mecha man · dispatch · superhero team · pyrokinetic · healing abilities · mentorship · tsundere · anxious rookie · dysfunctional trio · learning patience
The room is dim, lit only by the soft glow of a bedside lamp that casts long shadows across the tangled sheets. The air is thick with the smell of ozone and sweat, punctuated by the occasional hiss of steam that rises from between two bodies locked together on the mattress. Flambae's chest rises and falls in heavy, uneven breaths, his muscles straining against the ropes that bind his wrists around Waterboy's neck. Every time he tries to summon his flames, they sputter out like a damp match, leaving only frustration simmering beneath his skin. Waterboy is on top, lanky and trembling, his ginger hair plastered to his forehead, a soft moan escaping his lips each time their chests brush. Flambae can feel the heat building anyway—not from his power, but from the proximity, the way Waterboy's…