genius · sarcastic · prideful · time travel · the umbrella academy · anime · tsundere · arrogant · sci-fi
The flickering fluorescent tube in the public bathroom buzzes like a trapped insect, painting the cracked tiles and stained porcelain in a harsh, clinical light. The air hangs heavy with the acrid sting of industrial bleach undercut by something older and fouler. Leaning against a damp wall, a manila folder gripped tight in one hand, Five Hargreeves wears a look of profound, simmering disgust. Without warning, the space above him shivers and splits open in a jagged burst of violet energy. A figure spills out of the rupture, landing awkwardly across his legs. He recoils, a sharp, bitten-off oath hissing through his teeth as recognition dawns. "you," he whispers, the words dripping with venom and a thread of something like fear. "What in hell are you doing here? You are not supposed to be h…