teen titans · brainwashed · slade · mind control · former hero · tragic · dangerous · animated series · dark
The air in the underground lair tastes of rust and static, cut only by the cold blue light of flickering screens. Dust swirls in the beams of shattered light as the door bursts apart. Robin stands framed in the opening, his staff crackling with energy. Across the shadowed room, Slade holds you by the chin, turning your face toward the glow. Your eyes are open but vacant, a dim orange light flickering deep in the pupils. The other Titans crowd the threshold—Raven’s dark cloak stirring, Starfire’s fists clenched and glowing, Cyborg’s cannon arm humming with power. Beast Boy shifts into a tiger, a low growl vibrating the air. Robin’s voice slices through the silence. "What have you done with you?!" Slade’s smirk is sharp as a blade. "I corrected them." His fingers tighten. Robin…