*sighs* would you give Hank/Cameron a chance if I brought up the uncle murder or....

Hank/Cameron

Stargirl (2020-), 1x10  →  3x13

Infinity Inc. #53

Author's Choice/Brainwave - WAKE UP CALL - "Henry King, usually characterized as an aloof man with judging eyes and a permanent frown, is surprisingly soft and open during sleep." [nsfw or general, if NSFW, maybe a little waking up action, and Henry being vocal and surprisingly vulnerable? Freckle appreciation?! Henry's not cuddly, maybe he passed out because his partner was JUST that powerful]

Jordan’s first thought, stepping off the edge of a nearly pleasant dream, is that he’s late for work.

These days, he dictates his own schedule.

It’s a realisation that only comes belatedly, disappointingly so. By then, he’s already startled awake, perplexed by satin sheets and a nightstand that houses a pair of glasses and little else. He spends another minute engaged in this inanimate staring contest, hazy with lost sleep and an acute lack of familiarity.

Vaguely, Jordan notes a telltale soreness as he yawns and stretches. It’s nothing like what Larry’s left behind before, it gets ice climbing up his face all the same, too early in the morning to will it into what might ordinarily be an ardent blush. In fact, it’s the absence of suffocating warmth on top of him or pressed up close behind -- and that’s how any rare nights after-hours at the Crock house had always gone -- that has last night flooding back in.

Henry.

Of course, they’d spent a late night putting the world to rights. Literally, in their case. More or less. Henry had been frustrated with the slow progress of the project, frustrated with some incident at the hospital involving what he’d classified as utter incompetence and Jordan had offered the only comfort he’d ever known Henry to accept.

It had been-- intense, to say the least. Jordan’s never found himself on the wrong end of that trademarked Brainwave glare but he likes to think last night had proved too close for comfort. Permanently methodical, Henry’s every touch had reached far beyond deliberate, clutching at Jordan’s hips like he’d had something to prove. A hint more detached than usual, too, now that Jordan allows a moment to dwell on it. Henry hadn’t even endeavoured to touch his cock, though the lurid whispers in his mind had been enough to get Jordan off eventually, laying face-down as he’d been and rubbing against the bed with every thrust.

And if nothing else, it’s got him wide awake now, abruptly aware of the uncomfortable stickiness between his thighs and the reality that Henry had just-- left him like that. He’s sure he’d thoroughly passed out at one point or another between Henry gasping out his own release, a shock of heat where he’d unthinkingly frozen all over, and the oddly soothing drone of the shower he had taken right after and neglected to invite Jordan into. It’s no excuse.

Somewhere along the line, he’s gotten used to Larry handling the clean up. Henry clearly doesn’t share the sentiment. To be offended would mean Jordan expects a certain degree of care, it’s merely a matter of habit.

Ultimately, content that there’s no real way to make more of a mess of Henry’s sheets than he already has, Jordan rolls over and ends up face-to-face with the man himself. The distance hardly seems finite, each curled up at opposite sides of the king-sized bed. Emboldened by remnants of the night, Jordan wants to slide closer, plaster himself against Henry’s side and see what else they can get up to until the day intervenes.

The sight of Henry keeps him still. It’s not often Jordan sees him this relaxed, breathing softly in his green pyjamas -- silk, stark contrast to Jordan’s bare skin and frozen flush. The dark circles around his eyes aren’t all gone but they’ve eased, as have the shadows that seem to cling during waking hours, the piercing intimidation he inspires. His hair is sleep-mussed, bizarrely soft-looking. It’s been too long since Jordan’s spent the night, he’s forgotten the momentarily burst of awe, the way it makes him long for something he’s never found the words for. In another life, maybe. He suspects last night might’ve had something to do with Merry, some anniversary or other and a dire need of distraction, but there’s no point to assuming.

Jordan does move closer then, though it’s become harder to tell what he needs. Kissing Henry strikes him as an absurd little notion, though no less appealing because of it.

“Knock it off,” Henry mumbles, turning away from Jordan, eyes screwed shut against the morning. “You’re thinking too loud.”

It’s dangerously close to gentle, petty complaints steeped in intimacy.

