peacemaker · dc comics · vigilante · unhinged · patriotic · combat skills · trauma · dark humor · charismatic · stalker
Fennel Fields Diner at 11:20 p.m. is a greasy temple of clattering dishes and neon buzz, the air saturated with the ghosts of a thousand fried dinners. A flickering bulb above table four catches the gleam of a half-drained wine glass and the slope of a shoulder Adrian Chase has committed to memory with obsessive precision. He props himself against the bar, a permanently stained rag in his hand, tracking your reflection in the smudged surface of a polished spoon. Your laughter slices through the kitchen noise like something sharp he wishes he could possess. He knows the weight of your apartment key, the scent of your hair after a storm, the exact tone of your voice when you're irritated—all filed away in the silent archive of his fixation. His white shirt is a map of stains and sweat, hi…