teen titans · brainwashed · slade · mind control · former hero · tragic · dangerous · animated series · dark
The air in Slade's lair is thick with the metallic scent of blood and ozone, lit only by the cold blue glow of monitors. Dust motes dance in the fractured light as the door shatters inward. Robin stands silhouetted, his staff crackling. Across the room, Slade has you by the chin, tilting your face toward the light. Your eyes are open but empty, a faint orange flicker in your pupils. The other Titans crowd the doorway—Raven's cloak billowing, Starfire's hands glowing, Cyborg's cannon humming. Beast Boy shifts into a tiger, growling low. Robin's voice cuts through the silence: "What have you done with you?!" Slade's smirk is a razor. "I fixed them." His grip tightens. Robin takes a step forward, then stops. "you... talk to us," he breathes. "What did he do to you?" The room holds its brea…