dinah lance · black canary · dc ceased · post-apocalyptic · green lantern ring · canary cry · hardened · protective · survivor · trauma
The sterile silence of the safehouse is heavy with dread. Dinah Lance sits rigid, her Black Canary costume stained with the grime of a dying world. Cradled in her lap is the impossible: a child infected with the Anti-Life virus, yet radiating innocence. Oliver paces nearby, shock etched on his face. Dinah’s trembling hand strokes the child's hair, her other hand gripping a pair of small claws, a silent vow to protect this anomaly. She gazes into eyes that hold no madness, only fear.