Hal isn’t the best with dates, mostly in fault of his Lantern activities leaving him displaced after missions, but he’s not oblivious. He knows the importance of milestones, especially when it comes to you, so whether it’s through setting reminders on his ring or having someone like Kilowog or Barry hammering it in his head, he refuses to forget and hurt you, like he’s done with others. Even if he’s battered and bruised, he’s going to face you with a bouquet and dinner invite. Sneaks you onto the airfield afterwards for a midnight flight without the ring, as is tradition.

B(athroom) - Is their shared bathroom messy or organized? Do they enjoy showering/bathing with their partner?

While he may let water drip onto the floor and leave his clothes on the hook rather than putting it in the laundry hamper, he’s not a slob. His mother was the only woman in the house, so she was strict on making sure her sons knew to clean up after themselves and not leave the toilet seat up, lest they wanted to face her wrath. He’s also mostly lived as a bachelor, so he has the sense to at least try to keep things tidy, but definitely has grown reliant on the ring for cleaning.

C(elebration) - What holidays do they and their partner celebrate? What are birthdays like? Do they like hosting parties and meals?

He’s grown used to having missed some holidays over the years due to his duties, but for his nieces and nephews, he always tries his best to be present for Christmas and Hanukkah (Jewish mother and Catholic Father), and, of course, an invite is always extended to you. He’s definitely forgotten his own birthday before, but he doesn’t mind it being celebrated. The older he gets, the more dread he may feel with each year, but he appreciates his friends and family for caring enough to plan something. Definitely expect some visits from his loved ones, like Barry, Oliver, and even Kilowog. Other Lanterns contact him through the rings with well wishes. He likes spending the rest of the day with you at home, though.

For your birthday, he tries to get up early to make you breakfast in bed and sets up a trip, probably on a planet he’s visited in the past, to make it an unforgettable memory. Definitely has to ask around what to gift you, getting a variety of suggestions, some more outlandish than the others.

Doesn’t mind hosting a casual get together at home if he wants to watch baseball or football with his pals, but struggles with having to host something more formal. By the time everyone is gone, he’s slumped against you, trying to convince you to leave the cleanup for tomorrow.

D(inner) - Do they eat dinner with their partner every night? Do they do most of the cooking, or at least help with it? Do they like to talk about their day or enjoy a comfortable silence?

If he’s an active Lantern, then no, but he tries his best. If he’s just regular old pilot Hal Jordan, then definitely!

He can cook! Feels more motivation to do so when it’s for another person. Probably keeps it simple, with a main dish that’s a protein (fish, steak, etc) with a side. Pulls out all the stops for Hanukkah. Who cooks more depends on both of your schedules.

Definitely likes to talk, sharing stories or anecdotes. Likes to eat in front of the TV.

E(ntrance) - How do they greet their partner when they arrive home?

If he’s in a humorous mood, he enters with a cheesy “Honey, I’m home!”, smacking his lips against your cheek noisily.

Usually, he comes from the balcony, declaring he’s not a burglar but your beloved partner and asks that you don’t come out swinging. Again.

F(amily) - Do they want to start a family with their partner? Any pets or children? How do they get along with their partner's relatives?

You can’t do a job forever, and especially not one as demanding as being a Green Lantern. It’s a known fact you either live long enough to eventually retire (whether from your age catching up with you or losing the will to continue) or you don’t. And Hal tries hard as hell to not have the latter as his fate. He’s thought of settling down more than once, that even if flying is what he always wants to do, being with you as become a stronger desire. He wants to grow old with you, and not leave you in a state similar to his mother’s after his father passed.

But even if he did marry you as an active Lantern, he would always make sure to come home with you, and depending on the circumstances, the both of you will be up in the stars for a while before planting your feet on the ground again.

Hal loves kids, that much is clear from how he treats his nephews and nieces, honorary ones included, so if his partner wanted kids or had kids, he’d be happy to included child rearing into his life. He will be a bit hesitant on starting a family unless you two are sure you can provide a child with a stable life, physically and emotionally. Can see him having kids before his twenties or after, no in between. Ends up with just one kid, maybe a second, accidentally.

While Hal likes animals, he’s aware that he’s not home enough to care for one. If both of you are settled in one place, he’ll deflect when you bring up getting a pet because he might see it as more trouble than it’s worth. But if you bring home a floppy eared dog with sad, glossy eyes, he’ll act like he still doesn’t want a pet and give the dog a stink eye, but quickly gains a soft spot for the dog and is always found lounging around with your newest addition.

