[s2e10] Betrayal 💫

She didn't turn. "You weren't supposed to be back until midnight, Gar. Go back to the city. Please."

The Tower was too quiet. For Beast Boy, silence was usually a sign of trouble, but tonight it felt like a heavy blanket. He sat in the common room, staring at a small, jagged piece of obsidian Terra had given him weeks ago. She called it a "lucky stone." He called it a promise. [S2E10] Betrayal

Finally, she looked at him. Her eyes, usually bright with the thrill of their shared jokes, were hollow. "He can help me, Gar. He’s the only one who can make the shaking stop. The only one who doesn't look at me like I'm a ticking bomb." She didn't turn

Beast Boy watched her silhouette vanish into the storm. He looked down at the obsidian stone in his hand and crushed it. The luck had run out. Please

"We didn't look at you like that! I never did!" Beast Boy’s form flickered, shifting momentarily into a snarling tiger before he forced himself back to human. The betrayal wasn't just in the stolen data; it was in the months of laughter they’d shared, every smile now feeling like a calculated lie.

When the proximity alarms finally screamed, it wasn't the relief he expected. It was a cold realization.