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1. We didn’t choose this life…. by Crow_Who_Writes

   Fandoms: The Umbrella Academy (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   16 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Number Five | The Boy & The Hargreeves | Umbrella Academy
   • Diego Hargreeves/Lila Pitts
   • Dolores/Number Five | The Boy (Umbrella Academy)
   • Number Five | The Boy (Umbrella Academy)
   • Number Six | Ben Hargreeves
   • Allison Hargreeves
   • Klaus Hargreeves
   • Luther Hargreeves
   • Diego Hargreeves
   • Vanya Hargreeves | Viktor Hargreeves
   • Grace Hargreeves
   • Claire (Umbrella Academy)
   • Dolores (Umbrella Academy)
   • Number Five | The Boy-centric
   • Blood
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Gore
   • Number Five | The Boy Needs A Hug
   • Number Five | The Boy Has Issues
   • Canon Compliant
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Season 4 doesn’t exist
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Self-Harm
   • Self-Hatred
   • Violence
   • Character Death
   • Psychological Horror
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Number Five | The Boy has PTSD
   • Blood and Gore
   • Suicide Attempt

   Summary

   (Takes place post season 2, no sparrow academy, they stopped the apocalypse)

   The Hargreeves have managed to carry on after everything.

   Well most of them.

   Haunted by the memories of an apocalypse long since passed, the crushing guilt of the killer he’s become, and the grief of a life he could have lived Five Hargreeves tries to find a way to live again.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   5,100

   Chapters:

   3/3

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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