#Hal in denial

[ken-wakui]

@softbajis you’re from the motherland England yeah?

💂‍♀️🇬🇧: “Be a good sport!”

See I’m more British than you hehe

Also these your leaders? 🤭

[kirby-the-gorb]

[themyscirah]

This is how this went right?

Parallax!Hal: I miss being a hero... wish I had my ring back

Kyle: oh well you can have mine then! That way you can have a second chance : )

Parallax!Hal: YES!!! A SECOND CHANCE TO PLAY GOD AND RESHAPE THE WORLD AS I WILL IT MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Kyle, now ringless: .................huh. im gonna be honest here I really didn't see that coming

[aria0fgold]

Flufftober day 2 prompt: "Left. Other left!"

Characters: Halcyon and Felicity

Halcyon stood atop the step ladder with arms outstretched as he fixes the positioning of a rather large painting.

“How does it look now?” He called over his shoulder as he glanced back to his helper, Felicity, that'd be his eyes for this small task. It was going to be the birthday of Felicity's grandfather, so they're preparing the room for a surprise.

“Hmm, a little to the… left.”

He moved it to the left.

“Ah, actually! The other left!”

Halcyon moved it to… the other left. He paused to look at her with a raised eyebrow, “Feline… You work as a guide. What do you mean 'other left'?”

“You know! My… left? Or is it your left? Wait a sec…” She raised her hands in front of her, inspecting which left it really was, Halcyon couldn't help but just let out a small chuckle at her confusion. For a guide, she sure is still not that good with her lefts and rights.

“MY left is YOUR left, feline. I have my back turned to you.” Halcyon sighed a bit, it was more out of adoration than annoyance.

“Eheh… The right? The right side then. It's a little bit crooked on the right side.” Felicity pointed to… the left side.

“Feline… That's left…”

“Agh! Whatever! You already saw where I pointed, it's there! It's crooked right there!”

Halcyon laughed loudly then, he just couldn't help himself anymore.

She's just so cute.

He drowned out those thoughts with his laughter.

“Don't laugh at me!” Felicity huffed and tapped her foot in a feigned annoyance.

“I'm not, I'm not!” Halcyon stole a glance at her before returning to fix the painting, she was pouting.

Adorable…

He pushed that word away with Felicity's complaints.

“Even though you just did?” Felicity's voice sounded unimpressed, although Halcyon can still hear the small hint of a smile in it.

“Nuh uh!” Halcyon playfully teased as he stuck his tongue out at her.

Felicity placed her hands on her hips, “Oh you're so gonna get it once you get down from there, mister!”

“Well, I guess I'm stuck here now.” Halcyon shrugged.

Felicity pouted again before making her way to the ladder and grabbing it, “I'm going to shake you until you fall if you don't get down from there! We still have more things to do!”

“Ah! I got it, I got it! There's no need for that, feline!”

Felicity smirked at him, proud of her triumphant victory. Her smirk didn't stay long however as Halcyon jumped down nearby and playfully flicked her forehead in a smooth motion before immediately running away.

“You—! Get back here!” She chased after him, who giggled and stuck his tongue out at her again.

“If you can catch me that is!”

Halcyon allowed the sound of his laughter and her complaints to bury the three words threatening to make its way his mind. Just as how he always had before. For now, this moment was all he need. For now, this will be enough.

He's happy with just this.

[evilhorse]

I don’t know Jack about the speed force, but I know denial when I see it.

(Knight Terrors: The Flash #2)

[withasideofshakespeare]

Hotspur can’t tell if he wants to explore Hal’s body or murder him and I love that for him.

[softshuji]

I'm all about HalKo, HalChuyo, and HalDou.

🪻goddess anon.

ooooooooooooooooooooo no one has ever supported halkoko before. I think we're very kinda similar in some aspects ngl. Good at making money but we hate it (like truly), hiding the vulnerability under that teasing exterior- determined to be useful even if its doing the thing we hate, wet cat behaviour lol. yk what's funny, whenever I do the kin quizzes, I used to get inupi .... and I don't think we're anything alike at all??!

here is the link for anyone wanting to join!

[librababe99]

Hi Loves! This will be my first time EVER participating in Kinktober and honestly i'm so excited to do this🤭 Below I will be posting my lineup.

