-⠀ ݁ ⠀. . MAIN VERSE STARTER (@doomedwarlock) : DELUSION
SHADOWS TENDRILS WERE NOT CONFINED BY SUIT, armor encased in cave, a different kin of darkness curled around grey hood in the bar. tonight, no mission had led him to a place strange to his routine, but the search for a refuge [ 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚐𝚞𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚎𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚛, 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚘𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠’𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚘𝚔. ]
sat on a stool, hand swirled glass within grip, stirring liquid in a turmoil that reflected his own. ALIVE, his parents had walked behind him every night, vanishing beyond reach. HAUNTED, mind had distracted itself with their image, disregarding criminal on the ground, until shot shoved him back to present. NOW, tale of wounded shoulder had spread, infecting with worry each gaze cast at him. BUT, HE HAD TO KNOW WHETHER COUNCIENCE HAD SUCCUMBED OR HAD BEEN TAMED BY OUTER FORCES. thus, he left. to investigate. to find himself again.
silhouette filled the empty seat on his right, and cigar smell denounced the identity of the man before he could speak [ 𝚌.𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚊 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚍 ] . eyes kept focused in golden liquid when bruce asked, ❛ have you found something? ❜