Coupleling: RobxStar

Summary: Robin's feelings for Starfire. Oneshot!

Darkness hasn't always been my element, but after my parents murder, it became my new identity. I hid the old me behind black and white, and as time went on, I began to loose the boy behind the mask.

I became Robin, and with the protection of darkness, I fought crime next to a man who was just like me, a man who had suffered in almost the same way as I had, except the man who'd caused him the pain was never caught.

My old identity was long gone, and the person I pretended to be at day, the one I once used to be was nothing more then a shell. The mask took control, it made me feel powerful. I was no longer the orphan everyone felt sorry for, I was the hero sidekick they looked up to.

But slowly, I started to realize something. People didn't look up to me for who I was, but for whom I worked with, and that was something I grew to hate. I left the dark knight's side, and once more protected by darkness, I flew to another place, determinate to become my own hero, and ready to forever leave the little boy behind me.

And that's when I met you.

Your innocence stunned me. Never had I experienced such pureness, such a shining spirit. You made me feel like I could do anything. And when we first met, when you grabbed me by the collar and pressed your lips against mine, I felt better then I ever had before in my entire life!

But I knew I couldn't have you…

I had been taught to keep my head calm in any situation, to not let my heart take control over my mind, so I had to keep you out, no matter how much I wanted to hold you close to my heart.

You give hope to the boy behind the mask, you give life to the empty shell… But one thing keeps us apart. Robin keeps us apart. Black and white separate us from being together, for the mask still takes control when danger is calling, and all my strength goes into protecting the city, protecting my heart from being broken once more.

I try to keep my feelings locked up, because I know that if I get involved, then my heart can easier be destroyed by evil. But every time you smile, every time you laugh, every time we hug, every time your life is in danger, I realized how hard it is to stay away from you.

You're on my mind every second of every minute of every hour of every day, the feeling of your lips against mine constantly haunts me, just as much as the memory of my parents.

I've fallen for you, I've fallen for you hard, and I can't help but wonder if you will catch me or not.

I know how you always hug me and smile at me, but you do that to everyone else too. I've also noticed how you look at me sometimes, but till I can't be sure if you feel the same way about me.

But it really doesn't matter how you feel about me anymore, although it is what I wish for most.

I love you, and I can't deny it any longer.

I love the sweet smell of your hair, I love the spark in your emerald green orbs when you smile, I love the way your so clueless about earth, I love everything about you actually.

Because I, Richard John Grayson, the boy behind Robin's mask, is madly, deeply and passionately in love with you.

I love you Starfire, you're my light.

I just wish I could find the courage to say it to your face…

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