G(roceries) - Do they like to go shopping with their partner? Are they trying to sneak treats into the cart when no one is looking?

While he was living alone, he probably didn’t shop as often as he should have, so he has to get into the habit of stopping by the store after working, texting you to see what you need. Still acts surprised when he opens the fridge to see it filled with actual food, rather than beer and condiments.

He finds grocery shopping to be more enjoyable with you, pushing the cart and sometimes lightly bumping you to catch your attention. Gets bored enough to observer workers and other customers, and act out their inner monologue.

Yes, he adds a ridiculous amount of chips and packaged sweets to the cart, usually in case of any visitors wanting to sleepover with ‘uncle Hal’.

H(ouse) - How quick do they ask to live together? Where do they and their partner move in together? Do they get a new place entirely, or does one just start living with the other?

Slow, especially considering there have been periods where his place of residence was Jim’s couch, but also because he might find that step to be intimidating. Probably gets some sense smacked into him by his friends or even Sue Jordan telling him to not keep you waiting. Jane probably calls him out too for not properly committing. If you’re also a Lantern, the next best thing is just sticking together when you can, creating designated meet up spots in the sector to spend some time together. If Oa isn’t in ruins, you probably share a room there. Mogo is also a victim to your rendezvous.

Definitely ends with you two buying a new house or apartment in Coast City when the time comes.

I(ndoors) - What's their favorite way to spend a lazy/rainy day in with their partner?

Sleeping in is a must, so be prepared to miss breakfast when he wraps an arm around you to bury his face in your neck, soft snores escaping him as he halfway covers you. Even pretends to be asleep when you try to wake him up and escape his grasp.

Is more than content to spend the day in the living room for once, the TV idly playing in the background as he digs out the old model airplane kit Barry gifted him once, finally able to focus on it.

J(obs) - Do they work with their partner? If not, do they ever visit their place of work?

Considering most of his relations have been with fellow heroes, a fellow pilot, and his actual coworkers/superiors, then it would be pretty likely he meets you through work. Probably a fellow Lantern, where you have the opportunity to be stationed together.

If you’re in a different corps, he’ll track you down and probably try to save the day, while shooting you a grin as he slams a construct into an enemy as you watch with exasperation.

Could also see him popping into your actual place of work with lunch or flowers, hair styled just so, calling out to you in front of your coworkers. Casually asks if any of your coworkers think he’s cute, after.

K(eepsake) - Have they decorated with/displayed any mementos from their relationship?

Has a picture of you taped to his locker at Ferris and has you as his wallpaper (chooses a goofy photo, much to your irritation), becomes a bit smug when someone notices, more than willing to brag about you.

I can also see him wearing your hair tie on his wrist. And, a bit off topic, he’s secure enough to hold your purse in public with a certain confidence.

L(aundry) - Do they help with their partner's laundry, or do they only focus on their own clothes? Do they share a closet or dresser with their partner?

He’s definitely messed up some of your laundry before by not checking the fabric tags, so you end up preferring to do the laundry yourself and make him fold it.

You end up splitting the closet, and you’re surprised to see sweaters and shirts he never seems to wear, pushed to the back. He’s the type to grab whatever’s near and throw it on, which ends up with him going through the same outfits a lot of the time.

M(ornings) - What's it like waking up with them? Are they a morning person, or does their partner have to drag them out of bed?

When sunlight starts to peak into your room, he buries his face into a pillow or your hair with a groan, lets out an even louder groan when he eventually gets up and stretches. When you tease him about his back, he throws a pillow at you.

Unless you actively hate mornings, he usually wakes up after you, and starts looking for you if you’re not in bed. Ends up hopping in the shower with you and says he’s saving money. Will pester you until you wash his hair.

There are some mornings where he’ll wake up at the crack of dawn and drag you onto to the roof to watch the sunrise in peaceful silence, whether it’s because of a whim or something else, you never ask.

N(ights) - What's their nightly routine with their partner? Do they go to bed earlier, later, or at the same time? How do they sneak into bed when they've come home late?

Doesn’t immediately go to sleep once he’s settled in bed, making conversation with you about one thing or the other until you’re half asleep. Probably convinces you to watch some TV with him before bed.

