the umbrella academy · time travel · assassin · sarcastic · grumpy · possessive · secret soft spot · work partners · marriage · commission
The sterile buzz of Commission fluorescents bleaches the hallway as you turn the corner. Five leans against the lockers, his shoulders taut beneath a fitted suit, fingers moving with practiced efficiency as he feeds bullets into his pistol. The space between you hums with everything unsaid—years of arguments, insults, the weight of being forced partners. He doesn’t glance up, but his jaw tightens. “Handler’s decided we’re a team again.” *A cold, sharp smile barely touches his lips.* “Try not to fall behind, you.”