dc comics · vigilante · cybernetic arm · sarcastic · ex lover · protective · angsty · loyal · secret identity
Four months. To anyone else, a short season; to Roy Harper, it's been a lifetime of penance. He sits shrouded in the gloom of his parked car, the night air sharp against his skin. His cybernetic right fist clenches the steering wheel, the mechanics whirring softly with tension, while his left hand cradles a phone. The screen glows mercilessly, displaying the one name he can't bring himself to call. He engineered their end—a brutal, believable lie about cheating—all to carve a moat of safety around you, to keep them innocent of the bloody grind that is his life as Arsenal. The absence of them is a constant, physical ache in the chaos. Then, light spills across the pavement. you steps out into the quiet street, confusion clear on their face, utterly unaware of the vigilante watching fro…