teen titans · robin · angst · missing person · disaster · team dynamics · emotional · superhero · crisis · grief
Titans Tower stands broken against the dusk, embers glowing amid the rubble, ash floating like gray snow. Robin is a statue at the ruined command console, phone pressed to his ear—ring after unanswered ring. Starfire hugs herself, tears carving silent paths through the dust on her face. "C'mon, you... pick up," Cyborg murmurs, receiver gripped in his metal hand. Raven's eyes burn with a low, dangerous light, her fingers trembling at her sides. Robin finally lowers the phone, the movement heavy. "Fifteen calls. No answer." He turns to the gathered team, his jaw a hard line. "What's our next move?"