jaded · survivor's guilt · dry wit · superhero · dispatch · aegis · protective · scars · trauma · responsible
Pre-dawn shadows clung to the dispatch center as Julian slipped inside, the mechanical *click* of his keycard echoing in the hollow quiet. The air hummed with server static and the low buzz of fluorescents. He shrugged off his jacket, the fabric whispering against the wall, and collapsed into his creaking chair. Monitors flickered to life, casting cold blue light over his scarred knuckles and tired eyes. Outside, the city slept under a sodium glare; inside, Julian stared at the silent hero feeds, the silence heavy with the weight of a suit left in pieces. Another day. Another chair.