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character ask game excuse for you to talk about Guy Gardner

yippeeee! a chance for me to talk about my babygirl!

Song that reminds me of him:

I gotta say "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" by Toby Keith. not for any particular political reasons, i just think Guy has the energy of the song. his favorite band is canonically Aerosmith though, so i gotta say "Dream On" by Aerosmith. different vibes, but now that im thinking about it i want to cryyyyy

What he smells like:

his constructs specifically smell like rosemary (for the green ones) and hot sauce (for the red ones)

guy himself probably smells like Irish Spring deodorant/body wash and Old Bay seasoning

An OTP:

guyhal! tbh i prefer aroace guy gardner, but theres just something about guy and hal and their relationship. they make each other so much worse but also push each other to be better through healthy competition.

A NoTP:

ummmmm honestly i cant think of any particularly squicky ones for me because i dont really like any except guyhal.

i dont like guytora because i like them better as friends, and i dont like guykyle outside of canon instances because to me, kyle is so much younger than guy.

Favorite platonic/familial relationships:

guy and kilowog- theyre besties and i adore all of their interactions. they care so much for each other

guy and arkillo- fucking love them. they beat the shit out of each other and then went "hey its ride or die time"

guy and john- i love them. theyre so different in personality but their dynamic is great

A headcanon that is popular in the fandom that i disagree with:

GUY GARDNER IS NOT JUST THE "ANGRY GL" HE IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT OH MY GOD PLEASE ACTUALLY WRITE HIM WITH A REAL PERSONALITY! HE IS FILLED WITH SO MUCH LOVE! HE IS LOYAL, DEDICATED, AND REALLY LOVES THE CORPS AND HIS FOUND FAMILY

also literally any iteration of guy gardner that is abusive or a cop is written so fucking wrong. look at guy gardners backstory please. this is about canon comics as well as fanon

The position he sleeps in:

he sleeps on his stomach with his arms under the pillow. he also sleeps either completely nude or in boxers

A crossover au i'd love to see them in:

um. literally none? aus maybe, but no crossovers i think. the only other media that i can think of for crossovers make me want to scream bc i dont fucking want that

wait no i want him to beat bobby flay or absolutely dominate on guys grocery games or a similar cooking show. not quite a crossover tho lol

My favorite outfit theyve ever worn:

in costume, literally any of the composite lantern looks for him (im obsessed)(first image from Lost Army, the second from Emerald Warriors)

if we're talking out of costume, this has to be my favorite (i adore the leather jacket and the Warriors shirt)(from Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps)

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four other prompts from twt <333

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The gang!!

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dc characters as tumblr/twitter posts

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comic redraw for midknightnyran on twitter/bsky that has to be the funniest thing i’ve drawn so far

original under the cut

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Hey! Just wanna say im really glad i found this account ive been getting into green lantern comics recently and your page is a godsend.Aside from that its one of the few that isnt overrun with batman/batfam content propinng him or his orphan child soliders by putting down other dc characters..so i was curious if you knew any dc fanfics that portray the lanterns as competent and or calling bruce out on his bullshit ( sorry if my text is a bit jumbled english isnt my first language)

I'm glad you like my content!

Tbh the fanfiction situation for Green Lanterns is just as bad as it is on Tumblr, if not worse. So a few of these fics are going to be bat-centric, but I've specifically selected those that I feel actually respect and understand the GLs instead of flanderizing them to be stupid assholes.

I've tagged the authors whose Tumblr usernames I could find in the fic or their AO3 profiles. If you're one of the authors I haven't tagged, just let me know and I'll edit the post to add you.

But without further ado, the GL contents of my bookmarks in no particular order:

Fics where the Bats are uninvolved or only play a minor role

In the end, we all bleed Green. by @catboyollie (series) - a collection of GL shortfics

Kink Meme #5 by Perpetual Motion (perpetfic) - Most people forget Guy Gardner was a teacher...

Friendship, Ice Cream, and Green Lanterns by MildlyRebelliousMint - GLs hanging out after a battle

Family is What You Make Of It by @exasperatedfey - in which Hal has to bail his fellow GLs out of jail

In Case of Emergency by @susanphoenix - Kilowog’s been adopted by the Earth heroes as the GL to go to if they can’t find the earth lanterns. No one told him that.

i ate up all the light by @effietrinket1619 - Six times Hal was there for a fellow GL (and one time they're there for him). TW for roofie

Good Cop/Bad Cop by @meduseld - shortfic of Hal being a scary mf

Adrift by @rose-cake - Simon and Jessica are partners. That word has multiple meanings. Minor Simon/Jessica

These Mountains by pastelplastic - Superman meets Tomar-Re, the Green Lantern who failed to save Krypton

Justice League's most wanted fugitive: Hal Jordan by Panamic - The Justice League are trying to find Green Lantern. Hal does not want to be found by the JL. Shenanigans ensue

No Rest for a Superhero by Crimson_Crystal - Kyle sacrifices sleep to finish an art commission and crashes

A Mind Of His Own by @wolfsbanesparks - The Justice League finds out Captain Marvel is actually a kid, and Hal is the only one who still treats him like a fellow hero

The Goddess of Petty Annoyances by @galahadwilder - Jessica invades Apokolips specifically to annoy Darkseid. Crack

Shooting for the Stars by @green-lanterns-c0ck - Guy in his yellow ring era bumbles into saving a galaxy far far away. Crack crossover with Star Wars

canary in a coal mine by BrandyFromTheBottle - Guy is an asshole to Dinah, but he's trying to be better about it

Hal & Kyle fics (there's enough of these that they warrant their own category)

