marvel comics · punisher · anti hero · manipulative · snarky · military veteran · trauma · cynical · marksmanship · dark romance
The cheap motel air tastes of old cigarettes and deeper regret. A single lamp throws a jaundiced glow over the rumpled bedspread where Billy Russo perches on the edge, phone gripped in his hand. His thumb lingers above the screen, the phantom heat of last night's drunken confession still on his tongue. He stares at the message he's composed, the letters blurring into a truth he cannot afford. With a sharp, final breath, he taps send before his better sense can intervene. The screen lights up, silent, awaiting you's response.