#lee!five

Published: 2024-09-16 to Chaotickles on AO3

Words: 1,385

The Umbrella Academy

Lee!Five

Ler!Diego

Ler!Luther

With a smidgen of Lee!Diego and Ler!Lila

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Summary:

Five should know better that his lack of powers would no doubt lead to mischief of epic proportions between his older (or younger?) siblings. He quickly discovers he isn't exactly immune to an older affliction, and his Luther and Diego have no qualms about ensuring he gets what is coming to him. Spending his youth avoiding tickle fights was bound to catch up with him, especially in a timeline where he can't just teleport away. Set in the end of Season 3, where the Hargreeves realize they are without powers and adjusting to relative normalcy.

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The Hargreeves siblings cleared time once a month for a dinner, just to catch up and appreciate the normalcy of it all in the new timeline. Appreciating their new found freedom and lack of responsibility to repair a broken timeline. The siblings would meet in a dive restaurant, still appreciating a quieter atmosphere, or would agree to meet at one of their houses for a homemade dinner.

This particular evening, dinner was hosted at Diego and Lila's home. Lila had already warned them that they would be ordering Pad Thai because she despised cooking.

All the siblings ate surrounded by the coffee table, laughed and joked with one another each claiming an area on the overstuffed furniture or floor. When it inevitably got to a break in the conversation where Luther, hesitant to have the evening end too soon, he would begin to reminisce about their past- the good memories.

"I'm just saying! Dad was pissed when he found out that Klaus had broken the ant farm and they all escaped," Luther chuckled.

"That's because they found their way into dad's candy stash!" Ben laughed. "Can you all believe the man had a sweet tooth?"

"Hey, the ant farm never would have fallen off the dresser if the prick wasn't so adamant about us running midnight drills!" Klaus argued, but he couldn't help but grin at his siblings.

The rest of them laughed fondly at the memory, despite Reginald banning the rest of them from keeping pets ever again after the great Ant Farm Escape of 1999.

"What about the time Diego and Luther got into a wrestling match and knocked over the bookshelf with dad's first editions?" Allison smiled at her brothers, grateful they no longer fought as much as they used to.

"I remember that distinctly! And it was not a wrestling match. I was cornered and chased! Diego was defensive immediately. "And Luther is a cheater!"

Luther laughed.

"I remember that too! And tickling is absolutely not cheating!"

Diego crossed his arms.

"Yeah, but you were definitely stronger than the rest of us thanks to your power. Your tickling was brutal!" Diego shuddered at the memory. Luther definitely cheated. At least in Diego's mind.

"You're ticklish, babe?" Lila grinned next to Diego and she noticed him tense and lock his arms to his sides as her hands darted to scrabble at his ribs and sides.

Diego barked out a short laugh quickly grabbing his girlfriend's evil hands.

"NohoHOhoHO LilahahaHA!" Diego giggled.

Luther looked smug.

"He's ridiculously ticklish! I'm surprised you didn't know!" Luther watched as Lila tried grabbing at Diego's hips but he narrowly escaped.

"Whatever! Cheater." Diego glowered at Luther. "And your power definitely used to offer an unfair advantage in tickle fights."

The rest of them spent time talking about how their powers had a sort of advantage in combat (tickle fights).

Luther was obviously the strongest and had more stamina to outlast the others in a tickle fight. Diego didn't have much of an advantage, but the threat of his knife throwing skills could quickly dissuade a tickle attack. Allison could rumor her siblings to turn on another victim or rumor someone to be more ticklish than they actually were. Klaus never really put up much of a fight against his siblings. He never minded being tickled to pieces. Five would blip to a safe part of the house to remain in hiding while his siblings would tickle each other half to death. Ben would occasionally use his tentacles to tickle his siblings. Viktor was generally excluded but had a few memories of being dragged into the fray.

They laughed and chattered at the memories of their tickle fights. All of them except... Five.

Five had grown... uncomfortable to say the least. Having usually vanished the moment dog piles typically turned into tickle brawls, he had almost no experience being the victim of tickle fights with his siblings.

And unfortunately, Diego and Luther noticed his uncomfortable demeanor.

Diego and Luther had returned to the original argument of using Luther's strength to cheat in a tickle fight.

"How is that worse than Five teleporting away to avoid ever getting tickled at all?" Luther argued chuckling and shooting a glance at Five.

Uh oh.

Five definitely didn't like where this was going.

"Well, nobody can cheat at tickle fights because none of us have powers anymore," Viktor tried to take the locked stares of Diego and Luther off an already uncomfortable Five.

