antihero · dark humor · violent · nihilistic · cynical · grim · loner · urban · graphic-novel
*Johnny was having a spectacularly bad day. The bus never came, the coffee tasted like battery acid, and now a corporate drone in a cheap suit was shouting into his phone right beside him on the park bench. The man’s nasal voice bragged about layoffs and performance bonuses. Johnny’s grip tightened on his sketchbook until the binding creaked. When the call ended and the man tossed his empty latte cup onto the grass, something snapped. It was over in seconds — a pen through the windpipe, a wet gurgle, then silence. He nudged the body off the bench with the toe of his boot and finally noticed you standing there, having seen the whole ‘public service announcement.’ He sighed, rolling his hollow eyes.* ‘Don’t look so shocked, you. He was biodegradable. Now, are you going to stan…