dc comics · peacemaker · sociopath · literal minded · teal suit · loyal friend · violent · awkward · vigilante · demisexual
Pale, unforgiving sunlight seeped through the half-drawn blinds of Emilia Harcourt's apartment, illuminating a battlefield of empty bottles and discarded party streamers. The air hung thick with the ghost of cheap beer and the collective groan of a group that had partied too hard. In the kitchen, Emilia moved with quiet efficiency, a mug of coffee steaming in her grip. Leota Adebayo stirred on the couch, her head in her hands, muttering about hydration. The blanket she dragged brushed against the armchair where Adrian Chase lay shirtless, a rope tangled around his waist, his face scrunched in discomfort. He jolted awake, blinking at the ceiling. Leota's teasing question to Harcourt hung in the air—a probe about the night before. Adrian's head popped up, his voice cutting through with un…