But his observation didn't help Five's case.

"Riiiight," Diego smirked. "Because now Five can't just cheat and blip away from a tickle fight anymore."

All the siblings turned to look at Five who had jumped up from the recliner he had perched in.

"I assure you that this childish nonsense won't work on me, besides, I should get going." Five made a few paces toward the door but Luther and Diego stood in his way. Even without powers, the two were much bigger and stronger than Five. And Five quickly realized he wasn't getting out of this unscathed.

Even without powers, the threat of being overpowered by two "older brothers" intending to tickle the everloving snot out of you was a relatively terrifying ordeal.

Five tried to school his features as his brothers lunged for him but the lanky kid just wasn't as coordinated as he was when he could just vanish away from trouble. It was a moment like this where he wished they still had their powers. He soon found himself pinned, Luther, still all muscles, pinning his arms above his head and Diego positioning himself on Five's legs. Five started struggling.

"Guys, please. Don't." Five begged, something that felt like panic, but sillier, rising in his chest.

"This is only fair, Five. Think of all the fun you missed out on because you were too afraid of a little tickling." Diego teased.

"You're not quite immune to being ticklish, are you Five?" Luther smirked down at his squirming little brother who was actually much older than the rest of them. Five's mind may have aged but his body surely didn't. And his physiological reactions to being tickled never changed either.

Diego and Luther began exploring his various tickle spots and Five was trying not to die of embarrassment. It didn't help that Lila, Ben, Allison, Viktor and Klaus offered an unwelcome audience to this very one sided tickle massacre.

"Go for his knees!" Klaus crowed.

"FUhuHUck yohouhohoHoHO KLAUSAHAHAH!" Was all Five could say in response as Diego methodically began squeezing his much smaller brother's most ticklish spot.

Combined with Luther's incessant digging into his underarms, Five was in tickle hell.

So this is what it was like? This is why Five could distinctly remember his siblings being tickled to tears and hearing their loud booming laughter from across the mansion all those years ago? The hysterical begging and screaming of his siblings despite the laughter was remembered as a warning as Five hid to avoid the inevitable until Reginald had put a stop to their nonsense.

This is what he was missing out on?

Five felt like he was going crazy. The funny feeling of the tickling along with Luther and Diego laughing at his happy and snort filled laughter and his other siblings who watched him writhe around, amused at the sight brought forth feelings Five didn't realize he had up until this timeline.

Feelings that maybe, just maybe, Five could be vulnerable and have somewhat a normal existence with his adopted siblings. Despite feeling embarrassed by this whole ordeal, he actually no longer had a reason to believe that being tickled was as scary as it seemed. Because it was much, much worse.

Diego and Luther were a ruthless pair. Exploiting all Five's sweet spots until he was gasping and choking for air not unlike his siblings had done in past tickle fights.

Finally, when they stopped, Five had come to the realization he didn't quite hate being tickled although he would never admit that to his siblings or to anyone.

Soooo this is a request from my sister as she watched Umbrella Academy after her exams. I'm surprised she watched such a violent show, lol. Sooo sorryyy if none of you guys are interested in Umbrella Academy, but I like it too (only seasons 1 and 2 at least)

She asked if I could do a lee!five cuz... ya know she likes the 58 year old kid. And guess what? So do I...

Personal opinion... I actually watched it because of Klaus, and now I like five too hehe so ig the little guy deserves a little tickle. (Personally, I like seasons 1 and 2... five and klaus were the best in them)

Enjoyyyy, this is kinda based on season 1

"Just what did you expect? A hug?"

Klaus lowered his arms with a pout, Luther frowns a little, "We just missed you, buddy, but the moment you return, you're always going on and on about the apocalypse..."

Five's eye twitched, "I'm not a masochistic douche bag to just torture myself about doomsday! I'm trying to save you!"

The final words came in a slight quiver... a surprising tone from the usually snarky old timer. He then sneered, "Now leave me be..."

"You need to rest five..." Diego steps in front of him but Five teleports past him, with a scoff, looking back, "I don't need you to nag, I'm older and wiser... smarter and stronger... so dont tell me what to do"

Klaus hums, "Uhh technically-"

"None of that! You get logical, and the doomsday will be cursed!"

"Ah! Rude, " Klaus scoffed flamboyantly. Then the moment Five attempts to leave Luther easily grabbed him by the armpits, lifting him up.

"Nope, you're not going anywhere, mister," Luther says nonchalantly.

