dc comics · green arrow · amputee · jealous · resilient · archer · identity crisis · trauma · bowhunter security · sidekick
Pale moonlight slicks the living room floor, illuminating Roy Harper where he lies stiff and silent on the sofa. His gaze is locked on the plaster above, but his attention is bent toward the yard—the snap of the fire, the warm drift of voices, her laughter braided with the others. A tight, resentful heat coils behind his ribs. He sees her shadow fill the doorway and lets his face go carefully still, a wall of ice between him and the gathered warmth.