❥・All of these stories will be "Character x Reader" and I promise there won't be any use of Y/N.

❥・Female Reader or Gender Neutral Reader will be featured.

❥・ If you'd like, you can comment your choices below and I will tag you OR use this link: CLICK HERE

Logan Howlett x Reader: Knife Play (ft. Claws)

Scott Summers x Reader: Sensory Deprivation

Old Man!Logan x Fem!Reader: Pregnancy kink

Young!Charles Xavier x Fem!Reader: Face sitting

Remy Lebeau x Virgin! Reader: Praise kink

Young!Erik Lensherr x Fem!Reader: Threesome (Ft. Charles)

Hank McCoy x Fem!Reader: Cunnilingus

Wade Wilson x Reader: Dom/Sub, Lingerie

Piotr Rasputin (Colossus) x Reader: Thigh Riding

Miguel O'Hara x Fem!Reader: Breeding

Tony Stark x Fem!Reader: Infidelity

Steve Rogers x Fem!Reader: Breast worship, titty fucking

Bucky Barnes x Fem!Reader: Period Sex

Loki x Fem! Reader: Seduction, Body Worship, Collaring

Victor Von Doom (RDJs vers.) x Reader: Corruption

Peter Parker x Reader (Andrew Garfield's vers.): Bondage

Johnny Storm x Reader: Wax play, temperature play

Reed Richards x Reader: Sex Pollen

Jason Todd x Fem!Reader: Mirror Sex

Dick Grayson x Fem!Reader: Shower sex, deep throating

Bruce Wayne x Fem!Reader: bimbofication

Clark Kent x Reader: Breath play, choking

Hal Jordan x Reader: Drunk / anonymous sex

Billy Butcher x Fem!Reader: Brat Taming

Soldier Boy x Fem!Reader: BDSM, Sadism/masochism

Homelander x Reader: Somnophilia (Sleep sex)

Joel Miller x Fem!Reader: Edging, orgasm denial

Javier Peña x Fem!Reader: Lap dances, Rough sex

Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson's vers.) x Fem! Reader: Size kink, overstimulation, creampie

Old Man! Logan x Fem! Reader: Food play (ft. Whipped Cream)

Logan Howlett x Fem!Reader: Roleplay, Hunter/Prey

[fangedxnight1836]

Characters of the day:

The Jordan Family!!!!!!

Most underrated and funniest family in all of DC.

They have the most relatable and hilarious family dynamics ever.

It is honestly funny whenever people HC or imagine that Hal is a loner, only child guy who clings onto the bat family or others too seek closeness when he has a whole family with multiple nieces, nephews and a cousin that adore him.

Neeeeeeed a family sitcom about them asapppp

We will talk about a couple members of the family and give our facts and HC’s about them:

(I included Helen in a different post, so check that out if you want to see her)

Jack Jordan:

The oldest child of Jessica and Martin Jordan, the brother of Hal Jordan (Green Lantern).

Often seen as the “golden child”, he was the most successful in terms of employment and economically.

Jack Jordan married a woman called Janice and had Two kids called Jason and Helen.

Canonically used to cheat on his wife with many people.

Took a lot of stress out on Hal when Jessica got sick.

Some HCs:

The kids all know the names of the women that he cheats on Janice with, they make a Bingo card with all their names on it, and compete with each other to see who wins.

Calls Hal, Jim and vice versa

Janice is in denial about the whole ordeal.

Jason Jordan

Son of Jack Jordan and Janice Jordan, twin brother of Helen II Jordan and the nephew of Hal Jordan.

Protective of his sister, and loves his uncle Hal.

Some HC’s

He listens to instrumental music a lot

Pretends to like phonk since his friends do, but can’t get into it.

He makes a lot of Pinterest boards for the things he likes and uses it as a bucket list for inspiration.

Sends Hal airforce memes and any references to Green Lantern at all.

Him, as well as Jane are the ones who update him on internet trends he misses.

James Jordan (Jim Jordan)

Youngest son of Jessica and Martin, younger brother of Hal and Jack.

Husband of Sue Jordan and father of Howie, Jane and Arthur.

His wife (who is a journalist) married him because she thought he was Green Lantern, later found out it was actually Hal and … yea….

Hal’s most supportive brother.

Some HCs:

Knowing that his wife thought he was Green lantern still keeps him up at night .

He tried to become a vegetarian once and then accidentally ate something that had meat within it the following day(he cried ).

He plays candy crush.

Howard (Howie) Jordan:

Eldest son of Jim Jordan and Sue Jordan

Brother of Jane and Arthur

He is quite a smart kid, often pointing things out that even Hal doesn’t notice, and speaking his mind when he feels like it.

Some HC’s:

Howie pretends to be a superhero whenever he is alone in his room.

He always wears the colour green when Hal comes round.

He was the class president in his high school

He can name all the dinosaurs and spell them out correctly ( idk i just think he likes dinosaurs a lot).

Jane Jordan:

Is the daughter of Jim and Jane

Sister of Howie and Arthur

Used to have quite long hair, but cut it quite short

Some HCs

She is definitely the rebellious type .

Asks Hal the come to all her parents evenings.

She loves the young justice group.

She once has split dye hair (Green and pink iykyk).

She probably had a Ben 10/danny phantom phase.

Arthur Jordan:

Youngest child of Jim and Jane

Literally a baby

Soooo cute

Some HCs:

He watches coco melon.

iPad and YouTube kids enjoyer most likely says “Skibidi” .

Makes aeroplane noises when Hal comes over.

He knows everything and hears everything NO ONE IS SAFE.

Harold (Hal) Jordan Jr:

The son of Larry and Helen I

The cousin of Jack, Hal and Jim

He is the third Airwave and has “radio powers”, his dad and mum were the first and second. He inherited these powers from his dad.

Is implied to be queer.

Some HCs:

He sucks at mortal combat .

He always tries to help out and keep everything sane.

He tried to do a back flip once for the first time it went terribly and Helen (his mum) instead of taking him to the hospital she phoned Hal.

Doug “Hip” Jordan:

The no-good distant cousin of Hal and his family.

Runs around in a lot of gang circles, and tried selling Jim in a green lantern circle to a gang in an attempt to get into it.

Hal got him arrested.

Drugged the whole family and used the kids to help him do it.

Known as the black sheep of the family.

Some HC:

He is always spotted at the wrong times when someone is either hurt or fighting.

He sold John Constantine a vape.

He tries to use Morden day slang to fit in with the kids .

He uses the term “Where my hug at” to anyone that approaches him.

[ken-wakui]

IM SURE ABOUT IR DON'T SAY THAT 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺🥺😰😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰🥺😰HE WOULD LOVE ME OK😰😰😰😭😰😭😰😭😰😭😰😭

🎙️*taps mic* SANZU IS A BAD BF!!!

[kurniawangunadi]

Jangan jadikan uang sebagai orientasi/tujuan. Nasihat yang dulu kujawab dengan bebal ini berangsur bisa kupahami. Seiring waktu berjalan, dari yang dulu single dan sekarang berkeluarga. Kalau dihitung sekali jalan perlu 4 tiket jika pakai pesawat / kereta. Sekali menginap langsung booking 2 kamar. Rasanya kalau kekhawatiran soal uang dan materi apalagi jadi tujuan / orientasi. Aku akan diselimuti kegelisahan sepanjang waktu karena takut kekurangan, berpikir bahwa uang/materi adalah satu-satunya pembebas biar leluasa ke sana kemari dan ngapa2in. Lupa bahwa rezeki itu sudah diatur, sudah dialokasikan sama Yang Maha Pengasih. Apalagi setelah berkeluarga, saat kebutuhan tak lagi soal diri tapi sudah merambat ke biaya pendidikan, properti, dsb. Pasti ada jalannya, ada rezekinya, yang penting terus berikhtiar sebaik mungkin.

Belajar lebih tawakal. Stres di tahun 2023 dipikir-pikir karena ingin sekali mengendalikan banyak hal. Ingin semua hal bisa berjalan dengan baik, tapi ternyata tidak. Ada hal yang akhirnya eror, tidak berjalan sesuai rencana, tidak bisa kukendalikan. Akhirnya stress. Belajar utk lebih berserah pada hasil setelah berusaha. Ada Allah yang mengatur segalanya, kita tidak perlu pusing untuk memikirkan semuanya. Apalagi terus berharap bahwa apa yang kita usahakan, selalu berhasil sesuai yang direncana. Nanti jadi mudah kecewa.

