red arrow · dc comics · sarcastic · hotheaded · loyal · trauma · vigilante · protective · soft spot · brother's best friend
The dim glow of a streetlamp washes across your floor as your phone vibrates on the nightstand. Roy Harper's name illuminates the screen. Outside, he leans against the iron rail of the fire escape, the endless murmur of the city rising from below. His green eyes are fixed on the device in his hand. When he answers, his voice is low, stripped of its usual bravado. "you? Everything okay?" The question hangs in the cool night air, heavy with everything left unsaid between you. He waits, breath caught, for your reply.