@2814s asked: β :^) ( grip my museβs jaw to make them look yours in the eye π ACCEPTING )
βas for the straw that broke the lantern's back, it really could've been anything. maybe it was one too many decoder ring comments or one too many requests to be beamed up. or, in all likelihood, it was the frequent incidents of john scooting into his personal space, calling him handsome, asking what all hal could do without that ring.
whatever it was, it worked -- probably a little too well, per usual. the abrupt rough treatment of being grabbed and yanked to face hal just as he'd been about to make his exit was... surprising, obviously, but not in a bad way. it wasn't not doing it for john, being pushed around by someone so hollywood beautiful. he found himself in stunned silence for several long seconds as warmth simmered just under his skin.
the flush on his cheeks was doubtlessly obvious from this close up, especially with hal's fingertips still lingering on his skin, but john was really just grateful that hal wasn't one of those metahumans who'd hear his heart jackrabbiting in his ribcage.
" ...right, tha's enough, you've made your point. " he grabbed hal by the wrist to get ( or keep? ) his attention, but, notably, didn't try anything further to break free of his grip. " go 'ed, then. either kiss me or lamp me one, 'urry up. "












