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DON'T READ
THE LAST PAGE.
BUT I STAY. WHEN
YOU'RE LOST.
AND I'M SCARED.
AND YOU'RE
TURNING AWAY.

Fortune favors the brave, right? People willing to take the next step, to do not what was asked of them but rather what was needed of them. The future changes the past, that much is a fact. When we move on, when time continues to move forward, we inevitably learn something that unlocks a mystery of our past. As you grow, as you look back at the things you once did, the things that you should have done. Brave people don't always have the luxury of letting the future change their perspective of the past. Brave people often find themselves with no chance of a future at all. Which begs the question, does fortune really favor the brave? Or does death favor the brave more? Ordinary people go on about their day, never thinking about how they could stop criminals and be the hero, and get to return home to their families. Yet, the people who make it possible for their streets to be clean, are always running the possibility of leaving their friends and family with grief. Leaving their families with a mess to clean up — which, when you think about it, was the last thing they were trying to give anyone.

Augustine Finley (but for gods sake do not call her Augustine, she will flip out on you) didn't believe much in superheroes. Perhaps it was the fact that she grew up watching her mother put on a suit and worried every night about whether or not she would come home. Only to watch her leave the doors the next morning to face the walls of Gotham General Hospital, which in itself wasn't much safer than her nighttime activities. Augustine Finley hated the moment that she started to display her powers as well — she damned the cursed genetics of the Finley bloodline that allowed for the women to have such abilities. Maybe that's why the Finley family had only male offspring for a century (maybe fortune favored the Finley family until the birth of her mother). Augustine Finley despised the feeling of the powers that coursed through her veins. To make matters worse, she couldn't even look at her favorite color the same anymore. Because every time purple came into her view point she thought of her powers; how they shifted her eyes and hair to become a bright purple, how the purple could float across objects and things she wanted.

Augustine Finley couldn't find one thing about the superhero life she liked until it came to Richard "Dick" Grayson. They were thirteen when they met — barely old enough to even act like they knew how the world worked. Yet, the two had seen far too much. Of course, Augustine would say she had lived a much better life than Dick. He watched his parents die right in front of his eyes — the most Augustine had to complain about was an absentee father, of whom she had no idea his name or any other crucial information. But the two were mad at the world for various reasons and they found it way easier to be mad together. It didn't take long for Augustine Finley to fall in love with the boy, it was almost imminent for her. The thought of losing him as a friend made her mouth stay shut. She'd rather love from afar and keep her best friend than tell him and risk losing it all. Besides, who was she at the ripe age of fifteen to say she had fallen in love and she wanted it to be the last time. 

Their entire dynamic changed when the Titans came to be — Augustine still refused to do anything with her powers. Instead she opted for the other job her mom had, following in the footsteps of those before her and going into medical school. Helping people in a way that was less likely to get her killed. Plus, it helped her keep her mind off of her (former?) best friends that were fighting bad guys in the streets of San Francisco. While Dick Grayson was off hating the world and damning Bruce Wayne for what he did to him, Augustine Finley was finally discovering the part of herself that was a secret. Who knew Bruce Wayne could be the answer to so many problems? Augustine should have figured it out earlier, her mom only spoke of two relationships she was in. One with the other richest person in Gotham (Bruce) and the other with a villain who still has a soft spot for her today (Augustine never wanted to go any further into her mothers relationship with Jonathan Crane, she couldn't quite wrap her head around it).

Never in her wildest dreams did Augustine expect to learn that information without Dick by her side. They swore to be there for each other when information like that was figured out. Augustine was there when they found the people who killed Dick's parents. She was there for him anytime he needed to speak his mind to Bruce (who, looking back at it now, often just stared blankly at Augustine instead of reacting to anything Dick had said). But the one time Augustine Finley felt like she needed Dick to be right beside her, he was no where to be found. Or rather, he was somewhere fighting bad guys, just not in the place that Augustine would have liked for him to be. So, that was it, Augustine thought. The end of their friendship, it was time to let it go. Time to move on — time to let herself fall in love with someone else. She had just finished medical school, just matched with a residency program. Augustine Finley had a lot of life left to live and she was planning on doing it with no worries whatsoever.

And then she got that damned phone call from Dick Grayson that made it all come running back to her. Every feeling, every thought, every glance, and every touch came back to her. He needed help, he said. It was time for her to finally put her powers to use, he finalized. At least, that was what Augustine got out of the conversation.

AUGUSTINE THOMASINE FINLEY, M.D.
portrayed by chloe grace moretz

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ADDITIONAL CAST
Emma Thompson ... Harlow Finley
Jessica Henwick ... Violet Mackenzie
Kristine Froseth ... Carter Drake
Logan Lerman ... Samuel "Sam" Beckett
Cillian Murphy ... Jonathan Crane
Oliver Stark ... Roy Harper
Natasha Liu Bordizzo ... Nicolette "Nico" Zhou-Cholburn
Gemma Chan ... Natalya "Nat" Qin

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AUTHORS NOTE

Y'all @ me every time I drop a new story despite never updating my other stories. Also the sexual tension between me and doctor OCs as of late (I like to call this my causal self insert since I changed life plans and decided medical school >> veterinary school). Anyways moving on from the dump about my own life in the authors note for yet another story I will probably just upload and never write bc I don't have the time for stories anymore. That being said,,, can we talk about how much I love them already. August & Dick ,,, y'all have my heart. Also the fact that I decided to use Chloe Grace Moretz as the faceclaim for something outside of Harvelyn seems terrifying, but she was too sexy to NOT use at this point. Can we also mention that I wrote most of this summary very late at night (technically early in the morning but we all know what I'm saying) so if it's incoherent that's why. Also final little explanation for why her hairs purple in almost everything — in my brain I went, wouldn't it be cool if her hair turned purple while she used her powers. So that's why her hairs purple. Don't ask me anymore questions. Idk either.

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DISCLAIMERS
1. I do not own any of the plot lines and or characters created for the Titans TV show. Any and all other characters and plot lines that are not seen in these movies are my own, please don't steal.

2.  This book may contain some of these things: violence, blood, gore, death, drugs, alcohol consumption, sex, sexual activities, crude language, mental health, etc. Please do not interact with this material if it will mess with your mental health!

3. The amazing video edit above was made by Unlock-Your-Mind

4. Trailer below the opening gif made by me!

5. Roy Harper fancast (Oliver Stark) is inspired by the lovely sanktham

DEDICATIONS
to the hogwarts founders: ownthelight, angeIeyes,
findtheforce
to the milfs: halosnite, foxgIoves, fxllmoons, awfulmoons, Iexihoward, bananapopsicIes
and to my many other friends whom I love and appreciate: xonceuponatimex, starfragment, skywalkers-, silksenses, pulcherrius, dunbonnet, antigalactic, bokuroos, arsvenal, luckyvirgo, scarlwtchrist, protectremus.

thanks for reading,
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