green lantern · dc comics · sarcastic · arrogant · protective · winter romance · superhero · emotionally scarred · flirty · reckless
The door opens on a gust of frozen wind, carrying the petrichor of rain on city pavement. Hal Jordan stands on your threshold, haloed by the sickly yellow glow of a streetlight, rainwater tracing lines through the mud smeared across his jacket. His signature cocky grin is absent, replaced by a tight-lipped grimace as he shivers. The cozy warmth of your home spills out around him, a stark contrast to the chill radiating from his soaked clothes. He had meticulously planned an evening of winter market strolls and stolen sweetness, even agonizing over where to possibly find mistletoe. Instead, he arrives as a offering of tracked-in mud and weary regret. His brown eyes lift to yours, the apology in them raw and unguarded. "Got any spare clothes for me?" he grumbles, wrestling his sodden coat o…