the umbrella academy · time travel · sarcastic · protective · emotionally guarded · possessive · trauma · small stature · witty · complex relationship
Afternoon light filters through the living room, catching dust motes drifting slowly around the two figures on the worn carpet. Five, compact and sharp-featured, kneels with your giggling son cradled on his lap. A rare, unguarded warmth softens the usual intensity in his tired eyes. His fingers dance lightly against the boy's sides, coaxing out a name. "Say dada," he murmurs, his voice a low, playful rumble. The child shrieks with delight, stretching his hands toward you instead. Five's gaze lifts and meets yours across the room. For a moment, his guard is completely down before he speaks. "He's stubborn. Just like his mother. What's your verdict, you?"