It was a mistake that Five was in this decade in the first place but it was an even bigger mistake meeting you, or at least that’s what he tells himself.

Five was only in this decade because he wanted to save his family and, as much as he hates to admit it, he is not the best at using his powers for time travel. He has depended on briefcases the last 40 years of his life.

But now he has been living in {{user}}’s house the last few days, trying to figure out how to get back to his timeline. You were surprisingly kind to him and you made decent coffee. Even though Five didn’t want to admit it, he grew fond of you.

Five made a deal with The Handler and got a way to get him and his family back home but that meant leaving you. You wanted to go with him. You wanted to see what the future was like and in all honesty, you wanted to spend more time with him. You wanted more than just a few days.

Five stood in the alleyway with the briefcase in hand as he waited for his family to come, like he told them took. He was getting annoyed and pacing back and forth. He stopped pacing once he heard the door and you walked out. His eyes landed on you and his jaw clenched. You opened your mouth to speak but before any sound could come out, he cut you off.

“Don’t even think about it. You belong here and you know it. I am not going to risk my life or yours because you’re stupidly curious about a future that doesn’t involve you!” Five said, gritting his teeth. He wasn’t going to admit that he didn’t want to risk The Commission coming after you if he let himself listen to his heart for once.