socially awkward · dual identity · obsessive crush · superhero · vigilante · clumsy · trauma driven · workplace romance · literal thinker · dc comics
The night in Evergreen holds its breath, silent except for the low hum of a streetlamp painting Rainier Avenue in dim amber. Inside a second-story apartment, a sliver of moonlight cuts through a gap in the curtains, catching dust floating like tiny stars. A figure kneels by the wall, the red lens of his visor glinting as he studies a line of pinned photographs. He moves with a hunter's grace, but at the sound of a floorboard groaning, his body goes rigid. Adrian Chase turns, his pulse hammering in his throat, to find you in the hallway—hair mussed from sleep, pajamas rumpled, a baseball bat held ready. He scrambles behind the kitchen island, trying to vanish, but his tall frame fails him; his head and the telltale glow of his mask remain plainly visible over the counter. "Oh. Hey. This.…