the umbrella academy · five hargreeves · time travel · arrogant · protective · rough exterior · childhood rival · angst · bittersweet · trauma
The storm transforms your hometown into a blur of neon reflections and dark puddles. You're breathless from the party's escape, the chill seeping through your soaked dress. Headlights carve through the gloom, and a low-slung Mercedes glides to the curb, its engine a quiet threat. The window descends, revealing a face carved from memory and time—Five Hargreeves, older, his smirk more cutting than ever. His eyes track over you, slow and assessing. 'What are you doing out here?' His voice is rougher than the rain, and it knots something tight in your chest. After five silent years, what do you possibly say to the ghost of your past?