"Mm?"
Sunlight streamed in through the window, smearing across Barry's face like a giant hand. Half-asleep, he only felt a warm body lying in his arms. Keeping his eyes closed, he reached out and felt a head of long hair.
He thought it was Patty, so he smiled happily. While stroking her long hair, he even planned to plant a kiss on his girlfriend's little mouth.
Luckily, just as he was about to lift his girlfriend's chin, he suddenly felt stubble pricking his hand.
Forcing his eyes open, he discovered that the person sleeping in his arms was not Patty, but Arthur. Aquaman's long hair covered his face, while the drool at the corner of his mouth had soaked a large patch of The Flash's clothes.
The contrast was so extreme that Barry's brain short-circuited for a moment. He froze for a while before remembering to check whether his clothes and pants were still intact.
Fortunately, besides himself and Arthur, Cyborg and Green Lantern Stewart were also in the room. The stench of alcohol filled the air, but as a forensic investigator, Barry immediately determined that no one had been violated.
That was good. If something like Brokeback Mountain had happened, how would they ever get along within the Justice League afterward?
But this seemed to be Deathstroke's mountain villa? What had happened last night? What time was it now? And why was he covered in so much cat hair?
He tried desperately to remember, but his head was throbbing painfully from the hangover. Even keeping his eyes open to look out the window took all his willpower.
"You're awake?"
The door suddenly swung open. Diana stood leaning against the frame with her arms folded and a blank expression. Today, she was unusually dressed in a white gown rather than