Colour
The words to describe weren't sufficient.
The word green just didn't give the depth of feeling that Starfire's emotive eyes embodied. It didn't cover the pallid tone of Beast Boy's skin, or the dark forest colour of his eyes. But how could it? It shouldn't be expected to, really. There was just too much there for one word to encompass.
It was the same with the word violet. It didn't capture the colour of Raven's eyes. That haunted and insightful colour wasn't contained in the word, it didn't quite fit. The same with Starfire's uniform; it's joyous, inspiring colour should not be described by the same word as Raven's eyes. They simply weren't the same – not even close.
The word grey didn't capture the shiny, polished metal of Cyborg's machinery and the almost deathlike quality the shade of Raven's skin possessed. Then again, it would be ridiculous to expect one word to do so.
But most insufficient was the word blue, Starfire thought as Robin pealed back his mask and revealed to her his eyes for the first time. The colour was crisp, it was clear and it was startling. His gaze was so intense that it could be described as unnerving. Starfire thought of clear blue skies at the peaks of snowy mountains, but even that didn't quite compare to the startling lucidity that lay hidden behind the mask. Indigo, cobalt, azure, cerulean, turquoise, ultramarine, opalescent, periwinkle, sky, Starfire brought to mind every feasible synonym but it still wasn't enough. His eyes needed a word all to themselves.
Starfire knew that the Inuit possessed more than 25 different words for snow, giving insight into its importance in their society. Her native planet, Tamaran, very rarely saw the colour blue. Its lands were mostly barren desert and while there were many words for beige there was still only one for blue. Starfire lamented its deficiency.
"Well…" Robin paused, "What do you think?"
Her face contorted in thought.
Robin stared at her, trying to get a read on her emotions.
"Blue," she sighed, "Your eyes are blue."
He chuckled.
"They are stunning."
A/N Well I can honestly say I don't know where this one came from. One minute I was writing coursework and the next, *bang* drabble bunny (plot bunny's little brother I assume) popped up out of nowhere and this was born.
This was written rather quickly and I didn't really edit it that strenuously, so if you spot any grammatical errors please don't hesitate to point them out.
Reviews greatly appreciated :3