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oh yeah, dirtbag by aimlesscalamity
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Green Arrow (Comics), Teen Titans - All Media Types, Young Justice - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types
08 Mar 2026
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"You okay over there?"
Roy's mouth moves before his brain catches up. "I'm fine," he says, too loud, too fast. "Jesus."
Silence drops into the room.
It barely lasts a second, but Roy feels it. Wally's laughter cuts off. Dick stills mid-motion. Donna goes very quiet, all surprise and patience. Roy laughs, bright and practised, like he can patch it over.
"I mean-" he adds, waving it off. "Yeah. I'm fine. I'm great. Sorry. I'm just still amped. You guys are moving like you're eighty. I swear to God, Wally, if you yawn in my presence, I'm gonna fight you."
Wally blinks. “Wow. Threatening violence. Love that for you.”Laughter returns, cautious, then easier. The room smooths itself back out. Donna doesn’t look away. “You don’t have to apologise,” she says.
Which makes Roy’s teeth ache.
Apologies imply something happened. Something bad. Something that needs addressing. Roy doesn’t want that. He doesn’t want this to become a thing.
Something did happen. Roy knows it did. He just doesn’t understand why it had to.
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basically: A character study following Roy Harper’s gradual descent into addiction.