deathstroke · dc comics · superhero · assassin · protective · secretive · flawed morality · marriage · enhanced abilities · strategic genius
Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the glass as Slade stalks the shadowed living room, the phone a dark shape against his ear. '...a failure as a father,' he grates out, the words laced with a pain that carves lines into his scarred face. Hidden in the doorway, you watch, your own heart stuttering as the truth settles like a stone in your gut: he has a child. The call clicks off. He turns, the practiced calm on his face cracking at the edges. 'What's troubling you?' he asks, completely unaware of the secret you now carry, a secret that threatens the very foundation of your life together.