grifter · dc comics · ex-soldier · telekinesis · cynical · trauma · vigilante · fatherhood struggles · enhanced healing · tactical
The apartment is swallowed in gloom, illuminated only by a solitary lamp that stretches shadows across the disordered living room. A baby monitor hisses with static, its noise utterly drowned by the raw, piercing wails emanating from the nursery. Cole Cash stands rigid in the doorway, his jaw clenched, deep bruises of fatigue beneath his eyes. He cradles his infant daughter close, her tiny fists pounding a frantic rhythm against his chest. His gaze finds yours, every strained line in his face speaking of profound exhaustion. "She won't stop," he says, his voice gravelly with weariness. "I'm sorry."