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Raven picked this day. She told herself over and over that postponing it wouldn’t make that sinking feeling in her gut disappear. It was time.
“Tell Starfire you have feelings for her.” She repeated to herself.
It took several internal compromises before she felt comfortable with the idea of confessing to the alien beauty her feelings. Raven always figured she’d never fall in love but just have fleeting feelings for men and women. But this crush on Starfire just snowballed into something else.
She kept telling herself to wait until the moment came up
I have to wait until I know the Titans is a safe place to come out. Then Robin told the Titans to show up at Jump City Pride to show solidarity with LGBTQ+ people. His words exactly.
I have to wait until I know for sure that Starfire is queer. Then Starfire said “I love kissing all the genders” at said Pride event, into a microphone, greatly pleasing the Jump City queer community.
I have to wait until I know she has feelings for me. And then, in those small moments, she’d see something. A passing glance during movie night. A concerned dart in battle. A moment where their hands brush over each other. Little things that told the insecurity in her to shut the hell up for a moment.
Just maybe she had a snowball’s chance that she and Starfire could evolve into something more. Some sort of cosmic proof that she could act on her feelings.
She inhaled and put her cloak on. She debated on whether it was necessary. Maybe Starfire liked her hair. She chided herself for her uncertainty then exited her room. She walked into the hallway to head into
Just one more compromise, that she’d do it when she and Star were alone. Then that way if she got rejected, she wouldn’t have to move to rural France and farm goats rather than live in shame in the tower. Starfire was definitely kind enough to not do it in a humiliating fashion.
She walked into the living room and sure enough, Starfire was sitting on the couch, reading a book. There wasn’t a single other Titan in spitting distance. Who knows where those three were?
She lightly walked towards her teammate and felt her heart began to crawl up to her throat but she silenced the anxiety, no more hiding.
Go time
“Hey Star-”
“GUYSSSSS!!” Cyborg shouted and ran into the room.
God damn it.
“THE ROCK’S BEEN KIDNAPPED!”
There was silence for a moment and then Starfire lightly put the bookmark in her book and set it down.
“Which rock, friend Cyborg?”
“DWAYNE!”
“Dwayne rock? I haven’t been as informed on geology but-”
“NO STAR! DWAYNE THE ROCK JOHNSON HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!” OH MY GOD THIS IS SO BAD!” He fell to his knees in anguish.
There was quiet minus Cyborg’s sounds of rage and sadness. Robin and Beast Boy file into the room.
“Dude! Who did this?” Beast Boy asked.
Robin brought up the news feed where a reporter was on the scene
“For those of you just joining us, a group of five supervillains has kidnapped the international movie star and WWE legend, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who was in Jump City filming his new movie “Chainsaw Justice”, from the film set. No injuries reported at this time.”
“There is only one group that could do this, the HIVE-” Robin said, tightening his fist.
“The villains have been identified as Mumbo, Mad Mod, Control Freak, Cinderblock, and Overload.” the reporter said
“Oh.”
“The group has now taken over Jump City Stadium and is holding the movie star hostage, demanding $14 billion in cash, estimated to be the Rock’s box office worth.”
Robin sighed. “Titans, go!”
Raven internally screamed. Maybe this was a sign from the universe to not confess her feelings, just bury them down a few feet deep.
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“I’m just saying, don’t you think Slade’s obsession with the Titans is kinda weird? Like we live in Jump City so we have to deal with them but he came here specifically to stalk and go after kids.” Mumbo said in conversation with Mad Mod.
“Yeah I suppose it’s a bit odd innit? Also I don’t like the fact he told me he knows Prince Andrew.” Mad Mod replied.
“IF YOU TWO CANDY ASSES DON’T LET THE ROCK OUT OF THIS CAGE. I SWEAR TO THE ALMIGHTY I WILL MAKE YOU PISS MY SHOELACES”
Mad Mod wacked the cage that kept the former professional wrestler contained “Oi, quiet down lad!”
Contral Freak walked over to the pair and the imprisoned Rock and said “Well Mr.Johnson, I hope you like your new trailer.” He snickered at his attempt at humor.
“When I get out of here, your tubby ass will be buried worse than I buried Billy Gunn.”
“Oh, but you see, if we don’t get our ransom, you will be the one buried, you ruined wrestling and you ruined cinema, AND YOU WILL PAY” He shouted at The Rock.
“Buddy, the Rock smells bullshit. You wanna complain about me, complain to Vince McMahon or Vin Disel on social media like you neckbeards enjoy. But you have to know your-
“ROLE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH.” Mambo said with him.
Control Freak glared at Mumbo, fuming.
“Sorry, he got me in the zone there.”
A boom erupted and Cinderblock was sent flying through the stadium, shakily landing on his feet.
The Titans rushed into the stadium ready to go.
“Holy shit, it’s really him!” Cy said, fanboy energy gushing through him as he brought his fist back down to normal size.
“Contral Freak! Let’s skip to the part where you surrender and let the Rock go!” Robin said.
“Oh no bird brain, I think Mr.Johnson is comfortable right where he is. But you’ll soon be buried under a rock!”
“Kevin Hart could drop a better one liner than that you fucking neckbeard, Snyder Cut tub of lard.” The Rock said.
“SHUT UP!” Control Freak said and drew his sword. “These five aren’t the Bloodline, they’re going down! Overload!”
Overload came down from above the stadium and sent a shockwave through the ground. The Titans flew back. Beast Boy shifted into a rhino and charged the large supervillain. The Titans quickly moved into dueling a specific opponent. Mumbo and Robin, Control Freak and Cy, BB and Overload, and…
Shit, where is Star?! Raven thought to herself.
