The Roles we Play
Conflicts
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***I do not own any part of the Teen Titans, if I did there would have been changes…. ***
"Conflict is drama, and how people deal with conflict shows you the kind of people they are." – Stephen Moyer
***TRwP***
Raven knew that the man standing in front of her and the other Titans was Beast Boy, after all how many green skinned people had pointy ears and hung out on giant 'T' shaped towers? But despite this she was still somehow unsure of herself. The man standing in front of them was not the short almost scrawny little boy who was the smallest member of their team, the least threatening, the most obnoxious, and the most immature member of the Titans.
No he was something new.
The man stood only an inch or so shorter than Cyborg, who was an impressive six foot four. As he was now the new Beast Boy dwarfed all the other Titans, even Robin. His uniform was no longer mostly purple but was almost entirely black, with purple outlines that seemed to outline his shape, which was impressive to say the least.
No longer was there any doubt on his muscular form, now the form fitting outfit emphasized his physique which seemed more muscle than anything else, without appearing like a body builder.
His formerly short hair was now longer and messier, with some of it almost covering his eyes in thick strands.
He still retained the silver and black gloves but now added a pair of boots along with it.
Finally, but most noticeably, was his posture and the look in his eyes. He still had a sparkle of boyhood joy and happiness but behind that was something… primal and dangerous. The way he walked towards his team made him seem more like a predator in its prime rather than a teenager greeting his friends.
Raven quickly caught herself drooling and subtly wiped her mouth, which allowed Cyborg the honors of being the blunt member of the team.
"Damn BB it looks like puberty hit you like a semi-truck."
The boy just flashed a grin, reminiscent of his old smiles, but with considerably sharped and more deadly looking teeth than before.
"Thanks Cy, it's nice to be home, assuming that my room hasn't been rented out or set on fire yet."
"Of course not Beast Boy, we kept it just the way you left it, though I must say we were expecting you home a bi earlier than this." The Titan leader responded.
"Yeah sorry about that, turns out that the mission got considerably more complicated as time went on, I would have called but… well secrecy and all."
Robin nodded his head in understanding, though he was secretly annoyed that he wasn't more informed about his teammate's life.
"So How has everybody been?"
"Oh Beast Boy we have missed you terribly! It has been most quiet and lonely without you at the tower breaking your jokes and doing the pranks and the wonderment. We have not had a movie night in so long and long has the 'fridge' gone without the tofu."
"So it wasn't really all bad now that I think about it." Cyborg mused after Starfire had mentioned the lack of tofu, earning a chuckle from the green teenager.
"A lot has happened though BB, lots of drama, lots of ass kicking, lots of lonely nights playing video games by myself or whooping bird boy in them." The mechanical team put a bit of extra emotion into the last statement, and wiped a pretend tear from his eye.
"I don't recall losing that often Cyborg…" Robin huffed, in pouting fashion, "And as much as we need to catch up it is getting a bit late and I am sure Beast Boy is tired from his trip from…" The Boy Wonder lead the conversation, trying to get some more information from the teenager.
"Oh you know, here and there. But Robin is right, it has been a fairly long trip and as much as I am looking forward to catching up with everyone I would like to get some sleep in an actual bed tonight if possible."
"Sounds good man, be prepared for an early morning breakfast explosion though!" The largest Titan proclaimed, earning smiles from all the others present, there hadn't been a breakfast party since their teammate had been gone and they had all secretly missed the bonding time.
Nodding Beast Boy followed the others inside, pausing only for a moment to gaze out at the endless dark skies, and the last breeze of pure freedom, before heading in.
***TRwP***
"Alright Cy so you going to clue me in as to what has been going on around here?" The green teenager asked the next morning to the only other man currently in the room.
Cyborg had purposefully set his alarm for early enough to get a good start on breakfast before everyone else woke up, and began trying to tell him how to make pancakes.
"What do you mean exactly BB? You were gone for a long time after all did you really think everything would be exactly the same?"
"Of course not but there are certain truths in this world that allow life to continue functioning, truths such as Starfire making googly eyes at Robin, the fact of Robin being an uptight oblivious alpha-male ass. Raven watching the two of them secretly. Finally you and Jinx hanging all over each other like a bunch of love sick school girls meeting their favorite boy band for the first time."
"Hey now, I am definitely not a school girl."
Beast Boy just shot him a look before the dark skinned male let out a sigh before summarizing the major events of the past year.
