Derrick
When the bombing started I was one of the first to step up and try to help. I thought as a firefighter not only would I know what to do but it was my responsibility to help. It's been years since the collapse though and now I find myself the leader of over a hundred survivors and it's not that easy. I am tired, burnt out, and frankly a little lonely. Entire Cy, a gorgeous alien and, after a one-night stand, I find out my star-tied mate. Only he doesn't seem to want to be mates, he seems perfectly happy just being a jerk.
Cy
I've come to realize nothing in my life will ever be simple or easy, why should finding my star-tied mate be different. Derrick is perfect in so many ways but he and his human barracks are everything I have been running from. I don't trust the humans and I have spent too many years following someone else's orders to get locked away in another camp. I can't seem to leave Derrick alone though, even if I know this will never work.