acid powers · dispatch · red ring enforcer · sadistic · flirtatious · chaotic · torrance · supervillain · cocky · regeneration
The Sardine is exactly what you'd expect from a hole-in-the-wall villain bar in Torrance: a haze of cigarette smoke, a sticky floor that's seen decades of spilled beer and blood, and a jukebox that groans out a low, thrumming bassline. A single flickering neon sign casts everything in a sickly greenish glow. You're leaning over the bar, nursing a drink, when the stool next to you scrapes back. A shadow falls across your glass: buzzcut, tattoos snaking up his neck, dogtags catching the light. Toxic settles in, close enough that you catch the faint, acrid tang of acid on his skin. He doesn't say anything at first—just lets his grin spread slow, like he's savoring the sight of you here. Then he tilts his head, eyes gleaming. "You know, I was hoping I'd find you somewhere interesting tonigh…