Luminance by @lanternwisp - Hal slowly realizing he thinks of Kyle as a son

trajectory from me to you by @softpunks - deaged!Kyle thinks Hal is his dad

the moldy cup is not a metaphor by MildlyRebelliousMint - Kyle calls Hal "dad" and Hal goes to visit Barry, totally not freaking out

friendly fields and open roads by @ufonaut - Hal returned to life and feels like shit. Kyle comes seeking a mentor.

ship in a bottle by @hopeworth - Two former hosts of Parallax meet up for brunch

Fics involving Bats that respect Green Lanterns

we're in the mellow mayhem together (series) by lunaratlasky - Jason seeks out Hal whenever he wants to piss off Bruce

Emergency Line (series) by @crucifixinhell - jason looked at hal once and went "you seem like good dad material"

For Whom We'd Give Blood (series) by Boogalee99 - How Hal Jordan becomes the favorite uncle of the batfam

There's Always Another One by lapsedpacifist - Dick gets fired and decides to crash at Hal's place

To Overcome Fear (ongoing) by @dc-sideblog - Stephanie gets fired and Kyle decides that if the Bats don't want a perfectly good superhero, the Green Lanterns definitely do

Disclosure by @aj-artjunkyard - Maybe Hal isn't as at peace with a certain android's death as he thought he was... and maybe he's not alone in his grief either.

Stars in a Paint-Filled Sky by @thenaphorism - Kyle has to explain to the Justice League why he has a Red Hood/Troia tramp stamp

because you know better by @matchahater - Ion and Red Hood contemplate the ethics of resurrection

catch the asteroids that come your way by @thepackwantsthed - the only JayKyle fic that I've ever liked

Justice League International - Spoiled! by @secretlystephaniebrown - Guy Gardner, Crystal Brown's childhood neighbor and best friend, ends up taking in her daughter Stephanie after an unexpected turn of events.

the superhero game (ongoing) by Nyame - Jason Todd Peggy Sue longfic ft. a near-omnipotent White Lantern

I'm gonna pin this post and update it as I encounter more fics I like, so drop some recommendations in the comments for me and everyone else!

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GUY GARDNER AS GREEN LANTERN IN SUPERMAN TEASER TRAILER [ x ]

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Batlantern and Jaykyle fans don’t use Guy Gardener and Dick Grayson as a chaotic duo enough, because what do you mean there’s no fic where Batlantern and Batlantern jr vacation at the same alien planet by “coincidence”

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anyway i have a lot of feelings about billy being a red lantern and helping the other red lanterns find hope again that they had lost to rage

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saw it and thought of them

[arrowmaker15]

(Red Hood and Batman on a patrol again)

Red Hood:

Batman:

Red Hood: I heard that you and Wonder Woman-

Batman: We are not.

Red Hood: C'mon, B, I have always wanted an Amazonian stepmom.

Batman: Since when?

Red Hood: Since I found out that you and Diana are dating.

Batman: For the final time, that is just a rumor, me and Wonder Woman are not dating, it is strictly professional. And once I find out who started spreading this rumor, I will lecture them.

Red Hood:

Batman:

Red Hood: It was Hal-

Batman: Indeed.

[somethingsomethingeyyymacarena]

POV: You're a DC comics character who's an abuse survivor but you're not marketable enough to deserve empathy

[bearforceone3]

normal friend behavior

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Kid heroes are so common these days that it seems like you can't take more than a few steps without tripping over one. Feels like every other week some teenager is finding alien technology in a junkyard or inheriting supernatural weapons from their great-granddad, then immediately going out to fight bad guys. It usually turns out for the best 'cause us capes look out for each other.

But it wasn't always this way. There was a time when putting on a mask to save the day was an adult's game. The rules were different then. You stuck to your own territory, kept your identity a secret from even your loved ones, and you never involved kids.

'Course that all changed over time. Sometimes one of your rogues would decide to try their luck in another town, and you'd follow 'cuz they were your responsibility. And if the city they hit next had a local hero, the smart thing to do was to work with the guy who's familiar with the territory. That's how the first superhero team-ups happened, or so I've been told.

I don't remember who the first sidekick was. Some say it was Robin, others will tell ya it was Speedy. Doesn't really matter, that first batch of them all sprang up around the same time. It was probably bound to happen, s'not like metahuman genes or lab accidents wait until you're eighteen to spring powers on ya.

Still, we weren't about to let the rugrats run wild on their own. Especially if they had powers that were new to them. So fellas like the Flash and Aquaman who had kids with the same powers as them began to train them. I think it was supposed to be like an apprentice thing, but most of the time the heroes acted like they were parents, not just teachers. And back in those days, you didn't tell someone else how to raise their kid.

Unless you were crazy ol' Hal Jordan.

Now, being a Green Lantern, Hal was already different from most heroes. His apartment might've been in Coast City, but he was the lawman for the entirety of Sector 2814. All of Earth was just a part of his beat. So where other heroes might hesitate to take charge on someone else's territory, Hal would always barge right in. That's just the kind of guy he was.

And once he became friends with other heroes like Green Arrow or the Flash, Hal was the cool uncle to the kids. Probably because he always treated them like they were heroes in their own right, not just tagalongs of their mentors. Like this one time, Kid Flash got his speed stolen somehow, so Hal just gave him a power ring and made him a deputy GL for the day!

Those kids, they grew up of course. Went from being the sidekicks to having sidekicks of their own, some of 'em. I reckon that they would've done things differently anyway, having been on the other side themselves once upon a time. But I also know that a lot of the heroes from the Titans generation appreciated the independence and trust that Hal showed them despite not being their mentor, and they followed in his footsteps.

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A selection of Guys

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