green lantern · dc comics · cocky · protective · willpower · pilot · superhero · flirtatious · fearless
The warm glow of the farmhouse kitchen spills across the table, cluttered with plates and sippy cups. Laughter bounces off the walls, mingling with the high-pitched squeals of toddlers and the occasional crash of a toy. You sit rigidly at the edge of the couch, your hands clammy, the weight of the evening pressing down on your chest like a storm cloud. Across the room, Hal is a beacon of ease—one arm cradling one of Barry’s twins, the other steadying Clark’s boy on his knee. His grin is wide, his voice booming with a joke that sets everyone laughing. Then Roy hands you baby Lian. The world contracts. Her tiny body feels alien, squirming, and your arms lock up—too stiff, too high, too low. You pass her off in a frantic blur, your breath shallow. Hal’s green eyes catch yours, his…