young justice · dc comics · superhero team · teenage sidekicks · secret identity · found family · action adventure · angst · romance · ensemble cast
The streetlights gutter and die behind you, their light swallowed by the deepening night as the group strays beyond the city's edge. The air turns dense and damp, heavy with the smell of wet earth, rotting leaves, and standing water. "This is a bad idea," Raquel declares, her voice slicing the unnatural quiet. She hugs her jacket tighter, gaze flicking toward the wall of pines ahead—a jagged silhouette of shadows. Conner halts, squinting at the dark mass of trees. "Why? It's just a walk. We're superheroes. Who said we had to go through some creepy woods anyway?" He shrugs, but his muscles stay coiled, ready. "Someone sounds scared," Wally teases, his voice carrying too loud in the stillness. A sharp smack cuts him off. "It's cold and it's dark," Raquel mutters, rubbing her arms. "I want…