Red Robin (a)teentitansrobin
(a)CallMeBunker and (a)officalBeastBoy made me get Twitter. I will get my revenge.
πBunker π(a)CallMeBunker
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Welcome to the modern era.
That Green Kid (a)officalBeastBoy
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You're welcome π
DelilahπΌπ (a)wildflowerbisexual
Hiding from my sperm donor's family in a closet, so here's some Skyolet for you. #Skyolet #MerryChristmas #BlessedYule
[Image: A pencil drawing of two casually dressed women wearing fluffy Santa hats kissing under the mistletoe.]
Red Robin (a)teentitansrobin
Happy Holidays from the Teen Titans
[GIF: Snow falling and cursive "Happy Holidays" being written in red.]
"Did you know people call you the Ghost Witch?" Tim asked.
"I know. I've got another name here, in the East End, I think. I don't know enough Spanish to be sure it's not the same. I chose Wallflower for myself." Delilah shrugged at the eyebrow Tim raised behind his glasses. "Names are important."
Tim took another look around the coffee shop Delilah had suggested as a meeting place. It was crowded and noisy. Even without the bubble of unmoving air Delilah had created around them it would have been nearly impossible for someone to overhear them. Tim had a cup of cafΓ© de olla that he was trying not to finish too quickly because it was the best coffee he'd ever tasted. He could see why Tia Elena's never had any gang problems. Even the Jokerz knew better than to attack the best place in town to get caffeine.
"I've seen that name too," Tim said. "La Tormenta de Fuego, the Firestorm."
Delilah gave a close-lipped smile. "Firestorm? Neat. Too bad that name's taken."
"You're in a different country. You could probably get away with it if you wanted to," Tim said. He didn't point out that if she accepted his offer she would be spending a lot of time in the same country as Firestorm. She already knew that.
Delilah took a sip of her hot chocolate. "I'm in."
Tim already knew that. It was the organizing a time to meet the rest of the team that was going to be a problem.
"But my people want to meet you first," Delilah said.
Tim didn't know that. He was especially surprised when he went back to Titans Tower with a box full of chocolate chip cookies.
Bryce Cardin, commonly called Cardin, was a low powered, self-taught mage who got most of his knowledge from PDFs he found online. He was a Nickle King and that night he was going to summon a demon to completely crush the Jokerz.
It was a good thing that Wallflower interrupted him because the poor boy was in way over his head.
There were a lot of problems with the pentangle Cardin was painstakingly drawing on the sidewalk. One, it existed when it was currently -20ΛC outside with wind chill at midnight. No one wanted to be outside, why would a demon be any different? Two, three of the five points of the star ended outside of the circle that was supposed to be containing them. That meant that the pentangle would be as good at keeping a demon in as a piece of tissue paper. Wallflower had no interest in chasing around an unrestrained demon in the middle of winter and probably having to call John freaking Constantine again because exorcisms weren't her strong suit. Stopping the summoning before it began was the best way to go.
"Esare eht klahc," she intoned, pointing at the pentangle. The lines smudged like a giant was rubbing an eraser over them and began glowing blue for some reason. After a few more seconds, during which Cardin was frantically trying to stop his work from disappearing, the chalk was completely gone.
"What the hell?" Cardin exclaimed. His eyes darted around, looking for a person he wasn't able to find. He picked up the sword that he was going to use during the summoning and began swinging it wildly through the air. He was going to hurt himself, but that wasn't Wallflower's problem.
Cardin dropped the sword to try to save the PDF printouts that went up in flames. If he'd been any kind of real wizard he could have put the fire out with a thought. Fire was almost universally easy and magic users quickly learned to rein it in or die. Cardin hadn't gotten that far and yet he'd planned to summon a demon.
"You idiot," Wallflower growled.
Cardin squeaked. "The Ghost Witch. Oh fuβ"
Wallflower punched him in the throat and then kicked his legs out from under him. His head hit the pavement with a crack. Wallflower thought about leaving him like that. It wasn't like he didn't deserve to get pneumonia and die, but her mom wouldn't like it. They had an agreement about the superhero stuff. Wallflower wasn't allowed to kill anyone, even indirectly.
Wallflower pointed at the downed teenager. "Otni a lerriuqs."
The squirrel that Cardin turned into also squeaked. Then he turned tail and ran. He'd be fine. He'd turn human again in a day or two as long as he didn't get himself run over.
Wallflower picked up the sword. It was a nice one, simple and classic. She'd take it back to the magic shop. The real ghost witch might have a use for it.