After about an hour of explanations Beast Boy just let out a low whistle in amazement.
"Wow that is a lot of stuff I missed, so Robin finally came clean about the whole threesome thing eh?"
"Yeah… Hey BB… I'm really sorry man, I never realized how crappy we were acting towards you until after you were gone and… I don't know how but I am going to make it up to you."
The boy just shook his head, "Don't worry about it Cy, you know I never blamed any of you for that crap. Besides it's not like you have anything to apologize for. I am sorry to hear it didn't work out with Jinx though, is it weird that she is still living in the tower?"
"A bit but we broke up on mutual terms so it hasn't been too bad lately, plus like I said I am kinda seeing Bee right now so…"
"Yeah I was wondering how long it would take you two to at least hook up."
"Wait a sec… How the heck did you…"
"Animal instincts Cy, plus the way you two would constantly undress each other with your eyes every time you met was pretty obvious."
"Well I guess that explains why Jinx never really liked her… What about you man? You have any exciting flings to share?"
Beast Boy's mind wandered back to the few months he had spent with her...
"Ha not really, I don't kiss and tell sorry Cy."
"Spoilsport, I gotta ask though, not that I want to make this uncomfortable or anything but. How did you manage to put up with… everything that was going on for so long?"
"Oh you mean all the sex everyone was having?" Though Cyborg cringed he gave a hesitant nod, hoping not to offend his best friend or bring up any unpleasant memories.
Beast Boy just laughed, "A lot of cold showers and cold nights on patrol."
Cyborg looked dumbfounded for a moment before laughing along with his buddy, happy to just bask in the glow that he had missed out on for so long.
***TRwP***
"So what do we do now?" Raven inquired to her various emoticlones, who were currently seated at a large stone table in Nevermore.
"I vote we beg for forgiveness."
"Shocking timid, anyone else have a better idea on how to handle Beast Boy's return?"
"Throw him up against the wall, tear off his pants, and see what kind of 'beast' he has hidden down there."
The others stopped their musings to stare at Brave while she just shrugged, "What? It's not like we weren't all thinking about something along those lines anyways…"
"I am not going to rape Beast Boy…"
"Well duh Raven, you can't rape the willing…"
"What I think Rage is trying to say is… perhaps our newly reacquired comrade would enjoy some 'stress relief'. We all know that we have been going through a rather rough 'dry spell' of our own lately."
The real empath just rubbed her temples, trying to alleviate the already growing headache from conversing with her emotions.
"Thank you for that suggestion Knowledge but I already made it clear that we are not seducing Beast Boy, no matter how he has physically changed I am still not attracted to him like that. He is still the same hyperactive, annoying boy underneath it all."
"Really? I don't recall ever getting such a delicious shiver to run down our spine from looking into his eyes before…" Rage muttered out, fantasizing about the feeling that they had all felt upon his arrival.
"What if we ask him out on a date? We could go bowling, or roller skating, or swimming, oooo I think the carnival is in town right now too! Maybe he can win us another giant chicken!" the pink cloaked emotion happily proclaimed.
"I do not need nor want another giant chicken…"
"Raven is right. It was hard enough finding a good hiding place for the last one that Beast Boy gave us."
Again the empath glared at the embodiment of her knowledge before turning with a sigh to the last of her gathered clones.
"I believe a normal conversation and an apology would be the best way to start off. Since you are so worried about messing up your relationship this might be the easiest approach to getting back to any form of friendship."
"That was… surprisingly well thought out Affection, I am impressed." The original complimented in shock.
"And if it just so happens to lead into a situation where we get to strip him down and ride him like a prize winning stallion well then, what happens, happens."
Raven let out a sigh and replied with as much sarcasm as possible, "And thank you Affection…"
"You are quite welcome Raven."
The girl just growled in annoyance before returning to her bedroom.
***TRwP***
"Something smells good." Robin proclaimed as he strolled through the main doors of the common area.
"That would be the 'Ultra supreme heavenly amazing breakfast explosion!' Cyborg responded happily, as he held up a banner with a small copyright symbol on it.
"You copyrighted how to make pancakes?" Raven inquired, as she fazed through the floor to find the three male Titans already at the table.
"Heck yeah I did Raven! Who wouldn't want to try and steal my amazing recipe? One of these days I am going to patent this stuff and start my own restaurant. Then I will be rich and famous along with dashingly handsome and amazing."
