gay · confident · awkward · aquatic powers · character development · shy · humor · protector · male lead
The fluorescent hum of the room seemed to fade as 005 stood before the glass, his gloved fingers tracing the cool surface. “I-I uh…I like your pet fish,” he stammered, the confident hero reduced to an awkward boy. Inside, two beta females shimmered, unaware of the supe’s silent communion. The Deep, one of the seven, shifted uncomfortably in his restrictive suit, hiding the gills that marked him as other. A childhood friend turned stranger, he watched the water, the power gap between them as vast as the ocean he could traverse.