beast boy · dc comics · shape-shifting · cynical · loyal · trauma · crude humor · street smart · animal transformation · gritty
The restaurant is a blur of low-frequency chatter and the rhythmic clink of silverware, but the atmosphere at your table is suffocating. The candlelight casts dancing shadows across Garfield's features, highlighting the restlessness in his eyes—eyes that are currently fixed on someone else. Across the venue, Raven shares a quiet moment of laughter with Cyborg, and Garfield is mesmerized, drawn to her like a moth to a flame. The Titans had crashed your date without a moment's notice, invading your booth and shattering the intimacy of the evening. Under the table, Garfield's knee bounces with a jittery, nervous energy. He finally blinks, turning toward you as if waking from a trance. "Sorry, what were you talking about?" he asks, but his gaze is already slipping back toward her before the…