UP YOUR ARSENAL

indie Pre 52 Roy Harper

[circusmade]

“you know what happens after you look into the abyss? after you realize how easy it would be to let yourself be swallowed by that dark, unfathomable unknown…and after it looks back into you? one thing becomes very clear. you figure out pretty fast that no matter how hard it is, or how impossible it gets…you don’t…you can’t…you shouldn’tever give up.” 

[residentarcher]

&. 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. // ACCEPTING @dinlustris​ sent: ❛ just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn’t mean they’re lost forever. ❜

HE WONDERS IF SHE’S TELLING THIS TO HERSELF OR HIM. cause lord knows he’s been the class “fuck up” for years --and learning that stumbling or failing a few times isn’t the end of the world was a hard lesson, especially when he surrounded himself with folks like dick and donna who could rarely do wrong. but with healing came peace and an acceptance in himself and his mistakes. 

❛ don’t i know it. ❜ he says, smiling a little. ❛ took me a while to realize my worst days weren’t my every day. and sometimes, you gotta hit rock bottom before you claw your way back up. that’s just life, wonder chick --but any time you stumble, i’ll be right there to help pick you up. ❜ 

[residentarcher]

&. 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. // ACCEPTING @heroichunter: ❛ i’m not the hero you think i am. ❜

❛ you know, once upon a time i thought the run rose and set with you --because you were oliver queen, this big league hero. was there anything you couldn’t do? and i learned that yeah...there was a lot of stuff you couldn’t do. ‘cause when i needed you most you shut the door on me and i didn’t hate you for that because that was the moment i realized ‘he’s just human too.’ i don’t put you on a pedestal anymore and you shouldn’t keep yourself up there either. ❜

[residentarcher]

&. 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. // ACCEPTING @rollingthundcr​ sent: ❛ heroes are made by the paths they choose, not by the powers they are graced with.

HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT SHE MEANS but once upon a time, he hadn’t learned that lesson yet. running around with folks like the titans didn’t do wonders for his self esteem as a kid --they were larger than life and he was just a guy with a bow. and maybe at times he tried to overcompensate but somewhere along the way, he actually became comfortable in his own skin. having those thoughts validated by someone as “put together” as babs makes him wonder what paths she took...the ways she struggled before learning it.

and maybe, he wants to learn it from her directly.

❛ guess so. sometimes i just wonder if everyone else took as many wrong turns as i did before figuring that out for themselves. ❜ 

[residentarcher]

&. 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. // ACCEPTING @dinlustris​ sent: ❛ i just wish i could protect you from everything. ❜

HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT SHE MEANS. it’s the impulse to protect someone you love even from the little things cause their sadness stings so much. and roy knows he’s got no shortage of “bad things” in his past --things he wished someone did protect him from when they happened. but at the end of the day...he’s grown from the experience, risen from the darkest pits of the abyss and came back a phoenix. 

❛ i appreciate the offer, wonder babe. ❜ he smiles a little. ❛ but over the years i’ve realized all that bad crap that happened to me? it was worth it in the end. it put me on the right path --one i could be proud of. maybe you gotta face the fire before you come out bulletproof. ❜ 

[nightprompts]

&. 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

(  sentence  starters  of  various  quotes  that  can  be  said  from  the  hero.  looking  for  the  villain  version?  click  here.  )

❛ there is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. ❜

❛ just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn’t mean they’re lost forever. ❜

❛ i can’t do this. but even if i can’t, i have to. ❜

❛ i just wish i could protect you from everything. ❜

❛ when did the dragon ever die from the poison of a snake? ❜

❛ experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. ❜

❛ do you need a reason to not want to lose? ❜

❛ i did what i had to do to give you the only chance at peace you’ll ever get. ❜

❛ heroes are made by the paths they choose, not by the powers they are graced with. ❜

❛ if all you do is look down on people, then you won’t be able to see your own weaknesses. ❜

