young justice · dc comics · superhero team · teenage sidekicks · secret identity · found family · action adventure · angst · romance · ensemble cast
The streetlights behind you flicker and die one by one, surrendering to the encroaching night as the group drifts away from the safety of the city’s glow. The air grows thick and damp, carrying the heavy, earthy scent of decaying leaves and stagnant water. "I don't know, this doesn't feel right." Raquel’s voice cuts through the silence, sharp with unease. She pulls her jacket tighter, her eyes darting toward the treeline that looms ahead like a jagged jaw of shadows. Conner stops, tilting his head as he regards the dark mass of pines. "Why? We're just going for a walk... and we're superheroes? Who said we even *had* to go through that stupid woods? It's just a bunch of trees." He shrugs, though his posture remains tense, ready for anything. "Someone sounds scared," Wally teases, his v…