Komunikasi adalah kunci dari kelanggengan relasi. Baik itu dalam pertemanan, pernikahan, pekerjaan, dsb. Belajar untuk lebih komunikatif, lebih banyak mendengar, dan juga belajar untuk berkata yang baik-baik. Berhati-hati dengan lidah yang tak bertulang, yang berpotensi menyakiti orang lain - fitnah - dan berbagai hal yang bisa jadi keluar darinya karena tak mampu dikendalikan. Yang berakhir pada hilangnya kepercayaan, kesempatan, bahkan hubungan.

Jangan ragu untuk memutus pertemanan yang tidak sehat. Belajar untuk lebih dekat dengan lingkaran-lingkaran kebaikan, yang mengajak pada hal-hal baik, yang mengingatkan pada hal-hal baik, yang semakin dewasa ini sangat dibutuhkan banyak sekali nasihat ketimbang haha-hihi. Apalagi lingkaran-lingkaran salih yang membuat kita lebih dekat dengan Sang Pencipta.

Lebih banyak menerima feedback. Meski terdengar tidak nyaman, tapi kita sangat memerlukan kritik dari orang lain. Alih-alih denial, coba resapi bahwa bisa jadi ketidakpekaan kita selama inilah yang menghambat diri untuk berkembang. Karena diri menolak untuk dinilai dan dikritik. Tidak mendapatkan evaluasi, tidak mendapatkan saran untuk hal-hal yang perlu dibenahi, bersembunyi dibalik kata-kata mutiara "Aku memang seperti ini, kalau gak suka ya gak apa-apa, aku mau jadi diri sendiri." Apakah benar menjadi diri sendiri itu artinya tidak mau berubah lebih baik lagi atas sifat-sifat buruk yang dimiliki?

POV Orang Tua, anak-anak di masa kecilnya hanya akan terjadi sekali. Jangan sampai lalai dengan urusan pekerjaan dsb yang menyita waktu hingga tidak ada waktu untuk menjadi orang tua yang utuh, yang hadir, yang dengan segala keadaan yang nanti terjadi, tetaplah hadir sebagai orang tua bagi anak-anak.

Jangan memelihara rasa benci. Jangan memelihara pikiran yang picik. Jangan terus menerus berpikir buruk tentang orang lain dan juga diri sendiri. Apalagi memiliki sekeciiilll apapun buruk sangka kepada Allah - jangan sampai terjadi.

[borzoilover69]

Jake Writing Guide : 2024 Colourised!

Ok well, this isn't the prime year 2014 but I really wanted to make a concise and easy to consume guide for how to write Jake accurately since he can be quite the fussy tosspot if you dont know where to start. [ WARNING ITS A BIT LONG I INCLUDE JAKE DIALOGUE TO HELP WITH UNDERSTANDING WHAT IM SAYING. ] First off: drop the commas, and the apostrophes. He uses largely run-on sentences and has a sort of rambly sense of words. He does however use "these" every now and then and just as it strikes him tends to *Drag out the ole roleplayisms.* when it suits the situation.

Jake doesn't really tend to use old-timey slang but he does have rather antiquated ways of speaking, with a pension for more articulated language. He only REALLY breaks out the old timey words when particularly impressed or exasperated for emphasis. Usually, these words are british slang.

Note how he goes on a ramble that is slightly self-centred. He also spins stories similiar to how Dirk does, but without the ice-cold deal. Tossing in his own spin with his own words.

This one is just really fucking funny.

When hes particularly exasperated he leans into it MORE. Just really spreads it on thick. Like if he continues to say funny words you'll forget everything else and be distracted by his whimsy.

Jake is FAR more socially aware than people give him credit for but prefers to avoid tricky subjects hes not too comfortable with until he feels suitably ready for it, prefers battles he knows he can win so to speak. He also tends to think hes overthinking it and backtrack into ignorance. He overcomplicates things same as dirk does but rather than doing Dirks "yup thats a me problem. Im going to quietly stress about it now!", jake brushes it under the rug and tries not to think about it like a college student trying not to think about their outstanding academic paper and the promise of "Yeah, I'll do it later" (doesn't)

Note his more genuine understanding of why Dirk functions the way he does, well aware of the pros AND cons of having something like a combat machine hunting him.