"I don't know about any of those Vic." Jinx replied as she entered the room with the Tamaranean princess.
"Oh but Cyborg has the most amazing of the breakfast meals, it involves all forms of the pig and chicken along with the cakes of pan and the syrupy goodness that flows from the trees of maple."
"I gotta admit Cy, despite how many animals you have to kill in order to make one meal you sure do have a way with pancakes." The green teen commented, before taking a bite of the mentioned food.
"Heck yeah I do, also I don't know what you are talking about Jinx, I am all those things and more."
"You definitely are more." The pink haired girl lightly teased, earning a childish pout from the cybernetic man.
"So Jinx are you an official Titan now?" Beast Boy inquired.
"Eh I guess so, I mean we never had a ceremony or anything, and I think the boys were too afraid to try any hazing activities but considering I have my own room in the tower and a communicator I would say that I am at least a permanent resident."
"Cool, I always thought you would make a good heroine."
"Aww thanks Beast Boy, or should we call you Beast Man now? You certainly have… filled out since we last saw you." The pale girl chuckled flirtatiously as she looked the boy up and down.
For some reason Raven found herself gritting her teeth during the not so innocent checkup that the other sorceress was giving her teammate.
Beast Boy just laughed in response at the joke that he remembered making a while ago as well.
"She does have a point though BB, you don't really fit the description of 'boy' anymore. You thinking about changing it up a bit?"
"Eh not really, I thought about it for a bit during my break but all the names I came up with sounded ridiculous."
"Does The Doom Patrol give codenames out?" Robin inquired.
"Not really codenames but we do use different titles while we are on missions."
"What was the name of codes that you were given?" Starfire asked with a curious gleam in her eyes.
"One one eight."
The room got very quiet for a sudden while the Titans processed what had just been said in a very blunt tone. Starfire seemed to be the most confused though.
"I do not understand Beast Boy that does not seem to be a very descriptive title for you."
"It's not supposed to be descriptive Starfire, when we are on missions every member of The Doom Patrol use code numbers rather than names."
"I don't get it, why do they do that?" This time it was Jinx who had the confused look, while Beast Boy just let out a quiet chuckle.
"It helps us to disassociate and put the mission before our teammates. By referring to each other without using names it keeps the military mindset in play while taking emotions out of the equation."
The various Titans just stared wide eyed at their friend after his explanation.
"Pass the orange juice please Cy." The green teenager continued on as if everything was normal.
***TRwP***
"So that's how I have to do this, by showing Beast Boy that I care about him and his well being it should help to reestablish our friendship." Raven spoke, while strategizing with her other emotions.
"There are a few things we need to warn you about first Raven." Knowledge interjected, earning a raised eyebrow from the original.
"Oh, and what would those be?"
"Though you are trying to establish an emotional connection with him you need to take it slow and not mention anything too personal or sensitive. This is in the same sense as building a trusting relationship with someone for the first time, which in a sense you are. You can't just walk up to him and act like you are the best of friends and begin addressing personal issues or secrets."
"So what topics should I stay away from then?" At this point Raven was a bit agitated, she had already wasted half the day in these discussions and still her emotions were acting as though they knew her teammate better than she did.
"First and foremost don't mention anything about his former team, he seems to immediately lockup whenever Robin tries this and it will instantly put him on guard."
"Yeah and don't say anything about Terra, for obvious reasons." Happy chimed in.
"Stick to calling him 'Beast Boy' instead of shortening his name, it shows that you respect him and his relationship with the other Titans who have earned that right." The green clad emotion added.
"T-try not to ph-physically touch him u-unless it is a h-handshake or he s-starts it." This time it was Timid's advice.
"Above all be patient Raven, we all know this was never our strongest feature despite all the meditation but this is very important. He is not going to just instantly forgive you and this is much like healing a wound, give it time and care but if you rip the wrappings off early it will turn ugly and scar." Affection finished.
"I think I know how to talk to my own friend thank you very much. It will be fine I just need to apologize and Beast Boy will forgive and forget just like he always has." The empathy replied, before fading back to the real world.
What she missed was the very emotions looking towards each other nervously.
***TRwP***
"Alright Titans let's do some training exercises. I am sure everyone is physically up to par but with Beast Boy being gone for so long we might need to change up some tactics depending on how much his powers might have changed." Robin commanded as the team made their way into the gym.
Cyborg let out a slight sigh, undoubtedly knowing what they would be doing next.
