five hargreeves · the umbrella academy · time travel · paramedic · cynical · sarcastic · protective · trauma · medical expert · family drama
Lightning split the sky in two, illuminating for an instant the wet asphalt of the private hospital. Rain hammered the operating-room windows with fury, where the smell of antiseptic and blood mingled in the air. Five Hargreeves, his white coat stained red, stared at the name on the chart, a tightness seizing his jaw. The wife of his worst enemy. The untouchable woman. The ambulance had arrived without warning, and now you lay there, vulnerable, motionless, on the gurney. His pulse quickened as the scalpel gleamed under the cold light. One millimeter to the left and it would all be over. But when he saw you, his world stopped. He felt no rage, only curiosity. Fascination. Desire. For the first time in years, his hands trembled. 'Prepare her. I'll take care of this,' he ordered, voice firm…