She looked around and saw bursts of green energy as she blasted at Cinderblock.
Raven made a beeline for the cage to take down Mad Mod. The Anglophile supervillain did nothing but tap his cane in anticipation.
“No fancy tricks this time Mod?” Raven asked.
“Oh don’t be so hasty my duckie. I brought a friend today. Some leftover HIVE tech helped me build my newest robot! Say hello to THE NEW BRI’ISH BULLDOG”
With that, a large robot resembling a bulldog and adorned in the British flag motif that the man loved came from seemingly nowhere. The machine had glowing red eyes
“Goth lady, get the Rock out of here so I can smack these cheesy crackpots in half.” The Rock shouted.
Raven sighed and fired a blast at the robot, stunning it back a bit before it regained and lept at her. She dodged and flew above its head and tried to wrap the beast in a tentacle. It snarled and whipped its head around wildly and threw Raven off balance. She steadied herself and was met by a large paw narrowly clipping her.
She looked around. Cyborg was now firing at Overload and seemingly trying to hack into the stadium’s sprinkler system. Beast Boy and Star were holding Cinderblock at bay and Robin was dodging swipes from Control Freak’s sword since Mumbo looked out for the count.
The mechanical terror was now leaping and trying to bite her legs. She dodged as fast as possible but the thing caught her cape in its grasp.
“Raven!” She heard a shout and saw Star looking concerned at her. She had to think fast. Bad enough to be ripped in half by a robotic animal but in front of the love of her life? No thanks.
“Star! Grab Control Freak’s sword!”
Star, with little hesitation, dove and snatched the sword easily from their greasy enemy’s hand. Control Freak looked confused before Robin landed a punch right to his jaw and sent him crashing to the floor.
Starfire tossed the sword to Raven and she directed its energy straight into the robot’s left eye right as his jaws got close to her calves. The thing howled and she quickly used tentacles to wrap around the limbs and twist, sending it into pieces.
“Bugger!” Moddie shouted and dove for cover from the creature’s parts which crashed to the ground,
Starfire and Raven descended down. By then, Cy had used the sprinklers to take down Overload.
“Are you okay?” Starfire asked.
“The Rock’s alright lady. Thank you for-” Dwayne said
“No, not you Mr.Geology sir. Are you okay Raven?”
Raven looked up to answer and suddenly the glow from the sun illuminated Starfire’s face. She was ethereal and Raven felt that question, the one that kept her up at night, bubble up in her chest and she had to let it out.
“Star, I-LOOK OUT”
Cinderblock was above them and had a fist cocked to punch Starfire from behind. Raven quickly dove in front of Starfire, not even thinking to use her powers and took the full force of the hit to the chest.
The wind vanished from her lungs and she felt as if she was flying without focusing backwards into the wall.
“RAVEN!” Starfire shouted and her eyes went to an angry Green and she unleashed a fury of punches onto Cinderblock before he had a chance to react. Cinderblock fell back and she let loose a blast from her hands to send him into a crater.
Raven was delirious but awake and alive, thank god for super powers.
She looked up and saw Starfire flying over her
“Raven, are you ok?” She could make out the other three Titans headed their way as Starfire lifted her gently from the ground.
“Uhhhh oh Azaroth it hurts.”
Raven’s cloak fell off and she looked up into Starfire’s warm green eyes and she couldn’t help herself but smile a little.
Starfire smiled back and before either could figure out what to say. Starfire kissed her on the lips.
Raven was stunned. She could not have predicted it this way. All the anxiety and working up the nerve, all the meditation and calming teas, and all the worst case scenarios and she’s getting a kiss from Star while they saved an A-Lister from a gang of C-Listers.
Well, there’s her sign from the universe
“Alright here duckies listen up!”
Mad Mod was back and had his cane up to the Rock’s throat, the star was unfazed as he was let out of the cage as a hostage.
“Now I want my money and you get your actor! That’s how it’s gonna go.”
“Is that how you think it is? Crooked tooth?” The Rock asked gently.
“Yes sir I-”
“IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK!”
The Rock knocked the cane aside and grabbed Mad Mod around by the shoulder and sent him to the ground with a thunderous Rock Bottom. The British supervillain hit the ground with a thud and didn’t get back up.
The wrestling legend stood up and dusted himself off. The Titans made their way in his direction. Raven leaning on Starfire for support.
“Are you okay Rock?” Beast Boy asked,
“Oh yeah, reading Vin Disel’s script notes is scarier than these five shitheads. Thank you for your help Titans.”
“Is he getting up?“ Robin asked and pointed to Mad Mod who remained imobile.The villain groaned faintly.
“No.” Rock said deadpan.
The Rock looked towards Raven and Star and said “You two saved my bacon though and I’ll always be grateful. You’ve got a hell of a girlfriend in goth lady.”
Raven said “Oh, I-”
Starfire looked at her and beamed brightly. She looked over and saw the same beaming approval from their friends.
“Thank you, Mr. Johnson.” Raven said
“It’s Dwayne, or the Rock. Either works.”
“Hey Dwayne, if you ever want to make a Teen Titans movie, I know who you can play.” Cyborg said, a cheesy grin on his face.
The Rock narrowed his eyebrows “That might be a problem. I’m 50, you’re like what, 17?”
“You still look good man, I’ll forward you the script.”
The Rock laughed. “Alright well before I get back to my movie, you guys want to get some chow. I know a good pizza joint and it’s on me.”
Beast Boy and Cy’s excitement filled the stadium at the thought. Raven glanced at Starfire who said nothing but wrapped her hand in hers and the two walked with their friends out of the stadium.
Who knew that this romance officially started because of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson?