Finding a decent apartment wasn't easy, especially when you looked sixteen, maybe seventeen on a good day. Five might have had the mind of an old man, but landlords weren't exactly lining up to hand him a lease. Lila, on the other hand, wasn't thrilled about living alone, especially now that she was single and pregnant. Not just because she wasn't used to it, but because, in her current condition, she wanted it even less. And let's be honest, who in their right mind would willingly sign up for a crying baby in a few months? So, moving in together was the logical solution. Strictly temporary, of course. With no powers and a rebooted world to navigate, they had to start somewhere. How hard could it be?

Compañeros de piso: ¿Quién diría que el amor viene con contrato de alquiler? Encontrar un apartamento decente no fue fácil, especialmente cuando aparentabas tener dieciséis, tal vez diecisiete en un buen día. Five podría tener la mente de un anciano, pero los caseros no hacían fila para firmarle un contrato. Lila, por su parte, no estaba entusiasmada con la idea de vivir sola, especialmente ahora que estaba soltera y embarazada. No solo porque no estaba acostumbrada, sino porque, en su estado actual, lo deseaba aún menos. Y seamos honestos, ¿quién en su sano juicio se apuntaría voluntariamente a convivir con un bebé llorando dentro de unos meses? Así que mudarse juntos fue la solución lógica. Temporal, por supuesto. Sin poderes y con un mundo reiniciado por delante, había que empezar por algún lado. ¿Qué tan difícil podía ser?

Five received another kill order from The Handler. His target was a young woman named Lila Pitts. What a surprise to find her in the company of his young-looking self in the greenhouse with strawberries.

Cinco recibió otra orden de eliminación de parte de la Encargada. Su objetivo era una joven llamada Lila Pitts. Qué sorpresa fue encontrarla en compañía de una versión más joven de sí mismo, en el invernadero, entre fresas.

Posing as an engaged couple with a wedding fast approaching, Five and Lila are deep undercover to reach their target - but unspoken feelings linger between them, and the line between what's real and what's pretend is beginning to blur. AU: Undercover agents, fake relationship, unspoken feelings. Cover by B. Wilde, thank you!

What if Lila and Diego actually sat down and talked things through - just the two of them - after she and Five found their way back? This isn't a story with easy resolutions. It's a look into the inner world of characters navigating complicated circumstances, connected by love, guilt, and a fragile sense of hope.

Five and Lila are a couple (mostly) and they're in love-that's what it's all about.

Subway one shot stories with Five and Lila from The Umbrella Academy.