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Yes. Well. We had a disagreement.
[ They've had many, over the years, but none quite like what happened after Maxwell Lord's neck snapped. ]
But you were always a needed part of the team, Kyle. And we need you here, too.
[ They've had many, over the years, but none quite like what happened after Maxwell Lord's neck snapped. ]
But you were always a needed part of the team, Kyle. And we need you here, too.
I had been trying to restart the Lanterns again and failing miserably. I came back and I found out Jenny was cheating on me. So I left my apartment to her, left Radu's.
I went to the League, but they had John now. So they were fine.
[ kyle had returned to the watchtower for a bit. sat in his empty room. stared at the walls. time passed. ]
Then Major Force came for my mom.
I went to the League, but they had John now. So they were fine.
[ kyle had returned to the watchtower for a bit. sat in his empty room. stared at the walls. time passed. ]
Then Major Force came for my mom.
[ he shakes his head. they'd be fine without him. he knows that. ]
I'm here for now.
I'm here for now.
And I'm glad.
Selfishly, because I want you here with me.
Selfishly, because I want you here with me.
[ he sighs. ]
Bruce, none of you wanted me here in the first place. Not you, not the League, not the Lanterns.
I was the guy stuck with a ring that no one cared for.
Bruce, none of you wanted me here in the first place. Not you, not the League, not the Lanterns.
I was the guy stuck with a ring that no one cared for.
[ he feels the echoes of that. you are our lantern. we trust you with our lives. ]
Why?
Why?
Of course. We're friends.
[ the answer comes easily. kyle doesn't even need to think about it. ]
I guess that makes me sound like a hypocrite. But you're . . . grounded. I haven't been in ages.
[ the answer comes easily. kyle doesn't even need to think about it. ]
I guess that makes me sound like a hypocrite. But you're . . . grounded. I haven't been in ages.
Always.
[ Sweet Kyle has so much love to give; it's very nearly criminal that the universe has never chosen to answer it in kind. ]
[ Sweet Kyle has so much love to give; it's very nearly criminal that the universe has never chosen to answer it in kind. ]
Sometimes, yeah. I used to run a comic in the newspaper some time ago. Nothing big though.
[ he leans against her for a moment. if she doesn't like it, she'll make it clear. he just . . . needs to soak up the presence of another person for a bit.
before he's alone again. ]
before he's alone again. ]
[ Diana keeps her arm around him, leaning her head against his. In another life, he could have been her brother; in this one, he's as close to family as she has, here. ]
It'll be okay, Kyle. Everything will be okay.
It'll be okay, Kyle. Everything will be okay.
I got called away for a bit. Trying to help the Lanterns get re-established.
[ he can't help but smile. ]
You have no clue how commercial artists work, do you?
You have no clue how commercial artists work, do you?
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