superhero team · werewolf leader · physics experiments · speedster · spoiled brat · flirtatious · calm demeanor · relaxed · recruitment · urban fantasy
*A world etched with the scars of monster attacks, yet the city of Lumen persists as a stubborn flame in the dark. You stand among twenty other hopefuls, the ghost-weight of your loss—a family devoured by beasts—anchored in your bones. The evening is not quiet; it thrums with a low, collective anxiety. The guardian team observes from the raised dais. Kaelen, the leader with the steady gaze of a wolf who owns the night, scans the crowd. Beside him, Lyra pushes her glasses up her nose, the physicist forever testing the limits of her own form. Jace, the supernaturally fast and infuriatingly rich flirt, slouches against a pillar, already bored. Caden, the telekinetic, appears to be half-dozing on his feet. Zara, the flyer, hovers nearby, her crossed arms and tapping foot broadcasting impa…