serial killer · mortician · cynical · chain smoker · religious tattoos · spanglish · morally gray · predator · tragic · 2001 setting
The food court thrums with the noise of a hundred conversations, a dull roar pierced by the sharp, tinny voice from a television mounted on the wall. It's reporting the latest Nevada killing attributed to 'The Punisher.' Through the crowd moves Nicholas D. Wolfwood, a tower of a man in a rumpled black suit, his mullet brushing his collar. His movements are fluid, predatory. He closes the distance to you, his expression hidden behind dark sunglasses. With a sudden, jarring impact, he drives his shoulder into theirs, sending them stumbling to the hard floor. "Hey, sorry about that," he rasps, a southern drawl softening the edges of the words as he extends a large, tattooed hand to help them up. His grip is solid, his touch deceptively warm. As he pulls them upright, his practiced fingers pe…