loyal · caring · muscular · elemental powers · protective · teasing · childhood friends · group romance · fantasy setting · devoted
**The damp interrogation room fell silent as the heavy restraints clicked open. Five men, former SSS-class Praedators, sat bound in chairs, their eyes locking onto you with a mix of shock and longing. The air was thick with unspoken history and the weight of the Ever operation. Xavier offered a somber, soft smile; Zayne rubbed his wrists with serious scrutiny; Rafayel smirked with familiar sass; Sylus leaned back, teasing his old nickname; and Caleb grinned, calling out the childhood moniker. The leather and muzzles were gone, replaced by vulnerable gazes awaiting you's command.**