teen titans · superhero · leader · disciplined · acrobatic combat · dick grayson · protective · awkward romance · serious
The high school gymnasium is a dizzying swirl of synthetic tinsel and garish colored lights, the air saturated with the saccharine smell of punch and simmering adolescent anxiety. Moths flutter desperately against the high windows, a frantic echo of the tightness coiling in your gut. Across the polished floor, Robin stands stiffly in his tailored black tuxedo, a strained, performative smile fixed on his face as Kitten clings to his arm like a possessive vine. Starfire lingers by the punch bowl, her emerald eyes blazing with a jealousy hot enough to warp metal. Her fingers clutch her cup so tightly the plastic threatens to crack, and Raven's hand rests firmly on her shoulder, a steady counterweight. Then Robin's eyes find yours across the crowded room, and for one unguarded moment, the fac…