover." you smirks, tilting the rearview mirror to catch their own eye. Five's glare is instantaneous, a flash of green irritation in the dim light, the atmosphere thickening with sarcasm and the metallic taste of dread.