#skathmarked

[[The one to reply next is probably going to be @terrakinetics !]]

+ “ You know, I’m kinda getting TIRED of these world-ending events happening every other WEEK . “ 

“Actually... Yeah,” he admitted. “I’d love to get out of here. I think there’s a 7/11 around the corner, you wanna get some slushies?”

So he’s not proud when he admits to the woman in front of him, “I need your help. My friend she’s... she’s not doin’ too hot.”

»» ──────ஓ๑⚔︎๑ஓ ────── «« ᴊᴀꜱᴏɴ ᴡᴀꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴀ crier. he knew that. and it's been true for several years. it took a lot to push him over the edge, to get him to the point of where everything around him blurred, his nose grew hot and tingly, his head felt thick and heavy, and his chest heaved. but this time around, it was all too easy. he was just so tired of doing things to get himself noticed, even if it almost got him killed, even if it only made everyone around him angrier ; NOTHING he did felt like it was enough, and it seemed as though everyone around him was willing to make him feel like what he was doing wasn't enough. a soft voice calling his name made him turn around after a few moments, realizing it was rachel. he was aware of her level of empathy ; he wanted her to know exactly what he was feeling, so he let her see his face. the touch to his cheek made him flinch away initially, his lip curling back to show his teeth, but when she reached out again, he felt his knees buckle. he could FEEL, truly and genuinely, that she was trying to know what he was feeling, how she could help, and the only way for her to do that was by touch. he knew this about her, and in that moment, he was sorry he called her a freak, made her feel less than human, lashed out at her when he knew she was in a vulnerable state of mind. he huffed, and he sobbed, the rest of the world around him completely fading as he was consumed by emotion.

“I’m a detective that’s worried about my friends. It kind of comes with the territory.” If he got hurt in the process, that was fine. He just needed to make sure that they were okay. “Everyone needs someone watching their back. Just because we can and should handle things ourselves, doesn’t mean we have to. That’s why the Titans exist.”