JSA Ficlets: Diligence, Gluttony for 7_virtues and 7_deadly_sins_
Fandom DC Comics (JSA v3)
Title Diligence for 7_virtues
Rating/Warning Gen
Pairings/Characters Alan Scott (Green Lantern)/Molly Mayne (Harlequin), Jennie-Lynn Hayden (Jade), Todd Rice (Obsidian)
Spoilers/Summary Takes place after this panel in JSA #55 and refers to the oath Alan gives in JSA #50, "I won't fail you again. You or any of the children of the Justice Society. That is my oath."
Disclaimer I own nothing. I make nothing. Alan Scott and family belong to DC Comics and AOL Time Warner.
Word Count 311
Thanks to serenography for the wonderful beta and to shardsofblu for the prompt.
Alan remembered them, huddled together against the window. Her green hair bounced a bit in the light, and his brown hair partially obscured by shadow. His children together with him and Molly. He never thought he'd see the day. His family.
Jenny talked with him as she'd always sought to do. Told him the little details about her life. Her conflicts between her love for Kyle and her homesickness for Earth; her endeavors with the Outsiders to forge a team worth leading; her continued devotion to her brother despite everything. He finally knew his daughter and found her to be a woman of courage and compassion.
Todd talked to him now too, something he'd never done. Something Alan very recently despaired would never happen. Alan visited him at the DEO Hospital every single day whether Director Bones liked it or not. At first, the visits had been nearly silent, but gradually, slowly, Todd had opened up to him. He'd told him about his guilt from Milwaukee and Ian Karkull; his determination to live each day without succumbing to the shadows speaking to him; his difficulty coming out; his pain from possibly losing his faith, and definitely losing his powers; the freedom of finally being able to love and know he is loved in return. His son was a man of intelligence and resilience and Alan was acutely aware of how he'd almost lost him.
Alan had saved him. Saved them both. The Sentinel had been magic incarnate, but he'd sacrificed the Starheart to be human again and a father finally.
Their presence shone in his mind as brightly as his green flame. As he tucked himself in next to Molly, the first Green Lantern closed his eyes, kissed his ring and repeated his new oath to always be there for his children. He would not fail them again.
Fandom DC Comics (Justice Society of America v4)
Title Gluttony for 7_deadly_sins_
Rating/Warning Gen
Pairings/Characters Rick Tyler (Hourman II)/Jesse Chambers (Liberty Belle II)/Grant Emerson (Damage)
Spoilers/Summary Rick presses Jesse about a previous relationship.
Disclaimer I own nothing. I make nothing. The Justice Society of America and Teen Titans belong to DC Comics and AOL Time Warner.
Word Count 469
Thanks to serenography for the wonderful beta and to literaryll for the prompt.
Rick cocked his head and kissed on his wife's neck. "Tell me about it... please," he begged.
She leaned into him and let out a long-suffering sigh. "Why? You don't really want to know about it. You'll only be jealous and there's nothing to be jealous of."
He leaned back so he could see her carefully controlled face, but couldn't resist the confident smirk that stole across his own. "Jesse..."
"FINE. I'll tell you. Just remember, it was nothing."
Rick leaned back and watched her eyes go far away. She was remembering and it wasn't 'nothing', whatever she said.
"Grant was this quiet, withdrawn kid. He was still angry then, but he wasn't as," she paused and Rick could see she chose her words carefully, " ...forceful about it as he is now. We were eating breakfast, just the two of us. For some reason he'd bonded with Roy - not for the same reason you did. At least, I don't think so." She looked thoughtful a moment and he let her ruminate, waiting patiently for her to continue. She shook her head. "So just the two of us. I still had my speed then and you have no idea what I used to eat like - I was worse than you. Had to keep my metabolism up. Anyway, I was sitting there eating this giant breakfast: ham, eggs, grapefruit, bagel, juice, milk, et cetera, et cetera Grant was apparently still awake after doing who knows what - maybe Roy did. He was drinking warm milk with molasses in it and he kept looking up at me all shy like."
Jesse stopped again. "You really don't want to hear this." She gave him her stern, exasperated look, but he just shook his head again with a little laugh and said, "Believe me; I really do," with such earnestness that she had to believe him.
"Anyway," she continued, "he was just sitting there all lost, prideful puppy dog-like and the silence was driving me insane. All I could hear was me munching my food and his slurping the milk. So, I talked. And talked. And talked. Couldn't shut up. I don't even remember what I was saying..." She trailed off again, collecting her thoughts. Rick thought she looked beautiful, remembering as she was. "Suddenly I couldn't talk anymore.
"He was kissing me." Jesse turned and caught her husband's eyes. "His lips were warm and like I said, he wasn't as forceful then... more... " she struggled, "more sweet."
"We never talked about it. I left the team soon after and he was gone when I came back, but... " Jesse smiled, "I liked it."
