"The rain is smudging your makeup," he said matter-of-factly, wanting to break the uncomfortable silence between them. At least, it was uncomfortable to him.
She looked surprised for a second. He watched as her face went through a series of expression changes: first a horrified expression, then a resigned look, and finally an inane grin.
"Yeah," she said, sounding uncharacteristically sheepish. Suddenly, as if on impulse, she began rubbing all of her makeup off her face furiously.
He watched wordlessly, fascinated. He'd never seen her without all that makeup caked onto her face. Not even in their dorm. He briefly wondered if he should look away. But his eyes stayed on her, transfixed. She didn't look very different, yet she looked a whole lot prettier without all of that foundation. No, not pretty, he thought. She looked more real. She looked less like a lifeless doll and more like a breathing human being.
"Mmm. Much better. Why don't we head home? The headmaster's expecting us," she said, yawning like a cat. She began walking faster, looking back to see if he was following.
His lips twitched but didn't completely smile; they were out of practice. With that, he slowly began to trudge down the alley she'd just entered, listening to the soft patter of raindrops.
Finir.
Starring Jinx and Mammoth.
Disclaimer: I don't own either of these characters, or any of the characters in the Teen Titans Series.
First of my collection of TT drabbles. Most of them will be weird pairings like this one.