some people keep saying that five is such a cold, unfeeling character, and sure he's shown that he can be from time to time, but let's not forget that he also
told luther that he was still a young man and five would hate to see him waste his life
reminded diego in his own way of what he loved best about eudora patch, and that murdering her killers would never be the way she wanted to be honored
told allison that if ever they got out of the apocalypse alive, he would be honored to meet his niece, therefore making her smile
spent 45 years in the future and what's the first thing he does upon returning? compliment klaus' skirt
was the only one to recognize that klaus had time-travelled, continuously asked him for his help all throughout season 1, and even told him about his first love, delores
shouted ben's name worriedly upon seeing the ruins of the academy in the bad future
reminded vanya that "rapists can climb" and that she should lock her windows at all times, and that she was the only one he could trust because he knows she will always listen to him, no matter how much time they've spent apart
outright said that as shitty as their family used to be, he still tried everything just to get back to them
loved delores so much that he carried her around for four decades, and as soon as he got back to 2019, immediately went to her department store display and admitted that he missed her a lot
said "pogo?" in the smallest voice ever and tried to give him a hug, despite making it pretty clear in the past that he doesn't exactly encourage being touched
was the only sibling whose room vanya didn't blow up because he was always nice to her, even though he was extremely powerful and she was, for all they knew, ordinary
always made his siblings feel like he was better than them--and knows it--but was sensitive enough to never make vanya feel like anything less than a wonderful human being
was outright called vanya's "sole confidante" and the only one she would perform her new violin pieces for
never wanted to harm vanya outright, even though he knew that she would always be the reason the apocalypse happens, and insisted that they take her with them so they could finally start treating her right instead
told vanya that her concerns and love for sissy and harlan were valid, and that no one is insignificant
simply shrugged when luther told his adult self in season 2 that vanya was the catalyst for the apocalypse, and said "fair enough" without any resentment whatsoever because he of all people knows how much crap his favorite sister went through when they were younger
pushed luther out of the way of a crumbling ceiling, despite the fact that luther could take it and he was already bone-tired from killing the board and dealing with the after-effects of paradox psychosis
was already dying of multiple gunshot wounds by the end, but one look at his family's cooling bodies gave him enough strength to rewind time so they could have another shot at going back to the present and being an actual family
and in conclusion, is basically a grumpy old man who just has so much love for his family that the idea of getting back to them gave him enough strength to survive not one but two freaking apocalypses, one after the other, and come out more or less victorious by the end
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