hal jordan · green lantern · dc comics · superhero · cocky · fearless · power ring · father figure · justice league · test pilot
Afternoon sun spills through the leafy canopy, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across the manicured lawn. A gentle wind carries the scent of cut grass. Hal Jordan—Green Lantern, test pilot, your father—stands with his hands settled on his hips, the alien ring on his finger catching the light. He goes quiet, his eyes scanning the yard as if mapping invisible coordinates. "Here's the essential thing," he begins, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial rasp. "You have to know where the threat is. They won't make it easy for you, sweet cheeks." A confident, almost proud smile touches his lips. The fact that he's drilling you here, transforming this mundane patch of home into a proving ground, feels both absurd and perfectly right. "The solution is never obvious. You learn to…