"So we are going to start off with some light sparing just to get everyone back up to speed. This time it will just be Beast Boy at first until we can all get a grasp on any major changes. After that we can go through some team simulations."
'Yep even after he was gone for almost a year nothing has changed. Robin is still trying to play alpha male just like BB said.' Cyborg gently shook his head before continuing to the control panel to monitor the situation.
"Let me guess you are going to be the one fighting him bird boy?"
Robin shot his mechanical teammate an annoyed glare before returning to the situation. But oddly enough he didn't immediately answer. Instead he seemed to be remembering something, a conversation that gave him pause and even put a bit of fear and hesitation into his posture.
"Well if the fearless leader won't do it I would be more than happy to do some grappling with him." Jinx said, her eyes again roaming over Beast Boy's form.
'I swear if she lays a hand on my Beast Boy I'll…. Wait my Beast Boy?'
The boy in question just sent the pinkette a sly grin before shrugging.
"I don't think that Jinx would be the best opponent for Beast Boy. She isn't very hand to hand combat oriented, plus the issue we ran into last time when you kept going up against her Robin."
Raven, of course, was referring to when he used to spar with the girl which lead to more fighting with Cyborg.
"Yeah good point, well I guess it should be either Cyborg or myself then, that way no one gets hurt."
"Do you think that Starfire or I wouldn't be able to stand up to him? Don't forget Robin that you have been teaching me martial arts and Starfire is tremendously strong."
"Also I am a warrior, perhaps it would be more fitting for either Raven or myself, after all if the boys are too scared to take on our friend in a friendly spar then the girls will show them how it is done."
"You tell em girl!" Jinx happily cheered on the orange skinned alien as she stepped into the ring with the changeling.
"Uh Star I really don't think this is a good idea, I don't want you getting hurt…"
"Actually I don't really want to spar with anyone to be honest. The Doom Patrol doesn't do sparring and I haven't gotten back into the habit of being able to do so yet."
"Do not concern yourself Beast Boy, I am sure that I will be able to take care of myself in a match against you, unless you believe like Robin does and that I am unable to fight?"
"It's not that Starfire… I just…"
"Then begin the match."
Beast Boy let out a sigh before glancing at the other two males who just shrugged before walking to the observation post with Jinx and Raven.
"Alright then, let's keep this simple and the collateral low, so no shape shifting or starbolts of any kind." Robin commanded before beginning the match.
***TRwP***
Starfire immediately rushed forward, already fueled with anger towards her former boyfriend who, once again, believed she was incapable of fighting.
Beast Boy, on the other hand, began backpedaling and dodging out of the way of her blows, narrowly missing one which cratered the floor with raw power.
"Take it easy Starfire we just got the green bean back. I would rather not have to clean green paste off the floors."
The alien princess ignored the cybernetic man and continued her assault, her eyes turning green with adrenaline and rage.
Finally Beast Boy's luck ran out and he was forced to block one of the super powered blows, throwing him backwards into the wall, which cracked in response.
"BEAST BOY!" Raven shouted out in fright, as she began running over towards her comrade.
The boy in question just grunted before standing up and stretching his muscles a bit.
"Not bad Starfire, let's see if you can take as well as you give though." He proclaimed with a smirk before charging back towards the alien with surprising speed.
The other Titans were shocked, how the hell did Beast Boy manage to take an enraged punch from one of their strongest members, then get back up without so much as a bloody lip?
As he weaved around another assault the green hero grabbed onto her wrist before using her moment to slam her into the ground. Immediately he took a leap back, just to be sure he hadn't accidently hurt the girl.
"Was that the best you can do friend? I am not as fragile as you think."
This time the boy gave a feral grin before charging forward.
Ducking under a haymaker from the alien he kneed her in the stomach, hard enough to knock the wind from her chest, before grabbing her by the face and slamming her onto the ground, creating his own cracks in the paneling from the force.
"Whoa hey guys calm down a…"
But before Cyborg could call an end to the match Starfire replied with a kick to the teenager's stomach, launching him backwards and putting distance between the two combatants.
As she stood up her eyes no longer crackled with green rage, but instead shone with a different emotion.
Excitement.
It had been far too long since the alien princess had been in a fight where she was not concerned about holding back. Far too long since she had felt that familiar adrenaline rushing through her veins. Far too long since she had been given a 'good fight'.
