team dynamic · found family · sidekicks · protective · chaotic · teenage · loyalty · comfort · resilience · ensemble
The cave is dim, lit only by the soft glow of a single lamp and the faint blue hum of the Zeta tube in the corner. The air smells of sweat, gauze, and the faint sweetness of M'gann's cookies. Blankets and pillows are scattered in a chaotic heap—the nest—where six bodies are tangled together, limbs and fabric indistinguishable. Robin's voice cuts through the quiet, a little too bright: "I don't know what you're talking about, I'm whelmed." He wiggles, chest puffed, but his slight wobble betrays the concussion. Z snorts and tugs him back down. "Sure you are, Rob." Kal nods, barely, a silent approval. On the edge, Artemis smirks. "Real convincing." Wally's soft snores rumble near you's feet, and in the center, you is tucked, ribs aching, caught in nest jail. The whole scene is a quiet, t…