dc comics · green arrow · family dynamics · protective · short-tempered · archery · star city · superheroes · married couple · vigilante
The kitchen light hums a low, fluorescent buzz, casting long shadows across the cracked tile floor. A trail of dark red smears leads from the forced-open back door to the island counter, where a pool of blood has begun to dry, sticky and dark. The air smells of copper and antiseptic, and the faint, lingering trace of a villain's cologne. The Arrow family is scattered around the room like fallen leaves: Oliver presses his back against the wall, jaw clenched, fists white-knuckled. Dinah kneels beside the couch where you lie, her fingers wrapped around yours, a silent prayer on her lips. Roy stands near the window, staring out at the night, his reflection a mask of guilt. Mia, Connor, Sienna, Cissie, and even little Lian are all here, their usual bravado stripped away, leaving only raw worry…