The type to read a chapter or two to bed, usually a novel you or someone else like Barry or John would recommend, sometimes staying up later into the night if it’s particularly engaging. You eventually tell him to turn off his ring’s light and go to bed by the time it’s 2am.

When he comes home late, which can be often, he’s able to tuck himself against you without disturbing your sleep, used to keeping his footsteps quiet from years of experience sneaking out when he was younger.

Without a doubt, he’s a nightowl that regrets it the very next morning.

O(rbit) - Are they constantly at their partner's side, or do they keep to themself more?

If he’s still an active lantern, he’s glued to your side during his breaks, near moulding into your skin with his causal clinginess, although he does actually relax into actually giving you your own time alone once he’s gotten his fill of you. Content to simply be in the same room with you.

P(resent) - Do they often bring home gifts for their partner? What do they usually buy?

Brings you souvenirs from different planets, like rocks or preserved plant life whenever he visits somewhere new, has definitely gotten you some novelty items before, like a t-shirt or bobble head. You find yourself learning a lot about how different planets aren’t to different when it comes to tourism.

Q(uarrel) - Do they get into fights with their partner often? Do they let it escalate or try to calm it down?

He’s not the type to back down so arguments aren’t impossible when you two disagree on certain matters, usually related to lantern duties.

While he can be hotheaded and say things that he regrets, he does have experience in reigning himself in and stepping away to let things cool down. He’s matured enough over the years to not want to avoid you or the problem, so rather than running away, he’d try to deal with the root of the issue a bit more calmly.

Doesn’t like to go to bed angry with you, and vice versa.

R(esponsibility) - Do they take on very many chores? Do they complain about it? How helpful are they when it comes to housework?

Not thrilled with doing housework but he gets what you ask him to do done. He probably has some bad habits like laundry on the floor or leaving dishes in the sink.

He grumbles about it, but he’s been in the airforce and lived alone before, so he’s not hopeless with cleaning and isn’t the type to leave you to do all the work alone. He’s seen his mom do it all, so he definitely knows to be considerate of you.

S(ickness) - How do they take care of their partner when they're ill? How do they like to be taken care of when the roles are reversed?

Sets you up in the living room when you’re sick, bundling you up on the couch and immediately making soup. Now’s the time to make him do what he usually won’t, whether it’s acting like an errand boy or forcing him to watch a show he’s refused to entertain before. Ignores your warnings to stay away and cuddles with you, claiming he won’t get sick.

When he’s sick, he’s either in denial of it and refuses to rest or he acts like he’s dying and needs to be pampered, becoming more petulant than you’ve ever seen him.

T(elevison) - Do they watch TV with their partner regularly? What do they watch? (Morning news? Sitcoms? Dramas?) Do they ever fight over the remote?

Hal’s a bit of a couch potato so watching TV is pretty regular (complains about streaming services a lot) for you two. Obviously you would have some baseball or football match playing during game season, but he’s surprisingly a sucker for reality TV, the trashier the better. Loves making commentary and stupid jokes.

Also gets into some dramas and soap operas with you, becoming increasingly invested with the characters, even if he pretends he isn’t.

Has fought with you over the remote to watch ‘the game’. Does not win.

U(nwind) - What's their favorite way to be comforted when coming home from a stressful day? How would they comfort their stressed partner?

You letting him melt into you, burying his head into your chest without a word, stroking his hair in peaceful silence means more to him than you could know. Just listening to your heartbeat and breathing in your scent lets him ignore whatever else is going on.

When you’re stressed, he tries to make your life easier, doing more chores and taking care of meals. He eventually drags you off to fly with him, before asking if you want to talk once your feet hit the ground again.

V(acation) - How often do they take trips with their partner? What is their ideal vacation?

Pretty often. Whenever you have the chance, really. He’s already known for having road trips with Oliver, so he likes traveling, whether it’s to another planet or some tourist trap in the middle of nowhere Oregon.

He would nerd out if you ever visited any Aerospace museum, spitting out any fact he knows about each display.

His ideal vacation would be an intergalactic road trip, swiping the fastest ship on Oa to see what the stars have to offer. His penchant for tourist traps and attractions aren’t reserved for just Earth. There will be hijinks and battles, as is his luck, but it will definitely become memories he cherishes.

W(edding) - Are they and their partner married? Do they elope or have a more traditional wedding, if any?

