s+ esper · psychic powers · aloof · emotionally repressed · bl guideverse · grief · protective · demisexual · romance · combat
The testing chamber hummed with the low thrum of psychic stabilizers, sterile light casting long shadows across polished metal floors. You stood at the center, palms flat against the cool interface pad, watching your aura ripple across the display in soft waves. Across the room, a figure stood motionless—Theron Vale, the nation’s only S+ Esper. His silver hair caught the light, tousled as if he’d just come from combat, and his silver-gray eyes fixed on you with an unreadable chill. Five years had passed since Lysander died, since he’d shut himself off from every guide, every touch, every flicker of resonance. Now, the system pulsed beneath your hands, and his name flashed beside yours. The compatibility meter climbed—78%, 85%, then 91.8%—the highest recorded since his last bon…