❛ when the enemy becomes certain of their victory, that will be our chance. ❜

❛ name one hero who was happy. ❜

❛ it’s never too late to do the right thing. ❜

❛ there’s still good in you. i know. i’ve felt it. ❜

❛ you trusted me, so then i’ll trust you too. ❜

❛ everyone has a part of themselves they hide, even from those they love most. ❜

❛ i survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me. ❜

❛ we have to be greater than what we suffer. ❜

❛ hope is the only thing stronger than fear. ❜

❛ don’t worry, i can handle this. ❜

❛ you call yourself a villain? ❜

❛ their blood is on you. you killed them. ❜

❛ you don’t get to forget. whatever you did, you don’t deserve to forget. ❜

❛ there’s still time for you to change your mind. ❜

❛ i don’t think i can be the hero you deserve. ❜

❛ i’m always picking up after you boys. ❜

❛ let me show you how a real hero does it. ❜

❛ i am trying to do the job that you were meant to do. ❜

❛ the fact that you are here is proof that whatever tried to beat you lost. ❜

❛ i don’t judge people on their worst mistakes. ❜

❛ there’s nothing crueler than letting a dream end midway. ❜

❛ we each survive in our own way. ❜

❛ i thought maybe they’d realize that they need me. ❜

❛ what would i fight for if i wasn’t fighting for you? ❜

❛ you’re still a hero even if you only save one person. ❜

❛ i know under all that rage is a beating heart. ❜

❛ it doesn’t need to end like this. ❜

❛ i’ll never lose, and i’ll never die. ❜

❛ maybe i failed this time, but i’m not giving up. ❜

❛ with you by my side, i feel like i can do anything. ❜

❛ enjoy your win. it’ll never happen again. ❜

❛ what makes you think i’ll go easy on you? ❜

❛ let’s fuck some shit up is my legal middle name. ❜

❛ i’m not the hero you think i am. ❜

❛ they can’t do this to me. I was supposed to win ❜

❛ you can come back. i’ll bring you back. we’re in this together. ❜

❛ you’re special. you were born to do great things. ❜

❛ we can be heroes just for one day. ❜

❛ everyone’s got good and bad in them, it’s up to us how we use it. ❜

❛ it’s alright, you could never hurt me. ❜

❛ i refuse to let my fear control me anymore. ❜

[residentarcher]

missing him (roy with a prosthetic arm)

[residentarcher]

let me babysit again or else 🔫

❛ sure. hope you like paw patrol though --she's obsessed with it right now. ❜

[residentarcher]

heroichunter​:

“Animu! The cartoons with the balls of dragons and stuff.”

❛ alright grandpa, let’s get you back to bed. ❜

[residentarcher]

@heroichunter​ said: "Oh must have been Mia. I thought you were into that stuff."

❛ what stuff? again, i have no idea what the hell you’re saying, old man. ❜

[residentarcher]

"Are you into that Nart thing still?"

"i mean this from the bottom of my heart --what the hell are you saying"

[12thlevel]

@residentarcher​

    ❛ i was not ‘destroying’ the security system! ❜

     ❛ i was attempting to improve this PRIMITIVE software!  ❜

[residentarcher]

❛ well you’re makin’ a giant mess. ripping out wires everywhere. ❜

[surqrised]

My darling, you are allowed to fail without being a failure. You are allowed to make mistakes without being one. More opportunities will present themselves. You will find hope again.

R.V. (via surqrised)

[dinlustris]

       Donna’s arms pulls his frame close into a thight hug, her lips pressed against his cheeks again and again. A smile across her lips as she moves her head away. ❝ Happy birthday, Red.❞  

wee thread with @residentarcher​.

[residentarcher]

HE CAN’T HELP IT, HE LIKES THE ATTENTION. that’s why the smile that reaches his face is instantaneous, grinning from ear to ear. ❛ sorry my kid beat you to sayin’ it first, princess. but i’ll accept this nonetheless. ❜ he teases, knowing she’ll get the intent. 

[phyvell]

— I AM TRUE TO MY COURSE, GREAT PALLAS.

                          rules  /  muses.

[residentarcher]

alright campers.......im alive🚶‍♂️

[dinlustrisarchive]

❝ & I’m thankful that you never stopped… ❞ a smile growing across her lips and, unlike so many times before, there was no reason to keep him away or keep burrying her feelings as if they did not exist. ❝ … shame the amount of time we were robbed, though I must say I’m quite happy to be alive & with you. ❞

❝ the only thing i know i’m still fighting for is… you. ❞ ⭒ @residentarcher​ !

[residentarcher]

❛ funny thing about regret, princess. all it does is eat you up.  ❜ he’s lived with it too long, as part of his former days as an addict, when he thought his daughter died...each time it ate him up from the inside until there was nothing left. ❛ we got today --and maybe that’s enough.  ❜