His awareness of Janes crush and reluctance to deal with it:

Subsequent backtracking and denial of said premonitions, brushing it under the rug. Again, stating his reluctance to get into it because it's a situation he's not wellversed. Jake doesn't like being put into unpredictable situations, he prefers the easy road that won't inconvenience him much.

Also his desire to be seen as seemingly perfect and not have to dwell on others intents. Now this is something I don't see touched on as MUCH on writing guides for Jake English (then again the majority were made in 2014 so who can blame them.) But when Jake touches on what he views as MORE TABOO feelings aka ones which compromise the go-getter Adventurer image that arent BRAVE and GUSTO and GUNS, such as weakness, hesitation, he tends to pose back to the asking party as a question and reconsider his thought process. Like: Do YOU think its ok for me to feel this way? Why do you think that? Could you imagine me thinking something like that? He cares a LOT about his image and whats acceptable for him to be and to mask his difficulty in some social situations.

He doesn't like acknowledging that which might be sort of difficult for him to come to terms with, with the ye olde character trait of repression that him and John share, believing if he keeps his feelings buttoned up, they don't need to feel embarassed (aka: avoidance)

Hes also a fair bit more snarkier than fanon gives him hooks for. His subconscious takes the form of his best friend, but its commented as being “like hal, in terms of snarks”. Jake can also be the snarky customer to Dirk AND Hal, and Caliborn too. He's a gentleman to ladies (TO A DEGREE) but with guys he's not afraid to be more cutting with it. I am begging you on your hands and knees to drop the woobified jake english and make him slightly snarky and a bit offputting and weird. Jake grew up in the middle of a jungle and burned his grandmother.

Also he seems to be slightly aware of outside forces, note him calling attention to the fact he knows things he shouldn't canonically even be able to know.

Because Jake IS a little freak. He thinks corpse puppetry is funny. He punches what he thinks is fish hitler while ranting about movies. Hes funny as fuck. Hello.

However, with all of THAT out of the way, lets focus on some of the more ABRASIVE parts of his personality. While Jake is funnily charming with his old lingo and tendency to ramble, he has issues! One HUGE one is reluctance to fully FACE things he doesnt feel he has a full grasp on. He DOESNT like going out of his comfort zone, he DOESNT like talking about his emotions to people he really cares about or thinks has fallen for his manic dreamboat pixie persona, He's well aware people fall for it. He works hard to make sure people DO. But it sort of restricts him to that persona, he can't grow from it as long as he holds onto the idea that this persona hes chasing is the only way he can BE without being vulnerable.

Jake can be OVERBEARING, and not just that, painfully unaware when he's up his own ass! This critic he gives to Dirk applies to himself! The reason why he doesn't like brainghost dirk is because GOD forbid the man self-reflect juuust a little and find something that upsets him. Nope! Not going to deal with it. Just as quickly as he is to switch the thought that everyone loves him, he is just as likely to switch to think that everyone doesnt.

Anyways, I think thats all I have to say, Jakes words speak a LOT about his character, and I genuinely love him a lot. He has some words i think about a lot and hes genuinely such an awesome guy. I'll let a few choice pieces of dialogue from Jake himself close this out for me.

This was one of the last conversations we see with him. And I still think about his words a lot.

I'll probably edit this when I get the energy. But I think i covered most of it. Happy writing!

[frownyalfred]

I can imagine Hal trying to keep it a secret for the longest time, out of fear, denial or both. Then one day, something major happens (e.g. in the middle of a solo fight, he starts bleeding green like mentioned by a previous anon). Obviously he starts freaking out, no idea what the hell is happening to him, although he recognizes that this is just one of many symptoms he's been ignoring for a while now. So he does the only thing he can think of and turns to the one person who somehow always knows what to do and has a plan for everything, (excuse the cliche here) turning up at Bruce's doorstep. I can imagine Bruce trying to calm him down while internally screaming what the hell what the hell what the hell what the hell

Bruce is absolutely the right person to turn to in this situation. He’s an asshole and he’ll run a million tests on Hal but he will find the answer.

