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Robin took his role as Michelle's therapist very seriously. For the whole week they were talking, practicing self-love and trying to heal wounds the girl had been successfully collecting in her mind throughout her life. Sometimes she was crying, sometimes she was exhausted, sometimes the past was so difficult to speak about that she couldn't say anything without sadness blocking her throat. She would ask Robin for a break, if a certain topic was too much for her. He listened and gave Myth plenty of hugs, kisses and support. To balance out the difficult conversations they needed to go through, the father made sure to spend a lot of quality time with her. His love for her grew and vice versa. It seemed like they are as close to one another as they were when Myth was still a child.

Robin could speak about Michelle for hours with about the same excitement he felt when he discovered that the girl thinks of him as her dad for the first time ever. Even though none of the leader's chores changed, his team sensed a gradual improvement in his body and mind ever since he had that honest conversation with Myth. They were very happy about the good news as Robin was eager to share a lot of their progress with them while previously, he would keep quiet about what they've been working on. Speaking of sharing progress, Robin was currently discussing it with his teammates. Michelle was in his room, taking a nap after an exhausting conversation with Robin. The dad decided not to disturb her so he went to the common room where lunch was being made.

The Titans all seemed to be doing something else: Raven was drinking tea by the table, Cyborg was cooking, Beast Boy was changing channels while looking for something interesting on the TV, Starfire was feeding Silkie, and Robin was just sitting by the table and drinking some water while speaking of Myth. All of them were listening to him with interest, even though it didn't seem so. The therapy session they had that day focused on Myth's experience past Robin's unfortunate death. It turned out to be very complicated.

- And she told me that she cried everyday before my funeral, but not during the ceremony itself - he told them the story with sadness.

- That is true, my friend. I recall trying to keep her close. It pained my heart to see this - Starfire got emotional and squeezed poor Silkie in her arms.

- It pained us all - Raven looked down. - I meditated with her sometimes, but it helped only for a moment. She still felt suicidal...

- I remember that. One time I found her in the garage. She was hiding with scissors! - Cyborg added with true fear in his eyes. - I will never forget that face, I was terrified.

- For real! And she stopped laughing at my jokes too! - Beast Boy felt dramatic.

The group suddenly silenced. All of their gazes fell on the green guy in disbelief.

- I wouldn't judge her - Raven spoke up quite quickly.

- No, but she used to laugh! - he tried to defend, but everyone ignored that.

- What you're telling me now sounds odd - Robin admitted, feeling a little lost in what really happened.

- Why? - Starfire got interested while putting Silkie down so he can eat.

- In her opinion, she didn't have much support from you at all and felt left alone when she needed you the most - Robin said while looking at their reactions.

The Titans silenced. Their sight travelled wherever it could go to escape eye contact with their confused leader. They seemed to be thinking of a right answer or regretting their lack of interest in the girl. The masked man waited, but he didn't want to guess what they have in mind.

- To me, she looked like she holds a grudge against you for that. She explained that sometimes she felt like she can leave the tower, not come back, and nobody would notice - he added, hoping that it will make them speak.