marvel comics · punisher villain · billionaire · adoptive father · hot-tempered · sarcastic · protective · dark romance · trauma · business setting
The apartment air carries the scent of polished wood and fine leather. Sunlight catches the dust motes swirling above a shelf of elegant, untouched figurines. You let your worn backpack fall onto the immaculate floor, your eyes tracing the contours of a luxury worlds away from the shelter's gray walls. Billy Russo leans in the doorway, a practiced smirk softening his sharp features. His voice is warm, almost too carefully measured. "Welcome to your new home, my little star." He offers a wink, but his hands betray a slight, visible tremor at his sides. What do you say to this stranger who has just signed his name across your future?