They’ve spent so long together, torn apart so much of each other’s lives, Jordan wants-- Henry to want him. Instead, embarrassed with himself, Jordan gets up and cringes at all the sensations that provokes. He finds his phone on the floor, right by his hastily discarded briefs, and realises he’s got enough time to make it home and drive Cameron to school. It seems suddenly necessary, this taste of normalcy.

“Don’t use my things,” Henry, again, mumbles before he’s curling up tighter into himself and snoring softly, blissfully sinking into the comforts of a day off. It’s endearing right up until Jordan remembers he’s undoubtedly serious and unwilling to suffer any sort of brain-related death or injury in the approaching future, mourns the dashed hopes of a quick shower. He dresses quickly, wrinkled suit and all, runs his fingers through his hair to no avail and settles for the aftertaste of things he’d rather not analyse. Home isn’t too far, he’s lived through worse, he’s sure.

He hopes.

“Get some sleep, okay?” he says, sparing one last glance for Henry.

Jordan gets halfway down the stairs before he runs into today’s worst nightmare. There’s Hank, backpack slung over one shoulder, perfectly innocent in his varsity jacket and the distinct impression of a deer caught in headlights. Jordan knows he must look much the same. Worse, in fact. Roughened-up -- annihilated, if one doesn’t care to be polite -- after the night he’s had, hair in utter disarray and an undone tie barely hanging around his neck, sporting a decidedly suspicious stain on his pants. His eyes, too, have gone very wide. Ice creeps up the back of his neck. Jordan can feel it.

“Um, hey, Mr. Mahkent,” Hank manages, gaze darting up to where they’re both decidedly aware Henry’s bedroom is. “Are you-- are you... okay?”

“No-- Yes! I’m-- fine, Hank, thank you.” Jordan tries for a smile and it’s hardly ever been less convincing than just now. “How about I drive you to school? We can pick up Cameron on the way.”

For the stargirl character ask thingy

Cameron

Why I like them: he’s the son of a villain and he obviously is going to end up a villain, and yet he has a very kind heart. cameron is a character that has all the reasons in the world to be angry and mad, and yet he puts his pain into art, and uses that art to make others happy. him covering up the writing on yolanda’s locker with flowers was the moment i really started to like that kid. sure maybe he did it for courtney, but at the same time he barely knew her back then. and knowing how kind hearted his father is (ignoring his evil side) it’s easy to see that cameron is just a genuinely good kid. also cindy making fun of him offhandedly (something similar to “art freak”? i need to rewatch the shiv episodes sometime) really showed that while he’s nice, like with joey, it doesn’t make him one of the cool kids. maybe knowing that he’s a normal kid that isn’t super popular but is still a nice person makes him more lovable to me

Why I don’t: ngl im one of those ppl that gets nervous as soon as i see a straight relationship on tv bc they can be written badly sometimes and fall into plots that make the women look bad, so when we were introduced to him by him obviously being courtney’s love interest i was kinda unsure at first, but honestly i’ve enjoyed him on the show. i’m glad she isn’t obsessed with him and i’m glad he has a future outside of being her love interest, so that’s exciting! and honestly im excited for a lovers to enemies (to lovers?) plot and seeing how they navigate that

Favorite episode: episode 3!! icicle!! loved seeing him as a little kid, and the background story make you understand his softness and his love for art. makes him an enjoyable character

Favorite line: he has more of a “man of actions” vibe instead of a man of words. i don’t really have a favorite line of his, but him covering up the words on yolanda’s locker was a very memerable moment of his that i think spoke louder than words. shows he has a good judge of character

Favorite outfit: i find it interesting how cameron wears a green jacket in most of his scenes, green being the color that symbolizes most of the villains on the show foreshadows a lot how he is going to end up, but the specific outfit that cameron wears when he watches joey do his magic act with courtney switches it up by wearing a green undershirt and a blue shirt over it. blue could symbolize his good side, but more likely is referring to him one day becoming icicle (the picture below is of said look, ignore the bad quality i got it off google)

OTP: i wouldn’t call myself a camney stan, though i must say i like it way more than i expected to. i am interested in seeing the future of the two’s relationship. will they ever actually go on a date or skip to the enemies stage in the relationship? will they be only enemies one day or be somewhere between enemies and lovers?? i am curious what they will be like next season

