#somewhere…

[sleepyskeleton-0]

“Wind? Is everything okay?” a voice called softly.

“Yeah.”

“May I come in?”

“Sure.”

Time slowly opened the door to the sailor’s room. It was dark, the curtains hadn’t been closed and the sun’s setting rays cast a dim orange glow on the old furniture.

Wind sat on his knees with his back turned, hunched over. His body was still, but every now and then the sound of a droplet could be heard hitting the wooden floor.

“Can I sit next to you?”

“Okay.”

There was no tremor in his youthful voice, no indication that anything was wrong to anyone passing by. But Time wasn’t just anyone.

It broke the man’s heart, hearing the voice of a child so full of life and joy sound so flat, so monotone.

But this wasn't the first time he’d been like this.

Adults would normally chalk it up to ‘puberty’ and ‘hormones’. “He’s just going through what all young boys go through at this age” they’d say. They were wrong.

Time sat on the floor next to Wind, pulling him in close.

“I’m alright, I promise.”

Nothing was said in response.

Wind was calm. His face, unusually unanimated, hadn’t even a frown.

They sat there, long enough for the sun to fully set. The droplets continued to hit the floor.

“It’s okay to hurt, you have big brothers to take care of you now. You’re not alone anymore” Time whispered and pressed a kiss to Wind’s golden curls.

Then something broke.

*

The others sat in the living room silently.

The sobs that echoed downstairs were soul crushing.

[ifitwasediblewouldyoueatit]

[z-1-wolfe]

hrmm

[robin-5-technically]

more or less than 90?

84.

[gstringsurvivor]

i just want to feel like i belong

[perenlop]

gary i need to buy more geek shirts

[foolfortune]

[quietwingsinthesky]

im a fucking sucker for the “character gets so badly injured that they can’t think clearly and start calling for help in a distressingly vulnerable way.” characters who start using nicknames for their friends they haven’t used since they were kids. characters who start begging for their brother they haven’t seen in years to be there. characters who would usually use their parents’ names or call them mother/father/etc crying out mama when they go down. u understand.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Expertise can't help you here.

[glitter-stained]

Random goon: Hey boss, were you the one to pick that name as an alias? And why this one?

Red Hood : I used to have another name, before... A long time ago. But that person is dead now. I get to choose for myself now, they can't take that from me. I won't let them.

Goon: Huh.

***

Random Goon: Say boss, why do you never take off your shirt in front of us?

Red Hood: Well uh, I actually have that really fucked scar on my chest and I'm not comfortable with...

Random Goon: Don't worry boss, we get it, you don't have to explain yourself to us.

***

Red Hood, high on some toxin: God, I wish my family...

Random Goon (on boss-sitting duty): why not try reaching out to them?

Red Hood: They would never accept me as I am now... They wouldn't agree with my so-called "life choices". Besides, they don't miss me, they miss the person they think I used to be... I wasn't even a man when I last saw them.

Random Goon: Damn boss, that sucks.

***

And then the goons throw the Red Hood a party on trans visibility day and Jason is so confused he straight up cries.

[nymphoutofwater]

And why? Cultural norms? Personal schedule? “Cause I’m always late to everything”?

Bonus points: Region and/or ethnicity?

[brokencurses]

meh, chick just wants her brittany/madonna moments… ba ha ha ha… anyways this is halloween

[mossy-addison]

You guys really liked my last poll so

[orlissa]

I'm sick of internet negativity, so let's combat it: reblog this and saying something nice/pay a compliment to the prev in the tags.

[nekophy]

AdamsApple? 👏