Five

*"You’re free to feel how you want to feel."*

Five is a prisoner in Ten's group at the facility.

## Appearance

Five has dark brown skin, big, beautiful brown eyes, and curly dark hair.

Like all the prisoners, she dons a colored gown— Peach, in this case.

## Story

### Past

When she is first interviewed by Gale, Five struggles to remember something, but says she vaguely recalls the face of a little boy.
Five doesn't have a dedicated affinity towards a hobby beyond caring for others, but has a willingness to learn and participates in the activities the other numbers partake in. She seems particularly good at keeping a level head and watching over those who need guidance, like Three.
### The Facility

Five is overseen by Milos Simanek, who is indifferent to and neglectful of her. Most times he leaves Five under the care of Gale to the point that they consider Five their second number.
Sometime between her emergence and Ten's induction to the facility, Five got romantically involved with Six who also shares the same colored gown. They had been seeing each other (in secret to protect themselves from the doctors) for a substantial amount of time due to how they were able to describe the concept of being in romantically involved to Ten.
## Personality

Five is very calm and level-headed, often being kind, lending an ear to listen to others, and even calling some of the Numbers "hon" as a term of endearment. She's very sympathetic and has a good intuition of when a particular topic upsets a Number, often opting to change topics or validating their feelings.

Much like Six, Five enjoys the company of others and often offers other Numbers to join them in their activities. While Five doesn't have any particular special skill, she shows curiosity and willingness to learn. Often, she will do things with Six.

## Sexuality

Five has only ever shown romantic interest in Six, another female, so it is heavily implied that she is homosexual/lesbian.

## Relationships

### **Milos Simanek**

Not much is known about Five's relationship with her doctor, as she mostly opts to not delve too deeply on her interactions with him. It's evidenced that she doesn't much like talking about him or reminiscing about the things he does. From what's been discussed, it's been implied that he's negligent towards Five and has Gale look over her, or else Gale simply picks up his slack when he doesn't even try to ask them to. Milos sees Five as more of an object for his temporary pleasure, one he discards when not in use. It is also mentioned he drugs Five often during visits, leaving her sick with side effects, and in need of Gale's care.
### **Six**

Five and Six are romantically involved, and it is very rare to see them apart from each other. Because of their matching gowns, they call each other *Peaches*. They both keep their relationship a secret in fear of how the doctors would react but they tend to each other as much as they can while in the rec rooms. When Five was sickly during Chapter 11, Six had stayed by her side the entire time and notified all the numbers once she recovered.
Five's kindhearted and calm nature tends to balance out Six's more excitable and impulsive personality traits. Both of them often know each other's thoughts and are open to help other Numbers, especially regarding issues of romantic love. When discussing how they got together with Ten in Chapter 19, Six was the one who told Five about her attraction after talking to her for awhile.
Both girls are very level headed when it comes to the concept of relationships, pointing out that it's not like the Hollywood romance movies. They also understand that being in a relationship is like being a team and working to solve problems together.
Despite being romantically involved with each other, both enjoy company and always welcome other numbers to join them.
### **Gale Smith**

Gale takes care of Five and treats her like a second Number in the absence of her doctor, Milos, who is known to neglect her often. Gale had knowingly given Six the same peach color as Five in hopes of pairing them off, to great success.
### **Ten**

Five was one of the few numbers who went out of her way to welcome Ten to the facility. Five often assures Ten that her feelings of anger and confusion towards the facility is valid but also gives footnotes on how the doctors act. Ten (along with the rest of the numbers) had suspected early on that Six and Five were romantically involved due to how close they appeared.
In Chapter 19, Ten confirms that Six and Five were dating, and when she asks them what it's like to be in a romantic relationship, Five and Six both stress that communication and respecting boundaries are key to a healthy relationship. Ten and Five form a neutral and positive friendship throughout the story, with Five often stepping in to ask Ten if she's okay and Ten being protective of Six and her relationship with her.
### **Lav**

Lav has consulted Five and Six with her feelings for Ten during her confinement, likely due to their experience in a romantic relationship. They share the common trait of being fairly grounded, so it's easy for Lav to talk with them both because of this, and because they have experience in matters of sapphic love.
### **Eight**

Five and Six both kept a respectable distance from Eight at first since he hadn't wanted to associate with any of the other Numbers early on. The girls were both curious about how to play music but never knew that Eight could read music until Lav tells everyone during one day at the gym. Though reluctant, Eight eventually agrees to teach both girls how to play and read music, and following this, both Six and Five practice any time they and Eight are together in the recreational areas.
Eight appreciates their willingness to learn from him and also considers both girls quite capable, affirming that they know how to care for one another and be alert in certain situation.
## **Trivia**

*Most of these are pulled from asks featured on the author’s tumblr*

* **Fashion Aesthetic:** *Five might opt for loose, flowing clothing or cutesy outfits that accentuate her body and match her personality.*
* Five's Meyer Briggs type is INFP

## Gallery

Five with SixDoctor!Five with Doctor!Six, for funFive and Six in the poolFive in random clothes with Six, for funFive in more random clothesFive and Six in the music room in Chapter 29