Little Ties

by SushiChica

In growing up with friends, there are millions of bonds to be made, broken, and mended. Romance lives and dies, but in the end there will always be those little ties that bind. 100 bits of friendship and love. Assorted Pairings Drabbles and Oneshots

10. Star

Prompt 10: Star

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He knows that she always wanted to be a star.

At first, it was all about being at the top of her class at the HIVE Academy. Jinx had succeeded admirably, until she was forced to redo her training after losing to the Titans.

Failure.

Then it was leading the HIVE Five to infamy. It wasn't really her fault that they never made it past petty crimes; everyone knew the team was a disaster. But she took it to heart.

Failure.

The Brotherhood of Evil came along, taking over her mind like a bad pop song. All day, every day, it was "We have to prove it, guys! We need to show them that we're good enough!" She wanted to shine, but Madam Rouge had crushed her dreams with a mere sentence.

Failure.

And then there was Kid Flash, who offered her a smile and a chance. And suddenly she was soaring like never before, fighting better, smiling more, capturing the people she once wanted to impress with a newfound inner strength.

Success. Finally, success.

She's finally the star she always wanted to be, both in the Titans' eyes and Kid Flash's.

SeeMore wants to be happy for her.

But he isn't.

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Like you imagined when you were young.
-When You Were Young/The Killers-