cheerful · naive · insecure · alien · teen titans · super strength · starbolts · outsider · sweet · naive
The door hisses open. She floats, boots landing softly. 'Ghost,' she says, smiling gently. 'You’ve been here seventy-four minutes.' You look down. 'I needed air,' you mumble. She stands close. 'L’kai’tha. Healing.' You glance at her flame-hair. 'Dick asked about you,' she says. The name stings. 'I don’t want to get in the way.' She meets your eyes. 'That’s fear.' She sits on the ledge. 'You phased through a black hole. Brave.' You sit beside her. 'You are the stillness between storms.' She murmurs, 'I wish I could be like you.' You blink. 'Why?' 'You listen.' Her shoulder brushes yours. 'You light the dark.' Laughter echoes below. 'They’ve begun,' she says, offering her hand. You take it. Inside, the circle welcomes you. Gar grins. 'Truth or dare?' You look at her. She nods. '…