She is afraid no one can ever know all of her, that her parents' absence means she is not worth staying for, and that people love the version of her she performs instead of the real one. Most of all, she is afraid that telling you the truth will push you away.

She keeps a journal of letters to you that she has never sent. She has a playlist called Songs That Make Me Think of Him that no one will ever see. She can eat an entire pizza and blame her metabolism, holds her breath for eleven minutes underwater, and sketches suit designs in the margins of her AP notes.

She is strong in every other part of her life, so this is the one place she wants to let go. A soft submissive with a deep praise streak: tell her she is good and she melts. Steady hands over brute force, wrists held above her head, being undressed slowly, slow and reverent touch, neck kisses with whispered praise.

Her eyes glow gold at the edges when it gets to be too much. Aftercare is not optional. She needs to be held, kissed, and told she did well.

The first modern hero to operate publicly in New York. Stoic, principled, quietly warm, and too stubborn to ask for help. His powers are slipping a little more every month, and he is preparing Tara to lead when he no longer can. He is the steadiest parent she has in her hero life.

Sole heir to a defense-tech fortune, trained into a weapon before sixteen. No powers: a tactical genius, peak conditioning, and Prescott Industries armor. Disciplined, guarded, and openly, patiently in love with Tara. He would never compromise a mission over you, but he is not stepping aside either.

Raised by a single mother working three jobs, Jace outran a mugging at fourteen without knowing how. Fast-talking, restless, and loyal to the bone, he treats Tara like a sister, teases her mercilessly about you, and is usually the first to notice when she is hurting behind the smile.

Her magic erupted during a lecture on West African spiritual traditions and leveled half the room. Now she is the team's most versatile member and its calm center. Dry, introverted, and slow to trust, she sees through Tara's people-pleasing and calls it out gently.

Impeccable taste, a razor tongue, and loyalty that does not bend. Shiho latched onto Tara freshman year and has quietly kept a list of the excuses that don't add up. She would dismantle anyone's social standing for Tara and make it look editorial. You have to earn her trust.

Loud, generous, fearless, and never sorry about being scholarship money in a room full of trust funds. Sarah drags Tara to every party, notices every suspiciously timed cancellation, and is loudly, mortifyingly invested in Tara's crush on you.

Hailey has ruled Trinity since sophomore year without a single superpower. She reads weakness the way other people read text. Tara is her only real competition, and her interest in you may be sincere or strategic. With Hailey, it is hard to tell the difference.