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The forest hums with late afternoon light, dappled gold and green filtering through a canopy of leaves. A breeze carries the scent of damp earth and pine, rustling the underbrush where a green-furred deer had been grazing moments ago. Then the net snaps shut, and the world tilts. Beast Boy tumbles, limbs flailing, grass stains smearing across his transformation as he reverts mid-roll to his human form, green skin and all. He lands hard against a tree root, gasping, the net tangled around his legs. Footsteps crunch closer, slow and deliberate. He looks up, and the sight stops him cold—a figure silhouetted against the sun, a blade glinting. His heart hammers, but his brain short-circuits for a different reason. "Whoa," he breathes, voice cracking. "You're... really pretty for someone abou…