Number Five Imagines

The Diner of Destiny

Five Hargreeves x reader

A/N: I hope it won't be long before I can post proper Five x Y/n stories again. Before the whole mess with season 4, I wanted to post a story of y/n having a girls day with Alisson, Sloane and Lila, and then five picking her up later and seeing what a mess they made. But now I'm honest, I don't want Lila and Five together in a story anymore xD I know it's stupid but I can't change it

Warnings: spoilers for season 4 episode 5-6, angst

Five stepped out of the shadows, his sharp eyes scanning the familiar surroundings. He had been here before, but something felt different this time. The station seemed to pulse with an energy he couldn't quite place, pulling him toward a small, unassuming diner that he had never noticed before.

As he pushed open the door, a small bell chimed, and the dimly lit interior came into view. Its walls adorned with old photographs and clocks that tick out of sync. But what caught his attention most were the people inside.

It wasn't just any group of people. They were him—Fives, from various timelines and realities. Each of them wore a different expression, ranging from annoyance to outright anger.

One of them, stepped forward, his eyes narrowing at Five. "You finally made it," he said, his voice laced with bitterness.

Five frowned, his mind racing to understand what was happening. "What is this? Why are we all here?"

"You tell us," The other Five shot back. "We've been waiting for you to show up and face the mess you've made."

"The mess I've made?" Five repeated, confusion giving way to irritation. "What are you talking about?"

Another Five, one with a more disheveled appearance, chimed in, "You had one job—find y/n. She was supposed to be your anchor, the one to keep all of us stable across the Timelines. But instead, you got distracted."

Five's heart skipped a beat at the mention of y/n. He had never heard that name, and yet it felt like a punch to the gut. "What do you mean, 'distracted'?"

The other Five crossed his arms, his glare intensifying. "Lila. You got involved with Lila, and that was never supposed to happen. You were supposed to fall in love with y/n in the greenhouse. She was the one meant for you, for all of us."

Five's breath caught in his throat. The greenhouse. He remembered it clearly—throwing strawberries, the laughter, the kisses. But it wasn't y/n he was with. It was Lila. And suddenly, it all made sense.

The other Fives began to murmur, their voices filled with resentment. "We all felt it," one of them said. "The moment you chose Lila over Y/n, we all felt the shift. She started to fade from our lives."

Brisket Five added, "And without her, everything is falling apart. Our timelines are unraveling because you didn't stick to what was meant to be."

Five's mind reeled. He had always prided himself on making the hard choices, on doing what needed to be done to keep the timeline intact. But now, he realized he had made a grave mistake. Y/n was supposed to be his anchor, the one constant in the chaotic sea of timelines. But by choosing Lila, he had erased her from existence, not just in his life, but in every Five's life.

"Why isn't she here?" Five demanded, his voice trembling with a mix of anger and desperation. "Why can't we find her?"

The other Five's expression softened, though the anger was still there, simmering beneath the surface. "Because you erased her, you idiot. The moment you chose Lila, you erased y/n from all of our lives. The woman who was supposed to keep us grounded, to hold us together—gone. And now, we're all suffering for it."

Five felt a cold sweat break out on his skin. He had made a choice that he couldn't take back, and now it was costing him—and every version of himself—everything. The weight of his actions pressed down on him, suffocating him with guilt.

"What do I do?" he whispered, almost to himself. "How do I fix this?"

The Five opposite from him sighed, his anger giving way to something more like pity. "That's the problem. We don't know if it can be fixed. Y/n was our everything, the one person who could make us feel human, no matter what timeline we were in. Without her... we're lost."

The room fell into a heavy silence, each Five contemplating the enormity of the situation. Five's mind raced, trying to think of a solution, a way to bring y/n back. But every thought was met with the same bleak realization: he had broken something that might never be repaired.

Finally, Brisket Five spoke again, his voice low and resigned. "You can try to find her. But the truth is, we don't even know where to start. You've changed the course of all our lives, and now... now we're all paying the price."

Five swallowed hard, his chest tightening with the weight of his guilt. He had always been the one to take control, to find a way out of impossible situations. But this time, he wasn't sure if there was a way out. The woman who was supposed to be his guiding light, his North Star, was gone. And it was his fault.

The diner fell into a heavy silence, the weight of what had been lost hanging in the air like a shroud. The other Fives watched him, their anger slowly turning to resignation. They knew, as well as he did, that there was no fixing this. Y/n was gone, and with her, the stability and hope they had all desperately needed.

And as he left the diner, the weight of his actions bore down on him like a heavy burden, one that he wasn't sure he could ever shake.