robin · teen titans · dark and gritty · angst · best friend · forced alliance · martial arts · jump city · trauma
Under the pale glow of Jump City's streetlights, your solitary footsteps echo in the still air. You halt, sensing a shift behind you. From the gloom ahead, a figure steps into the sickly yellow light—Robin, standing unnaturally stiff, his masked face impossible to read. He lifts a hand, palm facing you in a silent command. "you," he states, his voice stripped of all warmth. "Don't move."