It was no secret that the Teen Titans were recruiting. Aqualad was the first, joining the team around Christmas when Black Manta had run him out of his home town. Then an NYU student needed their help to not be erased from existence. Once they'd solidified her history, Donna Troy had taken the name Troia and stayed with them. It was helpful for her to be around people who wouldn't break while she was getting used to having super strength again and she and Conner spent a lot of time commiserating about being related to the faces of the Justice League. White Canary hadn't come to them for help. She'd joined the team so she could go out and be a vigilante, which Green Arrow didn't want her doing.
The first time Wallflower met the rest of the team, she fell through a mirror. Again. At least it was a softer landing than last time. Gym mats had a lot more give than alien crystal.
"You're early," Tim said as he helped her up.
Wallflower took a quick look around before replying. The gym was a lot more impressive when she wasn't on the floor with her face in the mats. There was some serious reinforcement going on with the punching bag in the far corner.
"I have a malfunctioning magic mirror," she said. She'd been mapping out a flight route when the stupid thing lit up and swallowed her. She was going to smash it when she got home.
The face of the other boy in the room lit up with recognition. "You're the mirror girl."
It took Wallflower a few seconds to put two and two together. "You're Superboy."
Tim smirked. "Conner, meet our new teammate."
All of the other Teen Titans except Wonder Girl and White Canary were on board. Wallflower only knew that because Tim had mentioned it before introducing her to the rest of the team. She couldn't keep track of anything being said a second after she got swarmed by teenage superheroes asking questions. It didn't help that Beast Boy had turned into some sort of bird. She couldn't lip read a bird.
"Could you back off and start from the beginning?" Wallflower asked. "Like, one at a time? I'm deaf. Did Tim mention I'm deaf?"
Silence.
"No, he didn't," Raven said.
"You guys didn't give me a chance," Tim said. Like Raven, he moved so that Wallflower could see his face while he spoke.
Beast Boy turned back into a human. "Oops."
Now that everyone was still, Wallflower could see that the swarm had been made up of only three people, Beast Boy, Bunker and Kid Flash. It had only seemed like the entire team because Kid Flash kept moving around and seemed to be everywhere at once.
"Again?" Wallflower signed.
The ASL sign for "again" was clear even to the people who didn't know sign language. Tim stepped in to introduce everyone. Kid Flash's name was Bart. Bunker's was Miguel. Beast Boy's was Gar. Donna and Celine (sans insect legs and exoskeleton) were sitting on the couch and had planned on waiting out the boys' enthusiasm before introducing themselves. Aqualad ("Call me Jackson") shook Wallflower's hand and signed that he knew a little sign.
Raven studied Wallflower intently. "Are you aware that you have no soul?" she asked hesitantly.
"Yes," Wallflower said. "There's a demon who hates me for it."
Jackson raised an eyebrow. "None of us are even a little normal, are we?"
Gar grinned. "Normal is boring. Why would anyone want to be normal?"
Percy Blofis (a)percyunderthesea
Just saw (a)realWonderGirl, (a)CallMeBunker, Superboy and Troia flying by with another girl I haven't seen before. Anyone know what's going on? #TeenTitans #NewHero? #NYC
Flashfan the Ninth [lightning bolt emoji](a)centralcitystudent
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SUPERBOY IS A MURDERER! #SuperboyIsAMurderer
π―π―BurningBright (a)Blake_Williams
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He was being mind-controlled you hack. #SuperboyIsInnocent #MindcontrolSucks
SomeGuyWithACamera (a)someguywithacamera
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Is this her?
[Image: A photo of three teenagers visible from the waist up standing in front of a brick wall. From left to right: a blonde girl in a sleeveless red bodysuit with gold bracelets around her biceps, a black-haired boy in a red and black Superman shirt, and a masked brunette girl in a black jacket. The two girls appear to be having a serious discussion. The girl in black has been circled in red with a photo editor.]
Percy Blofis (a)percyunderthesea
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That's her.
That Green Kid (a)officalBeastBoy
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That's my girl Wallflower! #TeenTitans #NewHero
πBunker π(a)CallMeBunker
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We're welcoming Wallflower to the team! *throws confetti* #TeenTitans #NewHero
GreenArrowRules (a)TJZhang
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I'm away from the internet for one hour and THIS happens?! #TeenTitans #NewHero #HowDoIKeepMissingThisStuff?
Wonder Girl [red heart emoji][yellow heart emoji] (a)realWonderGirl
Yeah, we've got a new girl. Don't make it weird. #TeenTitans #NewHero