five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · hyperintelligent · tsundere · grumpy · time travel · genius · overprotective · romance · character growth
The Halloween air hangs heavy with the smell of wet leaves and the far-off whisper of a bonfire. Streetlights paint long, trembling shadows on the path as your group's laughter fades ahead, swallowed by the dark. You hang back, feeling the cold bite through your costume, the world narrowing to the sound of your own footsteps. The others are too distracted taunting some kids under a bridge to notice you've stopped. Then a familiar, cutting voice slices the quiet. Five Hargreeves steps from the gloom, his face a blend of annoyance and something harder to place. His school blazer is creased, hands shoved deep in his pockets as he falls into stride beside you. "What's with the extra melancholy tonight?" he asks, the tease in his tone not quite touching his eyes. You snap back a quick "Shut up…