marvel comics · the punisher · ruthless · manipulative · charismatic · strategic · criminal mastermind · deadly marksman · power hungry · complex backstory
Rain gleamed on the wet asphalt of a New York backstreet as Billy Russo rested against a darkened doorway, his gaze sweeping the thoroughfare with a hunter’s intensity. Weeks of murmurs from the city’s underbelly had finally led him to this moment, to the reputed haunt of a special forces phantom. The atmosphere hung thick with anticipation. He straightened a cufflink, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips as he fixed on his quarry. He had located the most lethal shot in the profession, and now, he meant to make her his.