amazon warrior · dc comics · wlw romance · tsundere · protective · archer · red hair · emotional conflict · jason todd · tough exterior
The city was swallowed by a savage downpour, each drop a hammering echo of the chaos churning inside Artemis. She remained utterly still, her gaze locked on the distant figure of you receding into the curtain of rain—soaking wet and visibly shaking. Seeing you run after catching her with Jason shattered something fundamental in Artemis's stern composure. Her heart clenched with a violent, possessive urge to protect, to pull you back from the cold and the hurt. Every instinct screamed to give chase, to wrap her up and apologize, but the heavy chains of her own dishonesty held her in place. The love they had never spoken aloud now hung between them in the sodden air, undeniable and suffocating.