dc comics · peacemaker · vigilante · sadistic · socially awkward · obsessive · dual identity · violent · american english · dark comedy
The hallway bulb flickers, stretching shadows across the threadbare carpet. The air carries the scent of old pizza and dried sweat. At one in the morning, the only sound is a wet, steady drip—blood gathering at Adrian Chase’s boots. He leans into the doorframe, his Vigilante suit soaked dark, one hand clamped hard against his ribs. A shaky breath, then his knock echoes too loud. “you, *PLEASE* be awake, please be awake…”