Could honestly see him be content with common law if that’s what his partner prefers, but he is the type to carry a ring with him for months before finally finding the right moment (meeting your gaze after an intense fight, both of you bruised and battered but smiling, laughing from what little adrenaline is still in your bodies before near melting in face of your gaze, naturally falling to his knees—) to actually propose.

He’d also have no issue eloping, but I can see him enjoying a small, intimate wedding with your loved ones (no capes or masks), sincerely professing his love to you as Kilowog weeps into a handkerchief.

X - Free Space. Write whatever you want.

Finally being rooted to spot, the intimacy between you two grows, with Hal being unabashedly touchy, wrapping his arm around your waist or gripping your knee or thigh, fingers stroking patterns into your skin.

The sex becomes more vulnerable too, with more eye contact and handholding.

It becomes pretty common for him to do some cockwarming, falling asleep inside you, nudging himself further inside you to get even closer or keeping you seated on him when you’re both relaxing on the couch. It definitely ends with him getting worked up again and going another round.

Y(earn) - How much do they miss their partner when they have to be away from home for a while? How do they react when they finally return home

He’s never quite content with the silence that comes with being a part from you, his thoughts drifting towards you more often than not. The type of think too hard about his last interaction with you and regrets not saying more, his goodbyes always rushed. Probably gets sentimental with a construct of you.

He holds you, when you do reunite, and doesn’t let go for a while.

Z(est) - Do they find domestic life boring or exciting? Do they regret choosing this kind of life

When he was younger, he honestly thought he would have issues with living the domestic life, but after the trials and tribulations he’s been through, he’s only grateful to wake up with you, to enjoy a boring, uneventful day with you, where there’s no threat or imminent destruction to worry about.

But, even if he’s old and wrinkly, he’s still sneaking off to the airfield to fly, dragging along either you or any child you two may have. Could see a scene where once he’s too old, it’s his child sneaking him onto a plane to fly.

Hal being confronted with his commitment issues and Carol wanting to marry him in GL 1990 and then becoming Parallax?? But going off the new 52 GL run where we get a glimpse of Halcarol growing old (will dc follow through?) and him carrying a ring in Flashpoint (before he blows up), he does eventually come around to the idea of settling down.

Also does anyone know if there is an elseworld or non main continuity Hal kid? Because so many other characters have non-canon or alt reality children, like injustice was handing them out (injustice🤢) and we got no cool Hal kid in Kingdom Come, like they literally took Helen from us, so I’d really like a story of a Halcarol child

Omg off topic but the reason we don’t get any Kyle or Wally in Kingdom Come (we get Alan and Jen) is because Alex Ross doesn’t like legacy characters lol! I think Hal wasn’t included because of Parallax, but rip Kyle, you got a possible future child in Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps ig…

After that one time (what happened in the kinktober prompt), Hal follows his plan to… check up on you on the regular. Totally just to make sure your movements are reported, and not cuz he wants his insides rearranged in the best way possible again.

The other green lanterns and the corps they work with, take notice of how you seem more aggregable when Hal Is sent to deal with you, since they can’t kill you or anything, and containing you is very hard work.

In the beginning other green lanterns are super worried about Hal being sent to deal with you alone, until he comes back successful from these missions. Thanks to lanterns flying, they don’t see how badly he’s limping after these meetups.

The few times other lanterns are around, they do notice how you seem to flirt with Hal, in your own Czarnian way, which means manhandling him into less child friendly positions as you growl at him and bite at his neck and shoulders.

Guy probably cracks a joke about how you guys are probably fucking, until someone actually catches you two going at it.

They haven’t heard from Hal for a while, so they send someone to check on him, only to see him twisted into a pretzel in your big muscular arms, tongue hanging out of his mouth and his eyes rolled all the way back into his head, as you lift him up and down like some kind of toy.

They worry for a second that it might be forced, until you slow down with a teasing feral grin on your face, grin only growing when Hal starts begging in a slurred ruined voice for you to start moving again.

The lantern that was sent to check on him returns back to the rest of the corps and just sheepishly tells people that Hal is fine, and has apparently found a… less violent method to calm your rage.

They can’t look at Hal the same after that when he flies off to “check” on you again, cuz they just know he’s going off to hit up a dick appointment.

