In the Darkness (Every Color Can Be Found)
Carter sat down in the beaten leather chair. From his little corner, on his favorite chair on the catwalk, he could see everyone and everything. They dubbed him their "Hawkeye" because he kept one eye on everything. Carter prided himself on attention to detail.
It helped that up here, no-one (besides Mr. Nygma) bothered him. Hell, Mr. Nygma even let him keep some supplies up on the catwalk so he could paint at any given time.
Colors are an important part of art. The knowledge of colors helped him a lot in real life situations. Like a blue will never truly get along with a yellow or an orange, but would likely befriend a lot of indigos and greens.
Gabe was an easy guess, once you knew her. She had a lot of green in her and a tiny bit of orange, but she most defiantly was red. Her anger was suppressed, but close to the surface, leading to meltdowns every few months. Stress gets bottled up, emotions ignored, until she'd snap and either beat the crap out of someone or have an emotional break down. Carter grudgingly respected Gabe, and she reluctantly respected him.
Alex was yellow. He was a scary guy with an eerie aura that kept most away, but to freaks like Gabe and Xander, he was impossible to ignore. Those two never looked before they leaped, and their curiosity was boundless. But Alex, should he ever chose to, could be the type that kills for the sake of inflicting fear. Though Carter had faith in Alex's sanity, he still occasionally though about what would happen if he ever snapped. (He'd have to look at puppies and kittens erase the images in his head.)
Kat was blue. Calm, steady, always hopeful. She was the one who saw the glass half-full. She was the one that cared the most. They're mother hen.
Xander was green. She was always the most determined (and most fearless) out them all. She put everything she had in everything that mattered to her, and it showed. Sure, she might not get a good grade on a paper, but teachers always seemed to see that she tried her hardest (most of the time. Sometimes, you just can't do that). Xander was always the last to quit, the last to retreat, and while that was bad, sometimes, it could do a lot of good.
Lewis was violet. He loved everyone, and everything. He cared about everyone, even the really bad people because that's who he was. The guy who poured his soul into everything and enjoyed every minute. All that caring is going bite him in the ass someday, Carter thought with a sad sigh.
As for him, well he always thought of himself as an indigo. He was compassionate. He didn't quite have an empathy disorder, but he always had his way with emotions. He gave to those who needed. He fancied himself quite the philanthropist, donating to multiple children's hospitals and animal shelters around the country. And if, on really bad days, he acts a little selfish in the privacy of is home then he has the right to do so.
Carter looked down from his perch. Kat and Lewis were building something, Alex and Gabe were arguing (in good nature) about the science behind Revolution's black out, and Xander was lifting weights. They were the emotional spectrum, with Mr. Nygma as orange, and maybe that wasn't so bad. They haven't killed each other yet, so that's a good sign.
Right?
A/N-I'm back Boys and Girls. I doubt you missed me, nobody ever does.
The chapter title comes from "Penny's Song" from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. It's a really good movie, so check it out!
The color spectrum is based on the Lantern Corps spectrum. I didn't include Black (Death) and White (Life) for obvious reasons.
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