Five startled now kicked his legs, growling, "Unhand me, you big stupid -gahaha!"

He barked a laugh when Diego smirked poking him middle. Klaus placed a hand to his mouth, mockingly, "Ticklish old man?"

Five grunts, "Damn you ahahahahasshohohole! ahaha shihihit!"

Luther mildly chided still holding Five in place, "Now now, what you need a good rest... and no cussing"

"AHAHALL OHOHOF YOU AHAHAHARE CRAHAHAZY!" Five shrieked, giggling and squirming, a rare sound, and it's pretty hard to catch Five when he's teleporting. Once you catch him, he's done for -and he can't teleport away.

Klaus playfully poked his knees, "Fiverson... its bad to be sleep deprived... you will be forever short stack"

Diego laughed, "Good one"

"AHAhahaha shit fihihine! Fihihine ihihihi ihihi will rehehehest! Nohohow uhuhunhahahand me!!"

Luther let's Five go, now squeezing his shoulders as Five gasps and pants, "We just worry for you brother"

Diego nods agreeing and Klaus hummed, slightly similarly. Five takes a moment to look at them and then Glares, "Fine! As you fucking wish!"

He tried teleporting but fails as he sigh. Ugh...

"Then I'll take that damn couch!" Five collapsed there, instantly knocked off to sleep. Diego, Luther and Klaus watched their youngest/oldest brother peaceful and relaxed for the first time.

"If he wasn't such an asshole he's actually super cute..." Klaus grins.

Diego snorted, "Buddy is a cute bastard"

Luther sighs, "An endearing prick..."

TUA tickle fic

> Comfort Tickles <

Lee!Five - Ler!Klaus

Post Series

Might be a little ooc but it's fiiine

Summary: Five is finally being hit by everything, and what better way to help him out than to bring back something simple and familiar?

Gonna be another long one, folks, the more I love the more I ramble

Ler

Kid Number Five was always an old man in a kids body

So different to nowadays where he’s

Hmm.... anyway. As a wee one he didn’t participate in all the tickle fights in the academy for a long time, as a ler and definitely not as a lee

Sounded exactly like Hargreeves, like crisp and calm “stop this childish nonsense” except it didn’t scare anybody because he was a lil boy

Had no interest in tickling anyone, nope, absolutely none

Flashes away the second tickle wars break out, totally to his room or the study. Definitely not just right outside the door to watch his siblings be silly

Okay, so he may have memorized his siblings’ ticklish spots

And practiced the tickling movements he saw his siblings make on himself to see if he could do it right

It wasn’t like he wanted to play he just... it was always best to know their weaknesses, just in case it would ever come up while sparring, or on a mission

Vanya catches him watching, once, and he turns scarlet, yells at her for being anywhere near their play area against Dad’s rules, and flashes her back to her room before she can see what he’s watching

Dad makes them spar without their “advantages” for once, but Five doesn’t really think that’s fair, because Luther’s powers can’t really be separated from any kind of physicality, and he may have taken some shots at his neck and ribs during the fight, quick and subtle, to throw Luther off and level the playing field (see, it’s totally useful!)

Luther yells that Five was cheating, and Five refuses to acknowledge he would ever do something so cheap or silly as tickle him, he must just be ridiculously sensitive, not his fault, and Hargreeves buys it, cause I mean, it’s Number Five

Klaus asks Five to tickle him once or twice when the others refuse, and Five flashes away like he’s been burned, this is clearly a trap, who would offer themselves for an embarrassing torture method such as that, Number Four obviously wishes to get him in arms reach

There is one time, though. Klaus throws himself over Fives lap one day while Five is trying to read, and with hardly a look at him, Five digs a hand into Klaus’s hip. Klaus screamed, falling off the couch entirely, not used to being taken by surprise on these things

The whole room stares at them, and Klaus is pointing like “Number Five tickled me! He’s in the game! He’s in the game!” And Fives just like “What the hell are you on about, Number Four?” And flashes away before the others can get any ideas

When he does start playing, at about twelve years old, he refuses to act like he’s that into it, but the others whine that it’s not fair, he can get behind anyone with his powers, and for some reason he knows where they’re all most ticklish

Can’t help but smile wide when he hears his siblings laugh

In his late fifties, seems to have forgotten the concept of tickling even exists

His siblings remind him, and he’s so touch starved he just.... breaks but he makes sure to remind them that they will get wrecked if they touch him

Lee

Kid Number Five saw tickle fights were becoming a Thing

And went from Not Particularly Touchy to flashing away the second anyone was close enough to pat him on the shoulder

He refused. He refused.