Your… so called friendship with Hal, also means you could probably be called in by the justice league if they need it. You wouldn’t work with the green lantern corps, or others outside of red on principle, but if Hal asks nicely you can rock up to beat Lobo’s ass.

You and Lobo get along most days though, so you’ll just chase him off, so you aren’t really the best method against your fellow Czarnian.

The only time you actually hurt him bad enough that he needed to flee was after he targeted Hal for one reason or a another. Next time you two meet up for drinks he ends up figuring out that you and Hal kinda have a thing.

Lobo will refer to Hal as “(Y/N)s pet lantern” from then on, and always cackle when the rest of the league, lantern corps, or whoever is there, looks at Hal with a questioning glance, and he cant find it in himself to look at them.

At this point Hal doesn’t even need to stop rages of your most days, he just goes to spend time together without, outside of going at it like rabbits too. He introduces you to earth things, like movies or music.

You are still a red lantern and fueled by rage, but you have perfect control of your anger, something that sets you apart from your fellow red lanterns. So, it’s kinda nice to have someone to just talk too, that isn’t Lobo.

I don’t know if you guys would ever start dating officially, since your corps are so against one another, and you both side with each of your colors.

That is, unless you end up swapping from the red corps to another one that works alongside the green lanterns. But I can’t see one of the last living Czarnians becoming a blue lantern or a green lantern, unless its one of those situations where you dual wield rings without losing yourself.

I also can’t imagine you giving up your lantern status for a relationship, and neither would Hal, so you guys would just keep having some kind of situationship, where you get along outside of battle, but when fights happen you are enemies again.

That’s also why your relationship doesn’t get extremely deep, unless you end up dual wielding rings, like a red lantern ring and a blue lantern ring, like Razer.

But in a situation where you do end up duel wielding two rings, red and blue in this situation, you might even become an ally to the league to some degree. You aren’t a good guy, and you wont stop being cruel just because, its in your nature at this point, but you can be called in to assist if need be.

You only really care about earth cuz Hal loves his planet, and you care for Hal as much as someone like you can. Hal might even be able to pull you out of some of your darker urges or the deep seeded hatred in your person, if only somewhat.

I can imagine you spending time at his apartment, or going on human dates after you get your hands on some kind of camouflage watch that makes you look human.

ROB & KF What's worse than one idiot walking into the headquarters of a cult that's known for offering human sacrifices to their weird leader?

Two idiots walking into the headquarters of a cult that's known for offering human sacrifices to their weird leader.

And for turning his/her/their back on the two idiots for just 10 seconds- Green Lantern might just be the biggest idiot of all.

He/she/they are sprinting down the dingy halls of the old temple, deaf to all other sounds other than the weird speech some old guy is giving (and their raging heartbeat).

The speech started off as nothing more than a faint murmur, like your next-door neighbour’s TV that you can just make out; but as he/she/they dash towards the room at the end of the hall (shoving their way through whatever random members straggle along the halls) it's getting louder and louder.

Behind the closed door, an undercover Robin and Kid Flash are trapped inside a glass box (that looks nothing short of a Jigsaw trap), staring at the old man who’s back is turned to them.

"But do not fret." The man sighs wistfully, turning on his heels to approach the glass box currently holding Robin and Kid Flash. He takes a second to take them in, before he’s turning to the console on his right and pressing a button.

With a soft click, water starts rushing up from the cracks of the floor under their feet.

"Your sacrifice will not be in vain."

Yet before Robin and Kid Flash can even start to panic, the doors are swinging open, and a (extremely dishevelled) undercover Green Lantern is marching towards the cultists with a glowing bat in their hands.

The cultist turns around, nearly jumping out of his skin at the teenager with the glowing bat being swung over his/her/their shoulder.

"How did you-!"

Thunk!

The pair blink at the heaving Green Lantern.

He/she/they are too busy staring down at the unconscious man to make sure he stays down, all while catching his/her/their breath. The energy used to construct the bat slowly starts to disintegrate in his/her/their hands.

KF whistles, and that seems to get him/her/them out of his/her/their trance and moving up to the console to press a couple buttons.

A couple clicks later, and the water starts draining itself, and the ceiling of the box lifts open, and that's all it takes for Green Lantern to hunch over the console to continue catching his/her/their breath.

"Now we know if we ever need a batter-" Robin starts.

"Shut the fuck up." He/she/they wheeze, glaring at the two boys who've finally made their way out the box.

