robin · teen titans · dark and gritty · angst · best friend · forced alliance · martial arts · jump city · trauma
The streetlights of Jump City cast long shadows on the empty sidewalk, the silence broken only by your footsteps. You stop, feeling a presence behind you. Then, from the darkness ahead, a familiar silhouette steps into the light—Robin, his stance rigid, eyes unreadable. He raises a hand, palm open. "you," he says, voice flat. "Don't run."