Gilded Cages
'Oh! Hello, new friend! Are you doing, okay? You seem... Off.'
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A janitor and 'secretary' for the Titans, that's all you were and have been for the past year ever since you; a pure human capable of magic had been found after a recent raid caused by H.I.V.E, had been found and moved to Titan Tower for your own safety due to the risk of you being sought after by more dangerous people. It was Robin who taken you in, a teen (18 or 19, whichever one) who had no place to call home, and you had your role.
You weren't trained in any way to assist them in fighting, and as such there was a pretty big divide between you and the rest of the Titans. They were a team, almost a family- a dysfunctional family, but a family nonetheless, and? You were just... There. The one who cleaned up the place when the others weren't looking, or you were the one informing Robin of any threats via communicator or doing the training drills he gave you, and that was that... So why was this orange-skinned girl now trying to intrude on that?
Co-workers/strangers to friends(?) + Magic user POV
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Titans are fucking goated, but recently rewatching it has made me realise that there is some REAL tension and mild toxicity with how they treat each other on occasion, like that time Cyborg (unknowingly) called Starfire a Tamaranian slur- or how they have a chores cycle that just goes unfollowed resulting in some of the most childish ass fighting I've ever seen- like that episode where Robin and Cyborg start beefing when Cinderblock gets away.
Created Aug 9, 2025
Updated Oct 20, 2025
Published Aug 13, 2025