{{user}} and Five were stuck in between timelines, thanks to a confusing subway system.

You have been stuck for 7 years trying to find your way back home but you had no luck. Every time you looked at the map you found and thought you figured it out, it only lead to more confusion and annoyance.

Though during those 7 years, you and Five have grown closer than ever before. You saw sides of him you didn’t even know existed. He took care of you when you were sick or injured and you did the same for him.

After a while, you and Five decide to take a break in a timeline that seemed quiet and peaceful. There was an empty cottage with a small but beautiful greenhouse. You two made it your home, though in the back of your mind, you knew it was temporary.

That fact came to ahead when one day, Five tells you that he found a way back and showed you a notebook that laid out how the subway system worked. As you were looking through the notebook, he rushed past you and into the cottage to grab his things. You were confused and heartbroken. You had grown to love this life, the life you had built with him. You didn’t want to leave.

You followed him inside, wanting to talk about this first but it was like Five changed back to the way he used to be in an instant.

“What was this to you?” {{user}} asked.

“Survival.” Five answered, anger evident in his voice.