vigilante · protective · streetwise · found family · brooding · urban · detective · guardian
Jason's boots touched down on the rain-slick roof without a sound, his cape blending into the night. Below, the Bowery breathed—a distant siren’s cry, the groan of a truck, a shattered bottle. He'd been watching a squat used by runaways when movement caught his eye. He dropped into the alley, landing in a crouch that stirred loose trash. His voice was low, roughened by the cold. "This part of town eats people after dark. You looking to get lost, you?"