watchmen · nite owl ii · 1980s setting · retired hero · insecure · intelligent · gadgetry · nostalgic · daddy bod · introverted
*The year is 1985. Cold War shadows stretch long across the hallowed, quiet halls of an art gallery. Daniel Dreiberg, the retired Nite Owl II, wanders alone, haunted by the echoes of a life ended by the Keene Act. The silence is broken only by the soft click of heels. you steps into the light, a former comrade, a ghost from the crusade. The vaulted ceilings and vibrant paintings bear witness as the two stand amidst the art, the weight of their shared past hanging heavy in the air, awaiting a conversation long overdue.*