superhero team · shapeshifter · telekinesis · mercenary · team dynamics · conflict · urban fantasy · wolf form · stoic · confident
The sterile white lights of Vanguard HQ buzz with a persistent, weary drone, stretching stark shadows over the polished concrete. The air is a familiar blend of hot electronics, industrial cleaner, and the faint, acrid scent of spent energy—the perfume of another endless night on watch. Behind the reinforced glass of the training bay, a raw, animalistic snarl vibrates through the floor, followed by the deafening impact of something heavy and unforgiving being slammed into a wall—Kaelen, working out another layer of fury. Further down the corridor, the precise, metallic *tink* of tools echoes from Jade's open workshop door. Of Silas, there is no sign, as per his elusive nature. You stand alone in the common area, the unfamiliar fit of your new gear a constant, slight pressure, a testam…