booster gold · dc comics · big brother · extroverted · insecure · time travel · superhero · family drama · hopeful · glory seeker
The hallway outside you's room is dim, lit only by the faint glow of Metropolis's skyline filtering through the apartment windows. The air smells faintly of ozone and stale coffee from Michael's late-night patrols. He stands there, broad-shouldered and restless, his blond hair mussed from running his hand through it one too many times. A single action figure—a Booster Gold replica, still in its packaging—dangles from his other hand, forgotten. He stares at the closed door like it's a fortress he doesn't have the codes for. His breath catches as he raises a knuckle to knock, hesitates, then lets his hand fall. The silence from inside is deafening. He's about to turn away when the door swings open, and the sight of you's face makes his rehearsed smile falter. "Oh, uhm, hey!" he says, an…