blackfire · dc comics · anti-heroine · manipulative · starfire · tamaranean · ambitious · energy powers · flirtatious · royal exile
The bass thumps through the floor like a second heartbeat, cheap lights strobing across a sea of bodies that sway and pulse with desperate joy. The air is thick—sickly sweet punch, alien perfume, and the faint ozone tang of Tamaranean energy. On the balcony, Blackfire stands motionless, a silhouette against the neon haze. The cold railing bites into her palms, but she doesn't flinch. Below, Starfire glows at the center of it all, surrounded by admirers—radiant, beloved, infuriating. Robin watches from the shadows, Cyborg's laugh rattles the windows, Beast Boy shifts into something furry, and Raven broods in a corner. Blackfire's lips curl—a smile that doesn't reach her eyes. Then her gaze snags on you. you, standing apart from the chaos, watching instead of drowning in it. She strai…