[emin-folly]

(@ftl-faster-than-life HI THIS TOOK A HOT MINUTE WEH Also thanks Tumblr for eating my asks again smh) oH BOY, WHERE DO I START Oh Barry, Barry, Barry, my sweet babygirl, how you've been so incredibly villainized by this fandom I'm going to take this opportunity to address and debunk as many misconceptions about Barry's character that I can remember, in the case if someone who doesn't really know Barry all that well is reading this or to hopefully change some people's minds~

* "Barry is boring": Well, yes but actually no. That's the beauty of Barry--he is designed to be your average, unassuming everyday kind of guy. Problem is, a lot of people think that's all there is to him, but that's really only just the surface.

He has flaws. He's prone to making decisions without consulting his family if he thinks it's for the greater good. You need to explicitly tell this man if you wanna be his lover because he absolutely can NOT read romantic cues to save his own life, he's a guilt sponge, he's weird, he LOVES science and comics and is a huge nerd!! He gets jealous!

Guys-Guys?? He's aN ELDRITCH HORROR??? HELLO????? He is CONSTANTLY living in sheer and utter denial and is desperately grasping his extremely thin veneer of being human, and yet, because of this, he actually puts his family in more jeopardy. Do you even realize how fascinating that is

Barry is a character who also deeply craves companionship/people. He struggles with depression and suicidal tendencies ever since being resurrected. He tries so hard to be what everyone else wants him to be and meet their expectations while failing to take care of himself in the process. He's so much more complex than just "Wally's nice father figure who died in Crisis". People also tend to equate "boring" with "being good/kind" which, you know...I very much disagree with but that's just my opinion * "Barry is racist!" LOL This one is just so wildly incorrect. The origin of this misconception comes from an out-of-context panel Justice League of America #173) of Barry being angry about Black Lightning joining the JL. If you read the whole page the panel comes from, you'd see that in actuality Barry is NOT angry about a black man joining the League but rather, he's angry that that seems to be the only reason Oliver wants him and Barry is (rightfully) calling Oliver out on that. There has been no other time where Barry has a problem with people of color

* "Barry is a Republican" I don't even know where this fanon came from. I think this may have originated from Wally's run where Wally was a conservative and he just assumed?? Barry was the same??? Which is SO laughably wrong (Wally bby, stop projecting on your uncle challenge) For the major part of Barry's original run (and honestly, the majority of the Flash runs after that), he remained largely apolitical . People see a white guy from the 60s and automatically assume he's right leaning /shrug * "Barry's a cop!" Yeahhh, not quite actually. He's a CSI, a forensic scientist, not a blue collar badge sporting cop. He's the behind-the-scenes guy, the one who studies the crime scene and tries to piece together the evidence and bring the culprit to justice. There IS a difference. But people don't really care about the technicalities, tho, they just want to hate Barry and him being "basically" a cop is a fast and easy excuse to do so. And DC certainly isn't helping matters with them constantly pushing the cop agenda for him (thanks a lot DC) * "Barry is sexually-repressed": This is a headcanon I seen a fair amount of and--okay, I get it. Barry is shy and reserved and blushes up a mad storm when someone compliments him. I can see how that might lead people to interpret that as him being sexually repressed/being a prude. But like....Buddy. Homie. Amigo.

This man had more canon sex than Hal Jordan. He and Iris were getting it on FREQUENTLY in the Silver Age and that's not me exaggerating. Just look at Flash #197 where it was Barry's birthday and he and Iris made out and stayed in bed practically the whole day together. Maybe you could say they just did that in the morning and they did other things later buuuut I don't believe that for a minute lol. Or! In Flash #195 where Barry was late to a ceremony of a submarine departure because (you guessed it!) he was too busy exploring his wife's mouth. Just because Barry doesn't make sexually-charged remarks or cop a feel from Iris constantly doesn't mean he's opposed to sex. I see it more as him just being way more private and reserved about it, but he IS very much down to fuck as she is (or Hal! Whichever your ship may be~)

