Roy Harper sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night, and he has no choice but to listen to his thoughts.
Why did you even come back, one voice sounds like Donna.
It's your fault that Clock King and Psycho Pirate got the jump on us, another like Raven.
You were always the weak link in the chain. Jason.
Always dragging everyone else down. You're no hero. Dick.
Did you even try to find me at all? Oh, God. Lian.
Roy would go to the bathroom and splash cold water on his face. He'd let the water drip as he looked in the mirror. In the reflection, he sees Noyce- Crimson Archer- behind him, dangling a needle like he was coaxing a dog with a treat.
Roy would go to the door of his apartment and contemplate going out. Up on the roof? Out in the street? He didn't really have a plan.
Lian asks if she needs to call Dinah.
Wiping away his tears, Roy says that he just wants to sit up with her for a bit until both of them get sleepy.
They both have a glass of chocolate milk and sit at the kitchen table.
He asks her about school and how she's adjusting.
She asks him about the Titans, especially him and Donna.
Both of them say just enough until one of them starts yawning.
As Roy sees Lian off to bed, a voice in his head says-
One day, she won't be here. Who will stop you then?
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