Xenia1994, this one's for you! And the Mask one is in the works. Along with the next part of Imprint. And my jaw hurts, which means it's time for me to stop talking before I pull my stitches. : )
I don't own the Titans. I do, however, have an obsession with sparkly objects. ; )
It was so pretty.
Twinkling and shining, it just hung there, so high above his head. It spun and whirled so slowly, every facet lighting up and glittering like an enormous diamond. The street around it lit up in tandem, glowing ever so gently in time with the rippling lights. But they weren't always rippling. Sometimes the lights would pulse, throbbing ever so subtly. The beat would capture his own heart's rhythm, until the blood in his very veins moved in time with the lights dancing so far above him. Only for the beat to become a wave, moving outwards from the middle like someone dropped a stone in a well full of gemstones. Then the well would change into a cyclone of brightness, swirling around and around. As amazing as it was, it got even better when he let his eyes slip out of focus. Then it became absolutely mind-blowing. Hundreds of little motes of light, moving about like a hundred little firebugs. He could feel people passing by him on the narrow pavement, but he didn't really mind. They were all too busy to just take time and look. Too bad, really. They were missing out.
Then he felt something very big stop next to him.
"It's just a sign, B."
"I know. But, it's so pretty, Cy. It's…"
"Heh, I know B. The shiny stuff always gets ya."
"Mmhmm…"
"You know you're crazy, right?"
"Mmhmm..."
"Good."
So they stood there side by side, craning their necks back to get a good look at the billboard and blocking half the sidewalk. The people bustling past were probably giving them dirty looks. It wasn't important. He didn't mind if the rest of the world thought he was insane. As long as they both knew the truth, it didn't really matter. Unlike the sign hanging just above their heads. That was very important.
Because it was just so pretty.