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Text →  Kyle 💚

[Two days after Guy goes undercover with the Red Lantern Corps]

Guy: Babe??

Guy: God I hope this works I've been tryina boost the signal on this stupid phone since I got here

Guy: Please tell me you're getting this

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Guy hasn’t touched the box yet.

He can’t. He doesn’t want it. He doesn’t wanna go. He actually can’t think of anything worse than going Red again, never mind going red permanently. And that’s what this is, it’s a goddamn exile. The Corps doesn’t need you anymore, Gardner, you fucked up and this is how you’re gonna pay for it - red forever. Even just considering putting the ring on makes him sick to his stomach.

He sees Kyle’s message - he’s here, he should be right outside and maybe that should make Guy feel better but instead it makes it all worse. Going red means leaving Kyle, and he can’t think of anything worse than having to go off to Ysmault, convince those red bastards to let him in, and pretend he’s one of them - pretend he’s not head over heels in love with the best man in the whole goddamn Corps. How the hell is he supposed to do that?

Even as he hears the door open, Guy takes another drink from the bottle in his hands - he hoped it would make him feel a little less hurt about all of this, but it hasn’t helped. All it’s done is landed him on the floor and he hasn’t been able to find the heart to get up again. “M’over here.” He calls out, voice slurred and heavy as he drops the bottle, now empty, watching it roll away until it hits the counter.

Getting stabbed in the back by the Corps is bad enough, but that’s nothing, a total walk in the park, compared to having to tell Kyle about this. Having to tell the man he loves that he has to leave. And if he doesn’t, they all lose their rings anyway and Guy can’t be responsible for that. He just can’t.

The second he sees Kyle he reaches for him, holding a hand up in the air almost childishly and beckoning Kyle to come and sit with him. He doesn’t care he’s on the ground, doesn’t care he should really clean himself up and get going. All he wants right now is to have Kyle hold him, have him say it’s gonna be okay even if Guy knows it’s not. At least if it comes from Kyle, he’ll probably believe it, even if it’s not true. “C’mere, I gotta tell y’somethin’.”

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Text →  Kyle 💚

Guy: b abe

Guy: 'm at warriors

Guy: cn u com get me

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Guy had pictured them getting a pretty big dog - a Great Dane or a Doberman or something like that, and Kyle knows it. What he’s not expecting is for Kyle to fall in love with a labrador of all things - not a small dog by any means, but definitely not the kinda pet Guy had been hoping for. “A labrador, huh..” He looks at the photo, tilting his head to the side, but when he looks up at Kyle he knows it’s already a done deal. “Y’know, m’pretty sure you’re only supposed ta look at me like that.” He chuckles and loops an arm around Kyle’s waist, pulling him in close. “Y’sure about a labrador?”

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Guy can’t help but grin at the sight of Kyle dancing away to the music when he came back with the drinks, and the words left him before he even really thought about it - which is pretty common for Guy. He sets the drinks down as Kyle approaches him, reaching to reel him in closer. “Maybe I am. Can’t tell ya that, though - s’all a surprise in a hunt, right?” He grins and loops his arms around Kyle’s waist, leaning in to steal a quick kiss. “Maybe y’should, might be kinda fun right?”

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Guy lets out a small mmph as he comes to, reluctantly opening his eyes. For a second he’s confused, not entirely sure where he is - he’s outside, somewhere quiet, not in his room and not in Kyle’s either, and then he remembers what had lead him here. A date. A date with Kyle. His heart skips for a second as he realises he’s got his head tucked on Kyle’s shoulder and he must’ve fallen asleep this way.

“Shoulda woken me.” He mumbles, voice thick with sleep as he settles closer to Kyle, his head still nestled on Kyle’s shoulder and it’s no surprise at all to find a sketchbook in Kyle’s hands, drawing away despite the fact that Guy had fallen asleep on him. The sight on the page is even more surprising - it’s Guy, sleeping peacefully, though he’s sure he’s never looked so calm in his sleep before, it seems impossible.

Still, be can’t help but smile, lifting his head and leaning up to press a kiss to Kyle’s cheek. “M’sorry, promise not to fall asleep on all our dates.”

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The day is done by the time Guy finishes dealing with the construction and getting things back on track, not to mention some on-the-fly training on controlling their thoughts and their constructs along with them. As much as Guy’s actually enjoying this temporary job of trying to keep shit together for the corps, part of Guy’s mind is on Kyle and that moment and that kiss.

He still can’t believe it, playing the moment over again and again in his head when Kyle told him he had feelings for Guy, too. it’s all been such a whirlwind from Oa’s destruction to the mission to thinking he’d lost Kyle to realising just what Kyle meant to him, just how important Kyle really is to him and after that, Guy knows he doesn’t wanna just let it go.

He heads straight to Kyle’s when he’s finishes, powering down his ring as he strides up to Kyle’s door, revealing a simple t-shirt and jeans. Guy doesn’t hesitate before knocking on the door before he shoves his hands in his pockets, waiting for Kyle to answer. When the door swings open, he can’t help but grin at the sight of him, and it takes everything he’s got to not gather Kyle right up into his arms. “Hey, uh - Just wanted to ask y’if I can kiss ya again? Y’know, no recruits to interrupt this time, figured it might be better than last time.”

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Running the Corps is insane.

Guy’s probably not the best person for it. In fact, John’s probably the best guy for it right now, but he’s not here. And with Kyle and Hal both stuck in hospital, they’re outta options. Besides, it’s his fault Hal’s not outta the hospital just yet. Guy and his damn rage landed Hal in there way longer than he should be, so it’s kind of Guy’s duty to keep the Corps in one piece until Hal can take over, and Guy can go back to Earth.

(Maybe for good. He hasn’t really made up his mind.)

He’s just been watching over some of the construction sites, making sure things are running smoothly for them so the rest of the Lanterns have what they need. Everything looks good and he’s just about to head back to his place when he sees a familiar figure approaching. “Kyle?” He asks in surprise when the man’s close enough, a smile on his face - and maybe it’s never been there before, or maybe he’s just never noticed it, the way something seems to jump in his chest at the sight of him. “Hey, man - I didn’t know y’were out yet. Feelin’ okay?”

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