collateralmagic:

All in all, Alina is pretty fond of the desert. It’s local, beautiful, and full of large empty spaces where she can sling her spells about without worrying that something terrible is going to happen. She favors a particular bluff that’s hard to get to if you can’t fly and gives her a good view of the surrounding area – the last thing she wants is to accidentally turn a wandering idiot into some kind of crazy monster. Today though, she’s not out here to practice. She’s out here to try an experiment.

After the whole “Blackest Night: Redux” thing, Jaime Reyes had settled himself back into his life, albeit without the scarab and the super-powers. He hadn’t given up the good fight or anything, he’d made sure she knew that, but he wasn’t going to try and pull Khaji Da off of Dinah either. And really, Alina’s just glad that he’s not dead and putting his life back together. That’s not what she’s doing out here. What she’s doing is trying to find Black Beetle. Just because Jaime’s not dead anymore doesn’t mean that Alina’s going to let Black Beetle get away with murder.

( Continued... )

dc_holiday:

"A father is a guy who has snapshots in his wallet where his money used to be." -- Unknown

aint_no_grave:

Dallas Brand stands on the street corner of Park Avenue in Gotham, now known as Crime Alley to world at large, and watches as a homeless man sits sleeping against the wall of a notary building. He wishes he could give the man a bit of money to get out of the street this evening, even if it's just to buy a sandwich, but some things just can't happen when one is dead. He knows that this man doesn't have much longer to go, which is why Dallas is here.

( Another song for the departed... )

aint_no_grave:

Dallas Brand walks into Star City's 40/40 Room on their first Open Mic Night, sliding through the crowd with ease. People weren't moving out of the way for him or anything; no one could see him or hear him, so he moved /through/ them on the way to the stage. He wouldn't ride anyone tonight, wouldn't get involved. He just wanted to listen to some music and find a way to pass a few hours, since he didn't need to sleep anymore. He was quite amused at what it took to pass the time when one no longer required sleep. 
 

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