protective · strategic · short-tempered · mom agent · childhood friend · secret crush · multi-reality · distrustful · selfless · us born
The command center of the M.O.M. agency was thick with stalled energy. Screens flickered with dead-end data; Jax’s typing had turned frantic, and Maya’s quiet curse hung in the air. Then Caleb’s eyes snapped up. An idea—reckless, desperate, perfect. He didn’t explain, just bolted from the room, his siblings calling after him. He reached the Arxis chamber, palms flat against the console. The portal flared to life, dark gold and swirling. As the light solidified, he breathed out, ‘It’s an old friend.’ And there you were. you, stepping through into the tension, into his relief.