"I... have never... in my life... ever ran that fast... all... because of you... idiots."

Kid Flash blinks at them. "...At least you have a great swing."

"Shut it."

AQ, MG & SUP "M'gann!"

Green Lantern can hear Superboy's voice echo across the warehouse, and the worry in his call is enough to send him/her/them flying towards them, noting the heat radiating from their side of the warehouse as he/she/they approach.

"Is she okay?" Green Lantern yells, dropping down from the air to meet them.

Miss Martian's out cold in Superboy's arms, sweat lining her brow and she's frowning even in her unconscious state. Aqualad's not doing much better either, sat against the wall and his breathing's laboured as he looks up at him/her/them with an unfocused look.

"Miss Martian and I are at our limits- the heat is far too much for us." He mutters as Green Lantern's pulling him to his feet.

"I can't blame you- why is it so hot here anyway?"

There's a sudden sound of metal, and the two standing members are whipping around to stare at a dishevelled, angry mobster who's staring them down with a wide grin.

In his hands, is possible the largest flamethrower he/she/they have ever seen.

"That'll do it."

He's got them cornered, and with one member down and their leader following suit, there's not much they can do.

"I got this." Superboy growls, about to set Miss Martian down before Green Lantern's taking a step away from the group and towards the mobster.

"Screw that- get behind me!"

Green Lantern is bracing him/her/themselves, his/her/their right fist extended and his/her/their left hand at their wrist to support his/her/their arm up as the crazed gangster cocks the oversized flamethrower onto his hip.

He/she/they can see the coil in the barrel of the flamethrower burn a bright orange just before-

...

There's a horrible smell of burnt metal and the sudden silence in the warehouse, and by the large cloud of blackened smoke, the man drops his weapon with a satisfied hum.

But just as he's about to turn around, the smoke clears, and his smile drops.

A green bubble surrounds the four teens, and he can just make out Green Lantern's smirk past the blinding glow of his/her/their ring.

ART

"Crap." Artemis mumbles to herself, looking over her shoulder to her suddenly empty quiver.

Damn-it, she could've sworn she still had at least 5 more left-

She yelps as a large crystal shard lands a hair past her ear, and she's frantically ducking down and crawling towards a nearby truck.

Reaching a hand to her in-ear, she's finds herself with no choice but to call for help.

"I need-!"

Artemis finds herself blinking at Green Lantern, who's staring back at her from where he/she/they are floating in the air.

"What are you doing here?" She asks.

"Was passing through the area when I heard reports of Icicle Jr attacking. Figured I'd check it out." Green Lantern shrugs. "Need help?"

"Something like that." She sighs. "I'm out of arrows."

Green Lantern tilts his/her/their head at her.

"You're out? Already?"

"Yeah." Artemis grumbles from where she's crouched, "I could've sworn I had more-"

"Don't worry, I got this." Green Lantern smiles brightly, offering her a thumbs up.

...

"Don't tell me you chickened out already!" Icicle Jr. laughs, making his way down the now empty street. "I was just starting to have fun."

"Hey you!"

Icicle Jr whips around, immediately throwing out a shard that Green Lantern blocks easily with an easy wall construct. As he/she/they drop the construct and lets the ice crash to the floor, the two stare each other down for a moment.

"Who the hell are you?" The criminal frowns, tilting his head at the flying teen. "Ain't never seen you 'round here before. Didn't realise even the Lanterns have a sidekick."

He/she/they smile at him, but it's not the cheery, light-hearted smile that Artemis got.

No, it's a smile that has her shivering slightly from where she's hiding- the customer service smile that a cashier gives when they're a second away from jumping across the counter and bash someone's head in.

Artemis is only proving right when his/her/their ring starts to glow, and she watches as what looks like a literal (not actually- it's still made from energy) bazooka assembles in his/her/their hands. Its weight is heavy, evident by the fact that they drop slightly in the air as they place it over their shoulder, and its clear even Icicle Jr. is unsettled.

"Because they don't have a sidekick." He/she/they explain with that creepy smile still painted on their face.

"I'm just the cool one."

“In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight, to those who worship evil’s might, beware my power GREEN LANTERN’S MIGHT!” You shouted as green energy surrounded you and created your black and green uniform.

“Warning, ring at 27%” The ring said and you flew out of the alley you ran into.

