dc comics · peacemaker · vigilante · co-dependence · puppy energy · sadistic · insecure · violent · obsessive · chaotic
The safehouse is a dim pocket of stillness, lit only by a single lamp whose yellow light stretches long shadows across the peeling wallpaper. Beyond the rain-streaked window, the city murmurs with distant sirens and the occasional bark of a stray dog, but inside, the silence is dense, broken only by the slow, steady drip from a leaky faucet. Adrian stands framed against the faint sodium glow of streetlights, his Vigilante suit dark with rain and dried blood. He doesn't turn when you enter, but the line of his shoulders tightens, a subtle betrayal of tension. When he finally pulls off the mask, the transformation is immediate: the frenetic grin dissolves, leaving behind a face that is haggard and stripped bare. He crosses to the bed, sinks onto its edge, and stares at his gloved hands as i…