Shouting out what sounded like a war cry the Tamaranean charged to meet her opponent once more, who ran forward to meet her.
Blows were exchanged.
Bodies were thrown to the floor and walls again and again.
The smell of sweat and excitement filled the air.
Finally Robin called an end to the match after a particularly brutal attack had sent the green changeling into a nearby workout machine, destroying it in the process.
It wouldn't matter who won if they leveled the gym from a 'friendly spar'.
The two combatants stood opposite one another, both gasping for breath after their nearly half hour long match.
Beast Boy smirked.
Starfire returned with a surprisingly feral grin.
"Damn you hit hard, I don't think even Cinderblock packs that much of a punch."
"You are quite impressive yourself Beast Boy. I did not know you had such strength or skill. Why have you held back for so long?"
"Because if I didn't Robin would have been in the hospital every other day with broken bones."
The girl giggled in response before nodding in understanding. Despite being the leader and self-proclaimed best martial artist of the group Robin was not up to the physical ability of Cyborg, herself, or Beast Boy apparently.
"Perhaps we can have another spar sometime? I have missed the excitement of such activities."
"Sounds good. Anytime you need to relieve some stress just let me know."
The girl nodded, not noticing the annoyed looks on both Robin and Raven's faces at the unspoken, and hopefully unintentional, innuendo.
"That was a hell of a match you two. From what I could tell Star has you beat in raw physical ability but your skill and reflexes allow you to keep up. What I don't get is how the hell you aren't lying in a broken heap?" The mechanical man asked his best friend.
"One of the changes I went through while with The Doom Patrol was to continue my evolution. The commander made sure that improving my durability was high on the list."
"Very impressive Beast Boy, I assume that your physical strength and speed were also increased?" Robin inquired, and received a nod of confirmation.
"Alright well since now we know where Beast Boy physically stands let's do some team work exercises to incorporate everything back into the fold." The team leader directed, before setting up some various scenarios that he and Cyborg had come up with over the last year.
***TRwP***
"Hey Cy, can I talk to you for a second?" the changeling asked as the cybernetic man went to recharge after the sparring session.
"Sure BB what's up?"
"I assume you noticed how Jinx was…. acting towards me today?"
The darker skinned man's eye twitched for a second as his pulse elevated before he was able to calm himself down and put on a fake grin.
"Yeah a bit, she's a hoot eh?"
"That whole 'fake smile' thing doesn't work on me Cy, I've used it too much myself to be fooled."
The older teen's happy expression dropped before he muttered out an apology, forgetting what his friend had been forced to go through, and that's only what they knew about.
"Look I just got back and I don't want to cause any issues, especially not with you. If you are uncomfortable with it at all just let me know. I am not going to get upset if you don't want your ex-girlfriend hitting on me or vice versa. Your friendship is way more important than that to me."
"I know BB…" The man let out a sigh before taking a moment to think about what he would say next, while his friend waited patiently. "Look I am not going to say that I am thrilled with the idea of her flirting with other people or, if you are interested, you two dating but I will certainly not be upset with either of you for doing so. She is her own person and I am dating someone else right now as well, I can't expect her to just wait around for me while I am off with someone else now can I?"
"No… but saying that and living in the same building as her and someone she might end up dating is something that is avoidable."
"Nah man I mean I have seen and put up with the other guys she has chosen to date and I gotta say I would much rather it be you than anyone else, especially Robin." The last part was muttered out but Beast Boy still heard it clear as day and let out a chuckle.
"Course with the way the other two girls were checking you out today you might be having your own problems with estrogen overdose." The mechanical man laughed out, earning a chuckle from the changeling.
"I know right? I went from the least desirable superhero in the entire Titans to being undressed by three different women's eyes at the same time."
"Aw comeon man you weren't the least attractive, I mean at least you don't use five tons of hair gel or look like Robin's doppelganger like Speedy."
The two were silent for a second before they burst out laughing.
***TRwP***
"Beast Boy, could you hold up for a second?" Raven called out as the object of her desires was walking around a corner, moving towards his room.
"What can I help you with Raven?"
The empathy hid the flinch that his monotone caused her. It was still difficult to come to terms with the change in their relationship, from when he was always happy to see her and make her happy with a friendly smile to being barely a teammate.
"I just wanted to talk to you about a few things now that your back, there was a lot unsaid before you left for your trip."
"It wasn't really a trip we were on a long term assignment. But either way what is it you wanted to talk about?"
