Robin one shot part 3!

Some abandoned works as a treat

Determined to find her runaway date, Starfire flew down the hallway with her eyes trained on the view out of the window in case he somehow got out of the tower faster than it would take to get to the roof. It was implausible but not impossible. Not for Robin. She couldn't spot his brightly coloured suit on the beach so she continued her path to the roof, finding the door to it wide open and feeling the draft of cold air from the night wind. She flew up the stairs before slowly stepping out onto the roof since she didn't want to make him jump at her sudden appearance. He wasn't immediately visible as she stepped out into the night but she heard his deep breaths coming from the spot beside the door.

Robin sat on the floor with his chin resting on his knees, his eyes glazed over. She didn't say anything at first. Instead, she sat down beside him and waited. She'd seen him like this on a few occasions. He said it was like a reboot when he felt the big emotions that Batman had taught him. Whilst he knew how to do it whilst remaining responsive and attentive, he preferred to be quiet to reorganise his thoughts. 

"I really do like you," Robin croaked. 

"I really like you too," she responded, pleased with how quickly he'd noticed her. Sometimes it took a while and she felt a little awkward sitting in silence when she was so used to chatter. 

"I really want you to be my girlfriend," he added. Her cheeks flushed at the confirmation he truly did like her in the same way. It wasn't exactly well hidden but he was odd at the best of times and she could've mistaken signs. If he wanted to be with her, she couldn't see what caused him to run off as he did. "I'm concerned though."

"Concerned?"

"I'm used to calculating risk. It's part of my job as the leader to recognise them and do what's best. Say we got together and things don't work out, there's a high possibility of the team falling apart. They could take sides, we might not be able to work together and then we'd have to deal with threats without that trust we all have for one another which just leads to failure." Starfire went to break his train of thought but he rattled on. "That's not to mention how your planet would react to me. You're their princess and I'm a regular human from Earth. No, I'm lower than a regular human in terms of hierarchy. I was born in a circus, Star, which I'm proud of but you're a princess! You could be forced to revoke your position or forced to break up with me and I know you'd try to make it work but I can't be what divorces you from your planet and-"

"Robin," she interrupted, gently putting her hand on his shoulder. He opened his mouth to continue but smartly closed it before he could get much else out. "What does your heart want?"

"You," he said without hesitation.

"And I the same. If you are so busy thinking about the end of us then when will you enjoy the beginning of us?" He considered it for a moment, chewing on his bottom lip as he thought. His mind seemed to quieten enough to allow him to close the gap between them and press his lips against hers. It was quick, barely even a minute, but when he pulled away he felt significantly at ease. Like everything had slotted together. 

"I love you Starfire. I'm sorry I ran away. Kinda my thing."