While we're kinda on the subject, I'm really not a fan of the whole Barry being "shojo-fied/uwu-fied" thing, if I'm being honest?? Like, yes, if you give him any kind of compliment, he will blush furiously and stutter. But that's different from him being totally ignorant on what sex is/being a weak, delicate little flower who needs a "Big, Strong man" like Hal to save him (also, like...can we stop treating Barry as the "girl" of the ship just because he's skinnier and smaller than Hal pls and thank you). He is an mid-20-30 year old adult man. And a forensic scientist who probably seen a lot of sex-related crimes in his line of work. I'm pretty sure he knows what sex is, guys (in fact, he would be the guy who actually hosts Sex Ed classes bc the misinformation out there is staggering lol)

"Barry is weak/one of the weaker superheroes": Ok, I've never seen anyone say this persay, but it is very evident in how people portray him a lot of the time. They see his smaller frame and the fact that he runs fast to mean he's a glass cannon (Honestly they do this to a lot of the other speedsters as well) which hi! Wrong again! Speedsters are actually INSANELY durable little dudes. He could tank a punch from Darkseid. He can drag MASSIVE SHIPS behind him!! Wally once punched Eobard with the equivalent force of a dwarf star. Yeah. Now I get whump, I personally love it, I do, but I also enjoy seeing Barry being the absolute powerhouse he is. He can vibrate through solid matter, he can manipulate frequencies, and he's incredibly smart with how to use his powers, always thinking up on the spot improv strategies and techniques! Please stop nerfing him, guys, speedsters get too much of that from the writers OTL * "He's conservative because of his buzzcut!" Ok this one actually had like, a whole article?? On it?? And it truly is so wild lmao. When the only thing people can find to hate a character on is his haircut, you know they have no basis for their argument lol * "Barry is abusive!" Nope. Not even close. People love to pull this as a "gotcha" to Barry fans, regarding the panels of "Barry" beating up Wally and verbally abusing him (The Return of Barry Allen). Except....that wasn't Barry, that was Eobard disguised as him. You know...if you read the full run, you would know that lol You literally couldn't find a more least abusive person than Barry lol. Which actually leads me into the next one... * "Barry was an example of toxic masculinity!" AH yes, of course, with how he's so openly kind and compassionate, how he loves kids and animals, how he openly cries and shows emotion, how he's super respectful of people regardless, how he chugs Respect Women juice all day everyday, how he's contributing to fundraisers to help impoverished people and further medical progress, how he's so concerned about the state of the environment and is firmly against consumption of fossil fuels, how he constantly tells his son nephew he's so proud of him and that he's his hero, how he runs home after work bc he's genuinely so excited to see his wife, how he loves her SO much and smothers her with kisses every chance he gets UGH. How does Iris stand him /s And since we're talking about Barry and how the fandom treats him, I can't not talk about the elephant in the room--Flashpoint To start off, lemme preface this real quick:

FLASHPOINT WAS NOT BARRY'S FAULT

He DID NOT intend to trade the lives of his family for his mom He DID NOT run back in time because he was jealous of Wally (uhh lmao what???? Yeah, I can't even begin to explain how wack that is) He DID NOT run back in time because he was "selfish" and "wanted his mommy back" (unfriendly reminder that Nora is a separate character and shouldn't be treated as just an appendage of a male character <333) Some actual context for non-comic readers: Eobard killing his mom is actually an aberration of the true timeline. It was PERFECTLY REASONABLE to assume that it would restore itself to its original version!! Barry had also traveled in time before in the comics without any repercussions or ill effects, so there was NO CONCEIVABLE REASON FOR HIM TO THINK ANYTHING OF THE SCALE OF FLASHPOINT WOULD EVEN HAPPEN If people had read the issues preceding Flashpoint, they'd see Barry did all of that for Nora!! Because he despised the fact that she had to pay with her life because of a villain of his!! That it wasn't right for her to die for his sake!!

