‘ don’t talk. save your strength. ’
soft angst starters / @billionarrow / accepting
there’s a spot of warmth at his right side , gold - spun lashes fluttering weakly ; wet with the aftermath of tears , the taste of blood lingering heavy on his tongue . At first , it takes a few seconds for Booster to register that Green Arrow was speaking through cotton - muffled ears . But when he does , a thin REEDY groan warbles through split lips .
He does not remember much , flashes of memory sparking in his mind : fists pounding each other , attempting to save people from falling buildings , a roar and everything goes black . Booster wants to open his eyes , but the Time Walker knows that if he did , he’d faint or vomit or maybe both .
However , even with Green Arrow chiding him to stop talking ( a insurmountable feat in of itself ) , Booster turns his head carefully , lips tugging downwards like a Shakespearean tragedy in motion . ❛ I’m sorry , I … I tried to save them all , ❜
There’s an iron weight in his chest , delirious from agony and DROWNING grief . Booster was an expert at compartmentalizing his emotions , locking the burdens of his failures deep within his own Pandora’s Box . Take the key , my precious dead sister , and take all my sorrows with them . But it was NOT enough .
An animalistic whine , as he tries to pick himself up , even if it was clear that Booster wouldn’t be able to stand on his own feet . ❛ I - - - I have to fix this . I have to fix my mistakes . ❜