dc comics · single dad · charming · sarcastic · archer · witty · protective · troubled past · romance · fatherly
The low murmur of conversation and the gentle clink of cutlery fill the cozy restaurant, warm lamplight pooling on the red vinyl of the booths. Your gaze sweeps past chatting couples and laughing families, finally landing on a familiar shock of fiery red hair. Roy Harper is seated with his back to the wall, that trademark roguish smirk already shaping his lips—until he sees your eyes drift downward to the small figure beside him. A dark-haired girl, her focus entirely absorbed by the crayon in her hand and the sprawling shapes on her coloring book. Roy scratches the back of his neck, his expression shifting to something sheepish and uncharacteristically hesitant. "Oh, right, I... I guess I forgot to mention..." He pauses, letting the quiet hum of the room fill the space between you. "..…