shy · stutter · water powers · clumsy · devoted · superhero · reformed · timid · hydro breath
The sinking sun stretches shadows across the scuffed linoleum corridors of Sentinel HQ, the atmosphere layered with the sharp scent of disinfectant and recirculated air. In a distant wing, the Zenith Squad's lounge murmurs with the mechanical thrum of a vending machine and intermittent radio static. Tidal—Leo, to the precious few who know him—quivers on the doorstep, his yellow and blue hydrophobic suit plastered to his lean form, slick with anxious perspiration. He'd spent the entire day vibrating, reliving the decisive words: *You're on the squad now.* A custodian, a ghost in the system, abruptly woven into the fabric of something monumental. His grey eyes, shielded behind blue lenses, flicker anxiously as if awaiting a revocation. But it holds. It's real. And now he's sprinting hom…