Didn’t even know if he was ticklish

Probably not, I mean, when he tickled himself he didn’t laugh

They got older, and they all realize that his powers actually have a limit- if they chased him long enough, he wouldn’t be able to get away

And yet. They dont

He is not the least bit put out that they don’t want to include him in their silly childish bonding activities, not at all.

Finally, one day, he just.... doesn’t flash away when the tickle fight breaks out

It takes a minute for the others to notice him awkwardly standing there, half-afraid they genuinely don’t want him to play anymore

But then they all basically stop the fighting to point it out to each other. It takes a lot of effort for him not to flash away at them all approaching him at once, evil grins on their faces

He still doesn’t flash away

He will die if you get anywhere near his knees, and blush and cackle if you get his hands. Other main spots are his underarms, feet, and back, but he’s ticklish /everywhere/. Giggles and angry shouts and threatens and shrieks.

I know there’s this generally understood thought in the community that Five can’t use his powers when he’s being tickled because he can’t focus, but I disagree. I think if his arms are free, he can

Afterwards he claims he couldn’t, and fuck them all for doing that to him, but if no one is holding his arms down when he’s being tickled, he spends the whole time gripping his hands together, trying to stay in the room

If you do get a hold of his knees, or get his armpits or feet in the right way, he loses all cognizance of that, all thrashing and fighting, and actually teleports not just himself, but everyone else touching him, some random place throughout the mansion. It’s not that he can focus- his arms just do it out of muscle memory, just places he’s teleported to in the past that are in range, he can’t help it

Siblings have been known to politely ask him to teleport him somewhere, and when he’s like “????no???? Since when am I a taxi use your legs”, and they’re just like “well shit, guess I have to borrow your powers then” and go straight for his knees, and keep him screaming until the random teleporting takes them where they claimed to want to go

Once they’re all on him at once, and his soul is leaving his body, and his arms teleport them into Hargreeves’s office and oh boy was that a day.

From the day he discovers how ticklish he is, he blushes like mad the second anyone mentions tickling

Partially because he’s embarrassed just thinking about how he reacts but also because holy fuck he didn’t expect to like it fuck

Does mental gymnastics to figure out how long it makes sense for him to let himself be tickled before tapping out and apologizing or doing what the siblings are asking or whatever, terrified someone will guess he likes it if he holds out too long

Sometimes if you watch closely, when Diego’s teasing Klaus about how much he likes being tickled, you could see Five in the background turning red and doing his damnedest to hide it

Klaus figures out he likes it, because Five slips up- he tickles Klaus, and characteristically Klaus doesn’t care about getting anyone back. Five gives this thoughtless “what? You’re not going to retaliate?” That sounds way too disappointed and oh boy he made a mistake.

Klaus is no ler but he joyfully becomes Fives personal ler and worst nightmare

He gets older, and this 58-year-old man internally swears it has been 84 years since he was last touched (at least touched in a positive way, not counting all the getting knocked around as an assassin)

Acts all composed and huffy and okay I’m gonna make my sandwich when he first gets back, but almost cries when he leaves the room to go look for clothes, cause he’d kind of expected them to???? Hug him???? Or at least try anyway damn

Manages to get his mind off it till the apocalypses are over (and those blessed hugs in celebration definitely felt good) but when there’s no more end of the world coming, it definitely starts to get to him how touch-starved he is

But he’s too prideful to ask to be held or something because a) he’s 58 b) he’s trying to be respected as 58 while looking 13 and c) he doesn’t want it to become a thing. He wasn’t Klaus, he didn’t need people all over him all the time

One day he’s like “who hid my fucking coffee where is it” just not in the mood, and Klaus is snickering. Remembering Klaus has been making a lot of height jokes recently, he starts to look for high places Klaus could have hid them, and sure enough, it’s on the highest shelf in a nearby cabinet

Helps with his dignity that he can teleport himself onto the counter but he still has to reach for a the damn thing. He refuses to ask for help so he just reaches up, half-climbing-cussing Klaus out in his head.

Klaus sneaks up behind him and pokes fingers into his armpits and Five shrieks and slams his arms down, losing balance. Klaus keeps his hands there, making Five falls against him instead of hitting the floor, but then keeps on wriggling his fingers, and Five just falls apart

The whole family quickly knows, as Five loses all control of himself immediately and ends up flashing he and Klaus into every room of the mansion.

