We'd Fly Away Together
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He has distant memories of fighting being fun, an intricate dance of escrima sticks and acrobat's reflexes. Now, it's pure function, all focused blows and sharp edges. He has distant memories of a hand on his shoulder that was there to encourage him, instead of restrain him.
But there is no girl in his memories, no girl with crooked teeth and battle scars. Tara is not the equivalent of anything or anyone.
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- Part 1 of We'd Fly Away Together
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Twilight Blue by shieldings
Fandoms: Teen Titans (Animated Series), Teen Titans (Comics)
17 Aug 2016
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Most of the time she feels flat. She can play at having emotions, at being a person. She can laugh and sweat and go cold and silent, and it's like pouring a glass of water onto a sidewalk. It leaves a mark, but soon it's as though it never happened. Everything is shallow and lukewarm and unsatisfying.
But Dick is real. When he tries to look stoic, she can see the emotions churning behind his face. His hands shake, he becomes pale, his voice cracks and his shoulders tense. Every part of him is feeling, even if he doesn't want it.
She's jealous.
That's a feeling, right?
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- Part 2 of We'd Fly Away Together
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Keloid Scars and a Ceiling Fan by shieldings
Fandoms: Teen Titans (Comics), Teen Titans (Animated Series)
25 Aug 2016
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“When you're a kid, you want somebody to kiss your boo-boos and tell you you'll be fine. That's what you did, for me. But then I grew up, and I realized those boo-boos were keloid scars, all swollen and gross, and they weren't going away.” She grins at him, but her eyes look vaguely desperate.
“...I'm sorry.”
“Stop being sorry, fuckface.” She punches him in the arm. “I loved you.”
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- Part 3 of We'd Fly Away Together
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Heavy Like a Heartbeat, Sweet Like Lead by shieldings
Fandoms: Teen Titans (Animated Series), Teen Titans (Comics), DCU
18 Sep 2016
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She knows that he has nightmares, but she never brings them up, even when he thrashes and wakes up wild-eyed at three in the morning. He gives her the same courtesy, never questioning her on the days she can't bear to be touched.
Still, she wonders.
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- Part 4 of We'd Fly Away Together