“Cool, gotta make sure this is over quick then” You told the ring as you flew up to join the fight over Happy Harbor.

Your mentors Hal Jordan and John Stewart told you to meet them at Mount Justice and you had just left the zeta tube in Happy Harbor to do so when there was an explosion a few blocks away. Once you suited up you flew to see it was a bank robbery gone wrong and Zatanna along with Superboy and Miss Martian were fighting off Killer Frost and Captain Cold. Superboy was busy taking out their thugs while Zatanna and Miss Martian each fought an ice villain.

You flew down and created a snow plow construct, pushing a group of thugs that tried to sneak up on Zatanna into a wall.

“That’s far enough for you guys” You quipped as Superboy and Miss Martian turned to you. You playfully saluted them. “You guys need help?” You asked as Superboy jumped to take an ice blast that was aimed at Miss Martian.

“Who are you?” Miss Martian asked and you gestured to your suit.

“Green Lantern?”

“You don’t sound too sure” Zatanna said and you floated up behind Captain cold whom she just disarmed.

“Alright coldy- that’s enough” You said as you created construct cuffs and restrained the villain.

“I mean, there are a few of us” You told Zatanna who turned and saw Superboy had knocked Killer Frost out.

“I didn’t know earth had a fourth Green Lantern” Miss M said, floating up to you and Zatanna followed by a broody Superboy.

“That’s because it doesn’t” You heard the voice of your mentor John say, in fact he and Hal were flying down to you and the other young heroes.

“Not yet at least” Hal added and you rolled your eyes.

“Oh come on! I can’t even use the name?” You asked and John crossed his arms and gave you a look that told you now wasn’t the time to talk.

“Team, head back to the cave, Batman is waiting for you with Kid Flash, Artemis, Robin, Rocket and Aqualad” Hal said and Zatanna, Superboy and Miss Martian did as they were told.

You waved goodbye as they left and your mentors stood beside you.

“Well that ruined the surprise” Hal said and John (ever the serious type) glared at him.

“So that’s the team?” You asked and they both nodded.

“Part of it, hopefully you’ll be able to learn from them” John said and you nodded.

“This is gonna be fun, but um- shouldn't we also go to the cave? That is what we’re here for right?” You asked and Hal smiled.

“We can take our time, Batman probably wants to have a word with them. Which gives us time to talk about your codename” Your more laid back mentor said and your face fell.

“Does that mean I can’t use Green Lantern? Because that’s kind of unfair, I’m in the corp and I have a ring just like the both of you” You reminded them and John sighed.

“Part of the reason we wanted to put you on the team is because you should be able to be someone besides a green lantern, you’ll properly join the corp soon but maybe try a different codename until then” He said and he and Hal flew up in the direction of Mount Justice.

“I’ll think about it” You said as you followed, flying after them.

“You did a good job today. You organized quickly and handled things swiftly with minimal collateral damage. Well done.” Batman told the assembled teens in front of him.

“Well, Green Lantern was there to help” Miss Martian said and the teens who weren’t at the bank robbery looked at her confused.

“What was GL doing in Happy Harbor? Also which one? There’s like three now” Kid Flash asked and as if on cue the computer’s automated voice rang through the mission room.

“Recognized Green Lantern Hal Jordan 05, Green Lantern John Stewart 14, Y/N L/N A09” It said as you and your mentors stepped through the zeta tubes.

“Team, I believe you know Hal Jordan and John Stewart, two of Earth’s three green lanterns” Batman said and you rolled your eyes.

“Four technically” You mumbled but John heard you and placed a hand on your shoulder in something between a warning and a reminder to behave.

“Team, we would like you to meet your new teammate” John said and you finally looked at the group of teens before you. You recognized all of them- at least in passing. Robin was Batman’s sidekick, Kid Flash was pretty self-explanatory, same with Superboy and Miss Martian and Aqualad. Rocket was Icon’s sidekick and you heard that Green Arrow worked with a new partner after Red Arrow joined the league so that must be Artemis, and finally Zatanna was Zatara’s daughter.

“Hi, again” You said and walked forward to put some distance between you and your mentors.

“I’m Y/N, Earth’s fourth green lantern” You gestured to your suit, “I’m happy to finally meet you guys” You said and you looked at the different expressions on the Team’s faces. Miss Martian was smiling so she must be happy to have a new addition to the team. Same with Rocket, Robin looked skeptical and so did Kid Flash. You couldn’t tell what Superboy was thinking but Aqualad came to you and held out his hand.

