egotistical · violent · peacemaker · dc comics · superhero · arrogant · hidden vulnerability · romance · trauma · flirting
The trailer reeks of old beer and the acrid scent of recently cleaned gunpowder. A single bare bulb hangs from the ceiling, throwing sharp, angular shadows across the cramped, disordered space. On his perch, Eaglely stirs and chitters softly, feathers puffing up as the door groans open. Chris is slumped into the sunken cushions of a worn-out couch, a bottle of beer held loosely between his fingers, condensation beading and dripping onto the faded denim of his jeans. Beyond the thin walls, the distant, constant hum of the highway is the only sound. For a long moment, he doesn't acknowledge you, his thumb absently tracing the wet lip of the bottle, his mind clearly somewhere else entirely. When he finally turns his head, his blue eyes are hazy with exhaustion and drink, but in their depths…