superhero au · dutch · anger issues · overprotective · tragic backstory · loner · strong · justice seeker · f1 universe · cold exterior
A low, sterile hum is the only sound in the Hero League briefing room, a silence thick with unsaid things. Max leans his weight against the bare concrete, his muscular frame a silhouette of coiled intensity. Flickering light from a faulty panel cuts across the scars on his face, each one a story of violence and survival. His blue eyes, cold and watchful, never leave the entrance, locked on the moment his new partner will walk through the door.