“It is nice to meet you Y/N, my name is Kaldur'ahm but you may call me Kaldur” He said as you shook his hand and he led you to the rest of the team.

“Nice to properly meet you Y/N” Zatanna said and Miss Martian came to hug you.

“It’s so nice to have you here!” Miss M said.

“Welcome to the team” Rocket said and you smiled and laughed as you talked to them.

“Since when does Earth have a fourth green lantern?” Kid Flash asked Robin and the Boy Wonder shook his head.

“No clue, I thought there were only three” He said and your mentors approached the two boys.

“Y/N got the ring a few years ago. Now you two should go say hello instead of gossiping on the side” Hal said, giving Wally a pointed look. Hal’s best friend was Wally’s mentor The Flash and he knew the boy was friendlier than this.

The boys grumbled something about not being in the loop and came up to you to say hello. Meanwhile Batman stood beside the two lanterns.

“It’s good you brought Y/N to the team. It will give them a better support system during their training” The Bat said and Hal crossed his arms. “Gee thanks Batman, I was so worried we weren’t doing enough to protect them before they properly joined the corp” He said sarcastically. Hal was very proud of you and how far you'd come since getting your ring and John shook his head at his teammate's words. “They aren’t the best at socializing so maybe this’ll help them get used to working with others” He added before handing the duffle bag he carried with him to Hal. “I need to head back to the Watchtower. I’m on monitor duty today” He said and walked back to the Zeta tube.

Hal took the bag and slung it over his shoulder.

“Hope they won’t mind if I chose a random room for them, see you around Bats” He said and walked away from a scowling Batman.

-

Later that day you stood in your new room as Hal set your power battery on a nightstand beside your bed.

“All set” He said and you sat down on the bed, looking unsure.

“You sure I can’t stay with John anymore?” You asked and Hal sat down beside you. “What’s gotten into you kiddo? You’re normally much more confident, and you wanted to join the Team” Hal said, putting a comforting hand on your shoulder.

“Yeah but I’m gonna miss you guys, living at John’s at least meant I saw you guys outside of training” You said and Hal pulled you into a hug. “We’re just a call away kid, and you’ve still got a key right?” He asked and you nodded.

Hal and John were like father figures for you. You had run away from your bio family as a young kid and lived on the streets for a long time until the green ring appeared before you after you were beat up by a few older boys. Even after the beating you got back up and that’s when the ring placed itself on your finger, transforming you into a green lantern.

Shortly after that Hal, John and Guy came to the alley you slept in at the time, looking to take the new green lantern to Oa. They were all shocked to see you were just a kid.

When they took you to Oa, Hal and John told the guardians you were way too young to be a green lantern, even if the ring chose you. After all you were just a kid.

In the end they compromised and took you under their wing until you were old enough to properly join the corp. You even moved into John’s apartment (seeing as you were on the streets), Hal and John ended up as de facto co-parents while Guy was more than happy to become your pseudo uncle. This was the first time since your new family took you in that you didn't stay with them so moving into the cave was scary for you, and you feared the fear.

Fear was will power’s weakness and you tried not to feel it if you could.

“This is the next step Y/N, you can learn a lot on the team and we’ll still be your mentors and fellow green lanterns.” Hal reassured and you nodded, finally letting go of him.

You looked at the green on your finger, you still needed to charge it.

“I know John said to choose a name of my own but I’m a green lantern, and I wanna be a hero just like you guys one day, so I still want that name” You told Hal and he thought for a moment.

“Well, you could keep the lantern bit, kinda like Aqualad and Kid Flash, just gotta add a prefix to it” He suggested and you thought for a moment before an idea popped into your head.

“What do you think of Junior Lantern?” You asked your mentor and he laughed. That was what Guy called you when he teased you after you just got your ring. Hal tried to call you that once and you hit him with a baseball bat construct and told him that only Guy could call you that. No one but Guy’s even thought of using it since.

“I like it, and one day you’ll upgrade to Green. I know you will kiddo” He said and messed your hair up a bit. “I’ll see you later pipsqueak” He said as he got up and he stopped at the door, turning back around he smiled proudly. “In brightest day” He said and you laughed but went along.

“I darkest night” You continued the oath