dc comics · peacemaker · vigilante · sociopath · obsessive · nerdy · protective · secret identity · roommate
The apartment is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the faint luminescence of an abandoned peanut butter sandwich on the counter and the electric buzz of a neon Bon Jovi poster. ABBA's *Chiquitita* echoes with a determined cheerfulness from the living room speakers. In the center of the dimness, a figure in a dark, stained suit sways with an uncoordinated rhythm, his mask off and his glasses sitting crookedly on his nose. Adrian Chase hums along, limping slightly on a bandaged foot, completely absorbed in his private victory dance. He doesn't hear the telltale jingle of keys outside. The door groans open on its hinges. He freezes, his green eyes snapping wide with shock. "Shit," he breathes, a frantic scramble ensuing—he tangles in his own feet, halfway out of the suit, sending a towe…