#01 – Comfort
It's been a long time since she slept this well.
#02 – Kiss
She pecks Lian on the forehead and smiles at Roy's slumbering form before slipping from the room.
#03 – Soft
"I'm not looking for something easy."
#04 – Pain
She doesn't know what it's like to have sex without a bit of pain—not with him.
#05 – Potatoes
She has a habit of throwing at him whatever is nearest her.
#06 – Rain
With the pounding rain outside, and Lian's sleeping form between them, she has no trouble slipping off to sleep.
#07 – Chocolate
He exploits her weakness for it, and with only the best money can buy.
#08 – Happiness
The sensation—bold and wild and hitting her like a flash to consume her whole—is foreign to her; she looks between Roy and Lian and Ollie and Dinah and her team, and that's when it hits her.
#09 – Telephone
When he hangs up to see he was on the phone for three hours, he knows something's changed.
#10 – Ears
The flesh there is sensitive, and he wastes no time taking advantage of it.
#11 – Name
"It's not for long," she murmurs, "and it's just a name change—Alice isn't all that different…"
#12 – Sensual
She learns very quickly how tactile Roy is.
#13 – Death
The highest consequence is familiar to them, but neither will admit just how much they need that occasional rush of danger.
#14 – Sex
"So, how long was it last time—three hours?" Wally asked, leading to a smirk spreading across her face.
#15 – Touch
His hands are huge, covering sizeable portions of her body just by pressing them flat against her skin.
#16 – Weakness
For a long time, she's worried that their relationship means she's growing weak—the critical voice sounds a lot like her father.
#17 – Tears
When she wipes the tears from Lian's face, as gentle as the fluttering of a butterfly's wings, he knows that he can't ignore Artemis any longer.
#18 – Speed
She may be faster, but he's got the endurance.
#19 - Wind
He likes it because it sends her hair everywhere.
#20 – Freedom
When Artemis falters, Roy grasps her hand, and it's only then that Artemis can look through those prison bars at her sister.
#21 – Life
Artemis often wonders what would be different, had Jade been the hero and she the Shadow.
#22 - Jealousy
They've had other people tell them this amount of jealousy isn't healthy, but without it their relationship wouldn't be half as interesting (not to mention the sex that comes afterward).
#23 – Hands
Lian's hands are so different from her father's—soft, small, delicate.
#24 – Taste
One of the things they appreciate is the fact no one ever questions their taste in choosing significant others.
#25 – Devotion
She'd never have expected him to care so much.
#26 – Forever
They never really talk about it, but the thought is always there: lingering at the back of their minds.
#27 – Blood
His tears begin to mix with the blood flowing from her body, but all he can do is sit there and will her to open her eyes.
#28 – Sickness
Rocking a bawling Lian in her arms, Artemis decides she's never going to complain about being sick again.
#29 – Melody
He struck a chord that had gone unsung for far too long.
#30 – Star
One night, he takes her out to his birthplace and shows her what the stars look like away from the city.
#31 – Home
It's only when she's around that his apartment becomes a home.
#32 – Confusion
"I don't understand," she murmurs. "I thought—"
"You thought wrong." The lie nearly kills him.
#33 – Fear
The rush is almost dangerous in its potency.
#34 - Lightning/Thunder
He's pretty sure that, had she been anyone else, he would have been worried by the way she danced amidst the raging storm.
#35 – Bonds
The one thing he hasn't matched up to yet is her bond with the team—he's pretty sure he has a long way to go.
#36 – Market
The area is bustling with activity, but somehow he manages to keep track of her darting amongst the crowd.
#37 – Technology
"Where's Lian?" Roy asks.
"She's in the living room," Wally answers, and Roy goes to find her.
"How'd it go?" Artemis asks.
"Fine. You know Lian—"
"Why is she holding parts of your explosives?"
At Roy's exclamation, Artemis frowns. "Please don't tell me—"
"Uh. Rob needed an extra hand, and I was in the bathroom—"
"Remind me to kill you later—after I make sure Roy doesn't kill Robin."
#38 – Gift
"It sounds horrible to say," Artemis murmurs, "but Lian might be the best thing Jade has ever given me."
#39 – Smile
"He's really good with her," Artemis says, linking hands with Roy as they look on. Kaldur is speaking softly to Lian—in ancient Greek, she thinks.
Roy smiles. "You expected anything less?"
#40 – Innocence
When the words come from his mouth, she laughs. "I appreciate your concern, but I haven't been 'innocent' for years now, Roy Harper."
#41 – Completion
Until she came along, he always believed time was point A and point Z—beginning and end. She's shown him it's far more dynamic than that.
#42 – Clouds
Showing the clouds to Lian is something they'll always remember.
#43 – Sky
The sky is an endless, trackless blue—that's what he remembers about the time she dragged him out of his apartment to make sure he wasn't a hermit.
#44 – Heaven
Artemis' eyes flutter open. Roy is next to her, Lian in between—both sleep peacefully. She can hear M'gann preparing breakfast, Wally and Dick playing video games, Zatanna and Raquel laughing.
She's pretty sure she wouldn't change a thing.
#45 – Hell
Jade stands there, resting against Roy, and Artemis begins to believe that Hell on earth might exist.
#46 – Sun
She likens him to the sun.
#47 – Moon
"Artemis was the goddess of the moon," he murmurs.
"That's actually a common misconception."
#48 – Waves
He's grown accustomed to the sound of Happy Harbor waves, accompanied by the dim moonlight and the voice she only uses when she's at peace.
#49 – Hair
She's learned that threatening to cut her hair is a completely viable threat.
#50 – Supernova
Dick turns to look at her, and the light in his blue eyes tells her whatever he's about to ask is of the utmost importance. "How are things?"
She smiles. "Brilliant."
