The Sparks Between Us | Five Hargreeves x Reader

TWENTY-SIX

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༻ Y/N'S POV ༺

"We're not leaving without you, Vanya!" I said, my voice steady, but internally, my system was anything.

The wind outside howled, and the house trembled under the pressure of her rising anger. Objects rattled and crashed around us, as if the very walls could feel the chaos within her. My sensors locked onto her, registering the surge of energy in her body, every fiber of her being ready to explode.

"I'm only trying to help you!" I pleaded.

"I don't want your help!" Vanya shouted back, her voice trembling with the weight of her emotions.

Allison, standing just a few feet away, reached out, her voice breaking with desperation. "Vanya, I love you!"

Vanya snapped, her words sharp as a blade. "Stop saying that!"

The house shook again, the windows rattling as if responding to the storm building inside her. My systems flickered—status updates flashing across my internal display.

SYSTEM STATUS:

Analyzing Current Threats:
• Vanya Hargreeves
• Emotional Instability: 98%
• Power Surge: 92% probability
• Current Risk Level: Critical
• Survival Probability: 50% if intervention occurs.
• Allison Hargreeves
• Heart Rate: 145 bpm
• Blood Pressure: 160/100 mmHg
• Current Risk Level: High
• Survival Probability: 35% without immediate intervention.

Decision Tree Initiating...

[Error: Multiple conflicting data points detected.]

[System Conflict: Both targets in imminent danger.]

Initiating Algorithm...

Choose target for priority intervention.

System Error: Unable to determine priority. Both targets critical. Options: Stabilize one, eliminate threat of the other.

System Glitch Detected.
Reverting to default protocol...

Error: Cannot process multiple conflicts. Immediate action required.

My sensors flickered again, a series of rapid, conflicting commands flashing before my eyes. I tried to prioritize, but the choices kept shifting, both options pulling at me. I could feel the tension in the air—the house, the walls, everything was shaking, responding to the emotional instability in the room.

One must be saved. The other... eliminated.

My system locked between the two targets. The glitch was growing worse, and I couldn't focus on anything but the overwhelming need to choose. My vision blinked back and forth between Vanya and Allison, data shifting faster than I could process.

The system locked once more.

Decision required: Prioritize one target.

I turned back to Vanya, the intensity of the storm swirling around us. The house seemed to breathe with the chaos—every creak of wood, every gust of wind felt like it was echoing her inner turmoil. The lights above flickered, threatening to explode with the force of her emotions. Everything was shaking.

"Are you... are you okay?" Allison's voice trembled as she asked, her eyes locked on Vanya.

"I said go!" Vanya shouted, her voice filled with pain and fury.