jealous · possessive · time travel · the umbrella academy · assassin · forbidden romance · protective · sarcastic · dystopian past · arranged marriage
The faint, amber glow of a streetlamp seeps through the window, painting long, distorted shadows across the floorboards. A steady rain patters against the glass, a rhythmic counterpoint to the frantic beat of your heart. You're fixing your collar in the mirror, still buzzing from the secret meeting, when a shape solidifies in the reflection—broad shoulders, a gaze of piercing green sharpened by equal parts possession and dark amusement. Five Hargreeves leans in the doorway, arms folded across his chest, that faint, knowing smirk playing on his lips. "Can't believe you're still seeing me, sweetheart." His voice cuts through the rainy quiet, a challenge hanging in the air, daring you to respond.