"I know that there were some unresolved issues between us and I wanted to address them. First and foremost I would like to apologize to you for what happened in the bank that day."
Beast Boy merely raised an eyebrow, as if not understanding.
Letting out a deep sigh the empathy continued, "when you were shot protecting me…"
"I recall the mission Raven I'm not as forgetful as you might think."
"Of course not, sorry. I just wanted to say I am sorry for not being more observant, you should never have been forced to protect me like that."
"Why not? If I hadn't the bullet would have killed you. Plus I was trained to do this anyway, it's not like I didn't know the risks."
"What do you mean you were 'trained to'? Did The Doom Patrol train you to act as a shield?"
***TRwP***
Inside of her head the various emoticlones let out an aggravated groan.
"She acts like he can't remember things and we just had this conversation a few hours ago?" Brave muttered in disbelief
"I told her not to bring them up…." This time it was Knowledge who shook her head in disappointment. Apparently they needed to make the girl a list next time.
***TRwP***
"I was trained to use my powers to protect my team yes. If you hadn't noticed I can take a lot more punishment than you might give me credit for. After all the times throwing me into walls I am surprised that you never realized this."
"It's not that I don't know you can take it I am just surprised you would do so willingly. To open yourself up for something like this especially after what happened with Terra…."
Beast Boy's eyes narrowed as the gray skinned girl caught herself before continuing the conversation.
***TRwP***
"Seriously is she just trying to piss him off?" Rage asked in disbelief, while Happy was taking her turn to comfort a now sobbing Timid.
***TRwP***
"Do you think that I asked to take the abuse Raven? Do you think I wanted this life? This is just the byproduct of my past. I take the physical abuse because I can and no one else will. Someone has to take the punch and it might as well be the guy who doesn't bruise after it."
Raven moved to put a comforting hand on the teen's shoulder, thinking that he needed a bit of comforting with this rather negative realization, but instead he stepped back, out of her reach. His eyes again narrowed but this time he appeared to have taken a defensive stance, as if expecting an attack.
***TRwP***
"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WOMAN!" Brave screamed at the sky, annoyed beyond all belief at everything they had suggested being ignored.
***TRwP***
The green skinned teenager turned to continue his path down the hallway before calling out over his shoulder, "Nice talk we had Raven, but if you will excuse me I have far more important things to do than become angry with you."
For the girl in question it looked as if he was turning his back on their relationship, and it was breaking her heart. So she moved forward to call out to him, without thinking of the consequences that her actions might have.
"Wait Gar…"
Before the emoticlones could even collectively groan at how much the girl was screwing this situation up the real Raven found herself pinned against the wall. Her wrists were being held above her head by the man's forearm, while his other hand was resting on her throat, not hard enough to actually cause any damage but enough to let her know how easily he could.
His mouth was open in a snarl, showing off the glint of white fangs sharp enough to tear flesh with ease.
His eyes were narrowed, like a predator that had just leapt onto its prey and was preparing to decide what to tear rip open first.
"Don't you ever call me that again! You have never earned the right to use that name towards me Raven."
Though his voice had barely risen, the intent and anger behind it was obvious.
Raven could only stare wide eyed at the boy, who had proven that if push came to shove he could end her life in an instant, as he bore down on her.
A split second later she felt to the ground, gasping for the breath she hadn't realized that she had been holding the entire time.
As she looked up from her position on the floor she caught a slight flash of green as her former friend walked away and around a corner.
***A/N***
First chapter of Beast Boy being back on the team and there is already so much drama! I hope everyone enjoyed the slight changes I made in him, not only physically but personality wise.
Before anyone becomes too upset with his powers, I am trying to keep them as 'animal realistic' (if that makes any sense) as possible. So there will be no outrageous super speed, no bench pressing of buildings, no magical flight, no laser eyes, etc.
His durability and strength might be explained in later chapters, I haven't really decided yet.
I tried to include more of the other Titans in this chapter, I hadn't intended on using Starfire as much as I did but I rather enjoy how their little spar turned out.
Raven is just as socially awkward as always, mainly because I feel that she would be especially towards someone she always treated like a child or annoying little brother.
I am still working on a few of the relationships in the story so if anyone has any suggestions or requests feel free to shoot me a PM or review. I won't promise I will use them but I have already modded the story a little due to requests.
As always I hope everyone enjoyed reading. I had a blast writing this chapter.