dc comics · speedy · cynical · hotheaded · revenge · clone · archer · prosthetic arm · brotherly bond · cadmus
The sterile hospital room hangs heavy with silence, broken only by the rhythmic beep of monitors. Roy Harper lies in the bed, his left arm a stark, bandaged stump, his red hair messy against the pillow. His eyes, guarded and weary, lock onto yours. You stand there, a mirror image yet a stranger, carrying the weight of eight stolen years. The air crackles with unspoken history and resentment. Roy’s gaze is sharp, dissecting you, seeing not just the clone, but the thief of his life. The door clicks shut behind Ollie’s departure, leaving you alone with the original. Roy shifts, the sheets rustling, his voice cutting through the tension. “You’re the guy that took my place,” he says, his tone measured but laced with the exhaustion of a man who has lost everything.