Rick returned her smile, his eyes sparkling as he reached out and grabbed her hand. "Thought so. It's not nothing, is it now?"
Title Diligence for 7_virtues
Rating/Warning Gen
Pairings/Characters Alan Scott (Green Lantern)/Molly Mayne (Harlequin), Jennie-Lynn Hayden (Jade), Todd Rice (Obsidian)
Spoilers/Summary Takes place after this panel in JSA #55 and refers to the oath Alan gives in JSA #50, "I won't fail you again. You or any of the children of the Justice Society. That is my oath."
Disclaimer I own nothing. I make nothing. Alan Scott and family belong to DC Comics and AOL Time Warner.
Word Count 311
Thanks to serenography for the wonderful beta and to shardsofblu for the prompt.
Alan remembered them, huddled together against the window. Her green hair bounced a bit in the light, and his brown hair partially obscured by shadow. His children together with him and Molly. He never thought he'd see the day. His family.
Jenny talked with him as she'd always sought to do. Told him the little details about her life. Her conflicts between her love for Kyle and her homesickness for Earth; her endeavors with the Outsiders to forge a team worth leading; her continued devotion to her brother despite everything. He finally knew his daughter and found her to be a woman of courage and compassion.
Todd talked to him now too, something he'd never done. Something Alan very recently despaired would never happen. Alan visited him at the DEO Hospital every single day whether Director Bones liked it or not. At first, the visits had been nearly silent, but gradually, slowly, Todd had opened up to him. He'd told him about his guilt from Milwaukee and Ian Karkull; his determination to live each day without succumbing to the shadows speaking to him; his difficulty coming out; his pain from possibly losing his faith, and definitely losing his powers; the freedom of finally being able to love and know he is loved in return. His son was a man of intelligence and resilience and Alan was acutely aware of how he'd almost lost him.
Alan had saved him. Saved them both. The Sentinel had been magic incarnate, but he'd sacrificed the Starheart to be human again and a father finally.
Their presence shone in his mind as brightly as his green flame. As he tucked himself in next to Molly, the first Green Lantern closed his eyes, kissed his ring and repeated his new oath to always be there for his children. He would not fail them again.
Fandom DC Comics (Justice Society of America v4)
Title Gluttony for 7_deadly_sins_
Rating/Warning Gen
Pairings/Characters Rick Tyler (Hourman II)/Jesse Chambers (Liberty Belle II)/Grant Emerson (Damage)
Spoilers/Summary Rick presses Jesse about a previous relationship.
Disclaimer I own nothing. I make nothing. The Justice Society of America and Teen Titans belong to DC Comics and AOL Time Warner.
Word Count 469
Thanks to serenography for the wonderful beta and to literaryll for the prompt.
Rick cocked his head and kissed on his wife's neck. "Tell me about it... please," he begged.
She leaned into him and let out a long-suffering sigh. "Why? You don't really want to know about it. You'll only be jealous and there's nothing to be jealous of."
He leaned back so he could see her carefully controlled face, but couldn't resist the confident smirk that stole across his own. "Jesse..."
"FINE. I'll tell you. Just remember, it was nothing."
Rick leaned back and watched her eyes go far away. She was remembering and it wasn't 'nothing', whatever she said.
"Grant was this quiet, withdrawn kid. He was still angry then, but he wasn't as," she paused and Rick could see she chose her words carefully, " ...forceful about it as he is now. We were eating breakfast, just the two of us. For some reason he'd bonded with Roy - not for the same reason you did. At least, I don't think so." She looked thoughtful a moment and he let her ruminate, waiting patiently for her to continue. She shook her head. "So just the two of us. I still had my speed then and you have no idea what I used to eat like - I was worse than you. Had to keep my metabolism up. Anyway, I was sitting there eating this giant breakfast: ham, eggs, grapefruit, bagel, juice, milk, et cetera, et cetera Grant was apparently still awake after doing who knows what - maybe Roy did. He was drinking warm milk with molasses in it and he kept looking up at me all shy like."
Jesse stopped again. "You really don't want to hear this." She gave him her stern, exasperated look, but he just shook his head again with a little laugh and said, "Believe me; I really do," with such earnestness that she had to believe him.
"Anyway," she continued, "he was just sitting there all lost, prideful puppy dog-like and the silence was driving me insane. All I could hear was me munching my food and his slurping the milk. So, I talked. And talked. And talked. Couldn't shut up. I don't even remember what I was saying..." She trailed off again, collecting her thoughts. Rick thought she looked beautiful, remembering as she was. "Suddenly I couldn't talk anymore.
"He was kissing me." Jesse turned and caught her husband's eyes. "His lips were warm and like I said, he wasn't as forceful then... more... " she struggled, "more sweet."
"We never talked about it. I left the team soon after and he was gone when I came back, but... " Jesse smiled, "I liked it."
Rick returned her smile, his eyes sparkling as he reached out and grabbed her hand. "Thought so. It's not nothing, is it now?"