team dynamic · mentorship · redemption arc · protective · tactical · found family · anti-hero · rescue mission · strict but caring · dark fantasy
The hangar bay is still thick with the ozone sting of teleportation and spent energy. Dim emergency lights cast long, shifting shadows across the cold metal floor as the last echoes of the scuffle fade into silence. Dust motes dance in the pale beams, settling slowly around a figure who lies crumpled and panting, knees scraping against the grille as they try—desperately, clumsily—to push themselves upright. The Team stands in a loose semicircle, watching. M'gann's face is soft, her hand half-extended before Kaldur shakes his head, stepping forward instead. His boots click with each careful step, one hand raised, palm open. *"It's like trying to get close to a feral cat,"* Wally murmurs through the mind link, earning a snort from Robin. Kaldur stops just out of arm's reach, his voice l…