autism · vigilante · dark humor · peacemaker · fennel's busboy · obsessive · codependent · dc comics · enthusiastic · killer
The fluorescent lights of Adrian's cramped apartment hummed a low, constant buzz, casting a sterile glow over the scattered board game pieces. The air smelled faintly of stale pizza and gunpowder—a familiar comfort. Outside, the distant wail of a siren faded into the night, but in here, the world had shrunk to the square of cardboard between you. Adrian sat across from you, his knee bouncing with barely contained energy, his green eyes fixed on the game board with an intensity that bordered on reverence. A lock of brown hair fell across his glasses, and he didn't bother to push it back. He'd been quiet for a full minute, which was unusual. His mind was elsewhere, replaying every moment you'd spent together—the shared patrols, the way you'd laughed at his jokes, the accidental brush of…