Klaus is all smug when he stops until he realizes Five has started crying and gets really worried he’s overstepped, trying to help him sit up and apologizing

Five just starts hugging him and the siblings appear to find Five crying and clinging to Klaus for dear life

Nobody asks him what that was about after the fact but within the next week everyone spends some quality time with him (and there’s a lot of hugging and hair-ruffling and hand-squeezing, and Five acts all huffy but never tells any of them not to)

A/N: I’m so sorry this is so late. I got really busy as soon as you requested this fic, I feel awful. However, as late as it is, I do hope that you end up enjoying it. And I also hope that I wrote what you wanted… I interpreted the prompt kind of weird, and I hope this is what you want. So without further ado, to the anon who requested this, I hope you like it. (And again, I’m sorry it took so long)

“Klaus, I swear to god, if you don’t shut up, I’m going to take this knife and jam it into your ribs,” Five warned, gesturing towards Klaus with the knife he was making his sandwich with. 

“Oh come on Five, lighten up. You’re always so grumpy,” Klaus teased with a cheeky smile. Five said nothing in response, merely scowled at his brother. “Oh come on Five, have some fun. Don’t make me bring Ben out, because believe me, he is talking my ear off,” Klaus threatened with a smirk. Five’s scowl faltered for a second before quickly reinstating itself.

“Do whatever you want, as long as it’s at least five hundred feet away from me.” Klaus tsked at Five before mumbling something under his breath. He then turned back to Five.

“I warned you, now you must suffer the consequences…” Klaus warned dramatically. Five’s scowl faltered, once again, before he forced himself to regain it once more. Klaus’ face shifted into a look of concentration as Ben slowly began to come into his physical form. Once Ben was fully formed he turned towards Five with his classic malicious smirk. As soon as Five saw that, his scowl fully left his face, and he bolted as fast as his little legs would carry him. 

“Damn these fucking thirteen year old legs,” Five muttered, trying to out run the older boys. Klaus and Ben shared an identical look of evilness, joy, and playfulness. 

After a few more minutes of this joyous chase, Five was tackled and pinned to the ground by Klaus, with Ben right on his heels. 

Umbrella Academy

Lee!Five, Ler!Klaus, and Ler!Vanya (I’m sorry if I spelled their names wrong.)

This takes place in a world where the Apocalypse never happened and Vanya has always had her powers but everything else is the same.

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After dinner in the Hargreaves household was boring. So, so boring, Klaus thought to himself. He looked around the living room for anything to do, Vanya was practicing her violin and Five was reading the newspaper as usual, some would have said the evening was calm but for Klaus it was unbearably uninteresting.

“Hey ,Klaus you good?” Klaus’ thoughts were abruptly cut off as Vanya spoke.

“Yeah” He clears his throat, “Yeah I’m fine, why are you asking?” Klaus answers.

“Your staring at me and honestly it’s freaky.” She answers back with a slightly monotone voice.

By this time Five’s attention is caught by his two siblings. “Will you two quiet down a little, I’m trying to read here” He jesters with his hand toward his paper.

Klaus and Vanya look at each other before Klaus walks towards Five.

“Five, Fivey, Five-master, my main man, I am bored. And you, sir seem to be interrupting my temperary solution to my boredom.” Klaus says as he continues to slowly walk towards Five.

“Let’s play a bored game.” Vanya interjects eyeing her brothers.

“Ah Vanya my savior, lets play a bored game!” Klaus walks to the closet and looks through. “Let’s see, we have Monopoly, cards, and that seems to be it. So what’ll it be?” He says looking back to his siblings.

“Cards, please” Five says.

“Good for you to join us, Five.” Klaus says with a smirk. “Cards it is!”

~~three games of cards and a headache later~~

“This is no fair! Five has won all of the games we’ve played, he must be cheating!” Klaus whined as Vanya rubs the brige of her nose.

“I did not cheat! How could I even cheat at cards?” Five shoots back.

“Odiously there are cards in your jacket. That’s it, spread your arms.” Klaus says as he rounds the table to get to Five.

“What! No way-“ Five is cut off by Vanya.

“Just let him Five, he’ll be done and we can get back to playing.” Vanya says in a motherly tone of voice.

Klaus smirks as Five groans, “Yes! Come on, arms up Fiver!” Klaus grins as he reaches towards Five.

Five lifts up his arms hesitantly and Klaus begins to feel up and down his sides and ribs, purposely digging in to make him giggle and squeal like a little girl.