"But Eobard said Flashpoint was Barry's fault-!" EOBARD is A BITCH ASS LIAR who purposely twists the truth to hurt Barry as much as he can!! Of COURSE he would say that!! What ACTUALLY happened is that Eobard is the one who somehow made Nora's death such a critical and important fixture in time to the point of just tempering with that can cause a catastrophic domino effect. Flashpoint is EOBARD'S FAULT and HIS ALONE (and Idk, Doctor Manhattan's too ig if you wanna include him)

Barry loves his family and cares so, so, SO EXTREMELY MUCH. He could literally not be any prouder of Wally if he actually tried!! Everything he does is for his family, even sacrificing his own mental health and happiness for them and it makes me SO sad to see everyone cling to this butchered version of him in their minds (though it's not entirely their fault, DC is also definitely to blame)

[gothamite-rambler]

Batman is banned from using magic in the comics and in an elseworld story where he gains a green lantern ring after his parents die he goes nucking futs with power.

Batman (incensed): Why am I banned from using magic?

Zatanna (blunt): Because you can't accept your parents died and you'd do something colossally stupid, dangerous or deadly to others, go mad with power and probabl— Definitely end the world.

Batman (in denial): You don't have proof of that!

Zatanna: Trust me, I used magic to check this, you would! I'd trust Jason Todd after he was brought back to life to use magic over you!

Batman (enraged): Hal, can I have a Green Lantern ring?

Hal sighed, slapping his hand on his forehead.

Hal (Green Lantern): Seriously, why did you turn to me after she said no? The answer is no here dude.

Batman: Why not?!

Hal: Because you'd refuse to come to terms with your parents' death, misuse the ring for selfish purposes, akin to the red lantern ring that thrives on anger. You would become consumed by power, destroy the Corps, and bring about the end of the world.

Batman: Oh come on that is so specific!

Hal: Dude, who do you think I went to for the answer to check this exact scenario?

Zatanna (raising her hand): Right here.

Hal: I’d choose Nightwing or Red Robin for the ring before you. Honestly, even Alfred would get it before you do. I’d even hand it to a raccoon if it came down to it. That's how well I know you.

Zatanna (chuckling dryly while examining her magic wand): He'll go apeshit with power if he gets superman's powers as well.

Batman (shaking with rage): This... some bullshit!

Batman tossed a chair across the room, hitting Green Arrow in the chest.

Oliver (Green Arrow): I wasn't even talking!

Zatanna and Hal: And you wonder why we wouldn't let you have powers.

Batman stormed out while growling angrily only proving their point further.

[milaalkhansah]

'oh, ternyata ini maksudnya ...'

Makin dewasa, makin banyak pengalaman, makin sering ketemu hal yang membuat prespektif jadi tiba-tiba berubah, makin sering juga dibuat seketika sadar, 'Oh ternyata ini maksudnya...'

Pilihan-pilihan keliru yang dulu diambil.

Orang-orang yang pergi dan datang dalam hidup.

Luka-luka di masa lalu.

Ujian yang dihadapi.

Pengalaman menyakitkan yang pernah dirasakan.

Kesendirian kita saat ini.

Berbagai hal yang terjadi dalam hidup, sekecil dan sesepele apa pun itu ternyata punya alasan mengapa itu semua terjadi.

Everything happens for a reason.

Mungkin masih banyak hal yang belum kita tahu mengapa itu semua harus terjadi, mungkin kita juga sudah tahu alasannya tetapi masih denial dan belum mampu mengikhlaskan, tetapi nggak papa. Nggak semua hal harus kita mengerti sekarang. Nggak semua hal harus kita tau jawabannya sekarang. Nggak semua hal harus kita terima seketika. Sebab ada banyak sekali hal yang berada diluar dari kapasitas kita sebagai manusia. Ilmu dan juga akal yang kita miliki terbatas dengan pengetahuan yang dimiliki oleh pemilik semesta alam.

Kalau nanti sudah waktunya kita pasti akan dibuat paham. Karena nggak ada apa pun yang terjadi dalam hidup ini tanpa adanya sebab. Sesederhana bulu mata kita yang jatuh, ataupun helai rambut kita yang tercabut. Semua ada hikmahnya.

Mintalah kepada Allah untuk menjadikan diri kita sebagai orang-orang yang mudah untuk mengambil hikmah dan juga pelajaran dari setiap hal yang kita lewati. Karena betapa sia-sianya apa yang sudah kita lalui, kalau belum cukup mampu juga untuk membuat kita menjadi seseorang yang lebih baik dari sebelumnya.

@milaalkhansah

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