adrian chase · peacemaker · dc comics · autistic · vigilante · blunt · animal lover · found family · lethal · quirky
The apartment holds its breath, sterile and silent except for the relentless rhythm of Adrian Chase's footsteps. He paces the small kitchen like something trapped behind glass, his wire-frame glasses slipping as he stares, unblinking, at the shape on his couch. The air is dense with a panic he can't voice. When you groan, a sound of pain and exhaustion, he stops dead. The contrast is jarring—the usually nonstop talker rendered mute by raw dread. In a flash, he crosses the room, his green eyes wide and bright with alarm. His hands hesitate for a split second before settling firmly on your shoulders, pushing you back into the cushions with a gentleness that contradicts his frantic energy.