“Klahahahahaus you suhuhuhuck-EEAA STOHOhohop!” Five giggles are cut off by a squeal as Klaus moves to his underarms to reach into his sleeves. He pulls out two cards ands gasps.

“Five! You little cheheater!” Klaus giggles and shakes his head. “Vanya would you like to help me out with our little cheater here?” Klaus says slyly.

“What!? Nohoho She doesn’t want to he-“

“No one was asking you Five, and I would love to help.” Vanya teases and walks to Five and Klaus.

Vanya holds up one of Fives arms up as Klaus holds the other arm up and they begin.

Klaus spiders his fingers on Fives sides and tummy as Vanya aids by lightly digging into his ribs and scratching ruthlessly at his underarms. With twenty fingers all over the top of his body Five is sent into full belly laughter immediately.

Now, not many people have had the pleasure of hearing Five openly laugh but his sibling commonly indulge in the sweet child-like laughter caused by a few wiggling fingers.

“Stahahahap pleaAASE I CAHAHAHAN’T!” Five is sent into hysterics when Klaus skitters his fingers in his neck.

“Wohohah buddy calm down there, are you sorry for cheating?” Vanya laughs lightly as she and Klaus still their fingers to be able to understand their younger-older brother.

“I dihihidn’t cheat, I dohon’t know how those cards got in there.” Five breaths out gigging happily.

Vanya and Klaus looked to each other both knowing that Five would be upset if they stopped now.

“Ohohohoh Fivey is that a lie I hear, you must want more~” Klaus continued to tease as Vanya takes both of his hands in hers. Klaus moves down to a red faced Five’s knees and pokes once. A shriek, perfect. He squeezes, a yelp and some giggles, even better. Multiple squeezes and a few skitters have Five back in hysterical laughter in seconds!

“HAHAHA KLAHAHA- NOHONOHO PLEAHAHAHA!” Five is on his last leg and it is clear that he will not to handle much more so Vanya lets his hands down to squeeze his sides and scratch at his tummy while Klaus continues his treatment in his knees and thighs. They continue this for less than a minute befor Five falls into silent laughter, they take this as their que to back off.

Klaus helps Five out of his seat and carries him to the living room as Vanya follows in tow. Five is set gently of the couch and Vanya goes behind him to massage his shoulders, he snorts but leans into her touch as his residue giggles die off. After no more than 15 minutes Five sighs and says, “Guys... I’m bored.” With bright eyes and a peppy tone. Giggles and happiness were the only emotions and sound for the rest of the night and needless to say, the night was no longer boring. ———————————————————————

Imagine. Number Five manages to get back into his 58-year-old body, but rather than thrilled, he’s kind of sad and afraid. The aches and pains he’d forgotten about are back, though he’s in such good shape as an assassin they’re nothing like they could be. Still coming back in his teen body and throwing on one of his old uniforms had made sliding back into the family he’d given up on for dead feel natural, and he knows it made it easier for them, too. He sees them a bit weirded out to see him older, and starts to feel like he can’t be one of them again. Like there’s no way they can look at him, and see their brother. He should have gone back to the commission. Maybe he still could. Lila still had connections.

But Lila just tells on him, of course, and Diego gathers the others to gang up on him and find out what’s up. Five isn’t exactly communicative, but of course with all of them pressing, he eventually gives up just enough they get a sense of what he’s worried about.

Luther surprises him, taking a rough hold of him from behind, lifting him nearly off the couch. “Well, you seem just as light to me.”

Diego flicks him in the face. “Just as much of a grouchy asshole.”

Klaus uses Luthers hold of him to get a hold of his feet, starting to lightly play with his toes, and Five swears and struggles, and no he’s not turning red because he’s “still ticklish” don’t be ridiculous, Number Four

But then Luther adjusts his hold, to spread his arms out, and with no hesitation or disgust or weirdness, Diego, Allison, and Vanya find their own spots, and tickle him all at once, like they would have to cheer him up in the academy, earning laughs that are deeper in tone, but still familiarly giggly, and occasionally go high and shrieky when someone touches his knees or his hands

fandom: TUA

ler!allison, lee!five

prompt: "hey, cheer up!"

hello @atlascozynook !! i was your secret santa this year! hope you enjoy! this would've been done much earlier but i am a horrible procrastinator lol.

fun fact, this is 1500 words exactly! anyways. merry christmas and happy holidays!

warnings: bad coping mechanisms (drinking), but nothing super crazy. five only gets slightly drunk.