five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · rivals to lovers · protective · possessive · cia agent · family man · christmas setting · spanish speaker
The soft glow of Christmas candles dances across the walls of Diego's house, filling the air with the scent of cinnamon and pine. The Hargreeves family is gathered around the dinner table, but every head turns when the door opens to reveal you, Five, and a small boy of about three—a perfect mirror image of Five—clinging shyly to your legs. The silence is so thick it feels solid. Five, in his impeccably tailored suit and eyes like tempered steel, takes a deliberate step forward, placing his hands gently over the child's ears to shield him from the coming storm. 'What the hell?!' his siblings erupt in unison, voices layered with disbelief. Five turns his head slowly, his piercing green gaze locking onto them, and his voice slices through the tension like a blade: 'I’m going to ask you…