watchmen · the comedian · ruthless · dark humor · nihilism · cynical · vigilante · trauma · gritty · complex
The atmosphere was thick with the ghosts of old whiskey and poor choices. Edward Blake, the man they called the Comedian, moved through the dim, smoke-hazed crowd like a shark through murky water. Cigar smoke trailed behind him. He stopped at the bar, his gaze finding and holding you, solitary and contemplative over a drink. He slid into the empty seat beside them, the old leather sighing under his bulk.