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         ❛ ❛      so               no   need   to   panic !      ❜ ❜             hands   splay   outward ,   smile   disarming   yet   edging   on   hysterical .             ❛ ❛      i’m   sure   we’ll   have   this   figured   out   soon   enough !   are   you   panicking ?        i’m   not !      ❜ ❜

“Hey! You want to give me an opinion on something?” Julio asks with a genuine smile on his face — not sure what’s gotten into him lately. There was a lot going on in the world when it comes to his people, but here he was looking for fashion advice. He tosses a hat over on his head, modeling it for a moment. “What do you think?”

Garfield placed his hands on his hips for a moment, debating on the best contents to use for bandaging the wound. There were plenty of instances where the Titans would be bandaging each other, sometimes even at the same time. For him, there was comfort in someone else wrapping the bandages, a sense of care and protection with the delicacy used. Balling two pieces of gauze into a fist, Garfield carefully dabbed at the liquid, attempting to clean as much as possible before wrapping any material around. The mention of Slade always caught him off guard, no matter who it was from. “Dunno why you always try to act like we don’t like you.” Being the first to always embrace newcomers, it was almost disheartening for him to hear her speak that way.

Throwing the gauze away, his eyes glanced back at the counter as he debated. It seemed like the gauze was helping to dry the wound, at least a bit, but there was the risk of infection. “Okay, this is going to sting, so take a deep breath… then scream or something. By something, I mean… not hitting me instead. Or, do, but like, not hard.” Pouring peroxide over the wound, Garfield dabbed the surface with gauze again to be sure it was continuing to dry.

                       His statement raised one of brows up. Rose had always been insecure of her place with the Titans and though that kind of validation she needed, it was too good to be true. It felt good but it was another thing for her to worry at the same time as any relationship she was trying to build was another thing her father could potentially exploit for her to do his bidding.     “ Did it ever occur to you that maybe you act like you don’t? Not you, specifically. But honestly, it’s whatever. I don’t care. I’m just here to work not to make friends. “    She shrugged, not meeting his gaze because it was easier to lie that way.

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ANONYMOUS PLAY TIME! (or not, up to you)

Send me one of these and I’ll answer.

HYE have you ever?

FMK fuck marry kill (with three names)

KHC kiss hug cuddle (with three names)

AMA ask me anything

HON hot or not? 

WWY well would you?

WYR would you rather? 

TOD truth or dare?

SMW ship me with? (send me ships)

TOT this or that?

WIS who I ship? (with myself, or with others — specify) 

“Hmm? What’s this?”

A piece of paper caught his attention as he walked towards Central Park. There wasn’t much to look at, but the flyer had information about some type of black market drug that promised to cure mutatism and suppress metahuman abilites.

Billy laughed. “They can’t be serious, right?”

Garfield’s eyes focused on her as hers focused on the wound, curious as to when exactly she would give in and admit he was right this time, if she did at all. Even if the two did have any bad blood between them, he was the kind to help others regardless of his personal feelings towards them. Not everyone was like that, but in his mind, not everyone had a reason to be… he did. “Let’s go, then.” Starting his destination back towards the Tower, he remained in the more softened, positive demeanor he was known for. 

The journey was shorter than expected, as they were only about a block away from the infamous headquarters. The automated click opened the main entrance, his footsteps trailing into the familiar building. “It was brave of you to move in without back-up,” Garfield noted, matter-of-fact tone in his voice, “but next time… don’t. Pretty sure if you died and I was there to witness it, I would be dead too, when the other Titans found out. And what good is this place if we’re both dead?” Rummaging through the first aid kit, he finally dumped the contents onto the counter. “Now, let’s see what we can get this thing patched up with so it doesn’t get even more angry than it is. I think we pissed it off.”

                    She was thankful for short walk going to the Tower. Usually, there was a hint of dread in her bones, afraid she will be not be welcomed, something she couldn’t help but feel every time she enters the premises. A way for her not to be attached really. Despite those feelings and every single walls she build around her, it used to be her him and the Titans is her family.

CURIOUS ANON // still accepting

CURIOUS ANON // still accepting

CURIOUS ANON // still accepting

Garfield glanced at the bleeding wound, his jaw now clenched. It doesn’t surprise him that she is as defensive about the situation, from what he could recall, that seemed quite on par. His eyes almost rolled at her comment, but instead, his head turned to the ground so that it wouldn’t be noticeable. “Of course you didn’t.” 

There wasn’t any hostility towards her, but she often reminded him too much of Raven with her demeanor in certain situations. Maybe that was what upset him the most — she reminded him of someone he was desperate to reconnect with. Gaze moving back to her face again, Garfield nodded at her thanks. “I guess you’re welcome.” Corner of his lips turning up slightly, he gestured toward the wound. “We should probably go take care of that, yeah?”  

                    Rose watched his reaction in silence, slightly narrowing her eyes to act as if she was offended or she was ready to fight for being sarcastic with her. It was her defense mechanism, thinking and acting nobody meant well when it came down to helping her. However, he heart was not really in it. She got almost beat up after all. That’s what she got for not seeking for back-up.

In 2019, everything was different. Everyone was different. Scanning the area, Garfield lowered to a squat in the shadows of the tower. The other Titans hadn’t made contact since returning, leaving him wary of their situations. It was never really his intention to be a hero without a team, and he didn’t plan on starting now. When he was alone, that was when his past was able to push through the facade he had spent so many years constructing. His gaze focused on the approaching sentinel, which appeared to be stalking a figure like prey. “Watch out!” The words came out in a choked scream. Leaping from the shadowed area, Garfield transformed while in the air, his hands now large paws that grasped the sentinel with ease. Rip. Disbanded at an alarmingly quick rate. As his body took shape in its human form again, he stretched his arms above his head to help him adjust back. Finally, Garfield faced the figure that was the sentinels prey. “Are you okay?”

                 “ I got it! “     No she didn’t. Despite her protest, despite knowing she needed help, Rose would always deny any help any time she was getting. Even if she was part of the team, she often fight like she was a solo act. Rose was outnumbered and even if she took the first one out, it caused her difficulty to finished the last of them as both of her swords were knocked out of her hands.