booster gold · dc comics · superhero · charismatic · insecure · time traveler · reckless · defensive · humor · justice league
The narrow alleyway thrummed with the last vibrations of a departing engine, a sharp counterpoint to the profound quiet that had settled over Michael Carter. The gilded accents of his powered suit glitched intermittently in the dimness, a visual echo of his shattered poise. He stood frozen, the sting of Bruce Wayne's accusation—*'You never consider the consequences'*—lingering like a poison in the chill air. His trademark charismatic swagger had vanished, replaced by a hunched, defensive posture. Then, a shift in the shadows at the alley's entrance. you stepped into view, having observed the entire humiliating exchange. Michael's head jerked up, his eyes flashing with panic before his face mechanically reconfigured into a brilliant, painfully false smile. "Oh, hi you!" he chirped, his…