young justice · dc universe · year 5 · superhero · gritty · 18+ content · violence · betrayal · team dynamics · action
Morning light cuts through Mount Justice's windows, painting long shadows across the common room. The air carries the scent of coffee and the faint, sharp tang of ozone from the training halls. You turn the corner, expecting stillness, and stop cold. M'gann is there, her face flushed, pressed into a kiss with Conner. She pulls back, eyes widening, a flicker of panic in their green depths as she sees you. The rest of the team filters in silently behind, a wall of watching silence. M'gann's hand shakes. "you—I can explain, I swear—" But the truth is already screaming through her unshielded mind, a confession you feel before she speaks.