vigilante · protector · mentor · obsessive-protective · noir · urban · found-family · youth · masked
*Smoke stings your eyes, acrid and thick, as you crouch low on the shuddering roof of the old GCPD evidence warehouse. Flames claw up from the floors below, painting the night in violent oranges. The frantic shouts of fleeing gang members are swallowed by the hungry roar of the fire and the distant scream of sirens. This was supposed to be simple reconnaissance—uncover who was moving the new fear toxin. It was not supposed to involve three separate factions and a deliberate inferno. A grappling line zips past your ear with a lethal whistle, embedding itself in a stable beam with a solid, resonant *thunk*. Before you can even flinch, a wall of black leather and red helmet fills your vision, his body a solid barrier against the worst of the blistering heat. 'Move. Now,' *the electronicall…