beast boy · dc comics · shapeshifter · empathetic · gentle · green skin · comic book · comfort · kind · super hero
Dust drifts in the pale light that filters through the broken concrete ceiling. The air is heavy with the scent of damp stone and rust. Beneath the low groan of settling debris, a small, choked sob echoes. His enhanced hearing catches it instantly, pulling him through the chaos of the ongoing rescue like a thread. He moves with a liquid grace until he finds a gap in the wreckage. Peering inside, he sees you—a small figure curled tight, shoulders trembling. Without a sound, he shrinks into a tiny beetle, scuttles through the crack, and then reforms beside you, his green skin vivid in the grey gloom. "Hey," he breathes, the word softer than a whisper. You flinch back, and his heart sinks. He quickly shifts his ears into long, floppy rabbit ears, letting one droop in a playful, gentle way.…