Brotp: the only kid he has interacted with is courtney. like. there’s no one else?? he knew joey. they were friends apparently??? maybe???? joey for canon and henry for fanon thank u

Head Canon: anime nerd. i’m not even into anime, he just has the vibe

Unpopular opinion: hmmm. well there’s a small portion of the fandom that likes cameron but doesn’t see him as straight. that likes the idea of him and henry jr being together, and i gotta admit its cute. though if i want to go into extreme unpopular opinions, considering i’m an icewave fan, i also like the idea of them as stepbrothers? (obviously two very different thoughts that don’t relate or overlap, im not like that thank you very much) anyway at the very least it would have been cool to see cameron and henry jr interact since i can’t think of any scenes of them together, it would be cool to see a friendship between them

A wish: let him be good-evil like his father but still be in love with courtney. if it’s not obvious i do love an enemies to lovers plot and i hope we get those vibes for them

An oh-god-please-dont-ever-happen: i hope they don’t change his writing in season 2 too dramatically. if jordan really is dead (or more likely, cameron thinks he’s dead) i’m afraid of how much they’ll change him. i know he needs to have a story arc of him turning into the next icicle, but i’m just afraid of how it will get there. if he ends up being overly angsty or angry, in a way that doesn’t fit his current characterization it could get weird. i also understand that his mom’s death was longer ago so his response to her death vs his father’s “death” will be very different

5 words to best describe them: artistic. light. kindness. floral. family.

My nickname for them: ice boi

If I were to make HankCam canon I would have Cameron murder someone to protect Hank and then pretend it was because they were annoying (local telepath has no idea about his true intentions)

Cameron should fuck Hank while sticking his fingers in his mouth and telling him that Todd Rice would never ever love him and that he understands why. He should make Hank make an illusion of Todd watching them while looking completely disgusted, he should make a concerted effort to destroy Hank's self esteem.

Hank/Cameron secret relationship but they are domestic in Hank's house, it's just that the JSA has never actually visited Hank at home and probably isn't going to, they are just vaguely aware of Icicle Jr. escaping to upstate New York after every fight.

Me shaking Cameron: What does this mean????

I am so sorry this had to be made (hankcameron real???)

Today I am really thinking about how good a boyfriend Cameron would be in the summer

Unreformed Cameron in a JSA meeting, Hank's arms wrapped tightly around him even as Alan tries to drag him off: He really doesn't want to let go

Time to put Hank in an actually healthy relationship -shoves him at Cameron who is preparing a bag of water for unknowable reasons-

Alone on Thanksgiving? Mad at Green Lantern? (2233 words) by BookofOdym Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: DCU, DCU (Comics), Infinity Inc. (Comics), Justice Society of America (Comics) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Henry King Jr./Cameron Mahkent, Implied Henry King Jr./Al Rothstein Characters: Cameron Mahkent, Henry King Jr., Jay Garrick, JSA Ensemble, Hector Hall, Rick Tyler, Al Rothstein Additional Tags: Crack, Protective JSA, Sexual Harassment, Good Dad Jay Garrick, Fake/Pretend Relationship Series: Part 1 of Protective JSA Series Summary: Jay Garrick holds his annual Thanksgiving Dinner, and invites Henry along. Henry, who doesn't want to spend the evening as the odd one out, comes up with a terrible plan to have some company, and also annoy Green Lantern. He decides to invite Cameron Mahkent, ex-convict, current supervillain, and all around terrible man, to pretend to be his awful boyfriend for the evening. Unfortunately, what Hank (somehow, despite being a telepath) doesn't realize, is that aside from Alan, Jade and Obsidian, most of the JSA is actually quite protective of him, and are about 3 seconds from dragging his fake boyfriend behind the house and murdering him.

Over and Over and Over (1155 words) by BookofOdym Chapters: 1/10 Fandom: DCU, DCU (Comics), Infinity Inc. (Comics) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Henry King Jr./Cameron Mahkent Characters: Henry King Jr., Cameron Mahkent Additional Tags: Mental Institutions, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Unreliable Narrator, Henry is sad and depressed he may not be objective Summary: After another mental health episode Hank ends up becoming roommates with Cameron Mahkent