(What is your PROBLEM, Roy?)-Wally
(My PROBLEM is that ROBIN has a CRUSH on ARTEMIS!)-Roy
(...)-Robin
(ROY!)-Kaldur, Raquel, M'gann, Conner, Wally, Zatanna
(Uh... Robin?)-Artemis
(No comment. NocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocomment NocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocomment NocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocomment NocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocommentNocomment!)-Robin
Robin swiftly dove into battle so that he was too distracted to think any more replies back to the team. Training took over and soon he was taking out every bad guy he came across.
Over the link he could hear the others bashing Roy.
(Guys, shut up! I can't focus!)-Robin
Now that he had drawn attention to himself, he forced irritation to mask his emotions.
They immediately went silent.
(Kal, I've got the intel. Can we go home now?)-Robin
The acrobat was aware he sounded like a whiny little kid. Did he care? No. He had bigger issues.
(Yes. Meet in south hangar of base.)-Kaldur
Thank goodness for Kaldur and his skill at deflecting awkwardness.
When Robin made it to the hangar, he walked by everyone without a word.
Megan bit her lip, Wally glared at Roy, who crossed his arms while Conner merely raised an eyebrow.
Kaldur carried on nonchalantly, for which Robin was grateful for. Raquel rotated who she was staring at, between everyone on the team. Zatanna brushed his hand meaningfully before they sat down next to each other.
Robin looked straight forward at nobody in particular, avoiding everyone's eyes.
"I can't believe you, Robin," snorted Roy, glaring at Artemis.
"You have some nerve, Harper," bit back Raquel.
"Guys," Robin's voice was strained, as he pleaded, "Drop it."
"No!" They all yelled simultaneously.
The ebony groaned, slipping further down into his chair.
"Rob, why didn't you tell me?" asked Artemis.
The room fell silent.
"Because you liked Wally, and Wally liked you, and we talked about it and I forced him to make a move and I was sick and tired of distancing myself for a reason but getting no reaction, and so I shoved you two together. By then it was too late because I had succeeded to get you together, and there was no point in telling you. What would I have said, anyway? 'Oh, Ps. I'm in love with you but go get together with Wally anyway.' Yeah right. I'm fine, you guys are fine the way you are, and the whole world is fine with it so just stay together, ignore my feelings and leave me alone, okay?"
The Team could clearly hear the undertone of bitterness and regret.
"Am I seriously the only one who didn't know?" asked a shocked Artemis incredulously.
Everyone nodded.
"What about you and Zee?"
Zee forced a bitter laugh.
"You know."
"Still?"
"Of course. How could I forget?"
"We-We're here," announced M'gann.
"Great," replied Robin. He leapt out of his chair and strode towards the door.
He tripped Wally, who was trying to catch up to him, evaded the magic lasso thrown at him by Zatanna and side stepped
the trick arrow meant to slow him down by Artemis.
Shutting, locking, and programming the door to keep the team out, he collapsed onto his bed.
Face in a pillow, he took a deep breath, and screamed.
Zatanna teleported into his room, frowning.
"Rob..."
She took a seat on his bed, rubbing his back while she held back her own tears.
"I'm so sorry Zee."
YAY. Happiness. This is a new series of snapshots. Each chapter will be from an AU, and, best case it will make you feel the aster. Traught! Yay.
In case it wasn't clear, (words like this)-followed by a name are conversations in the mind link.
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