24. Cosmo Magazines - Starfire+Jinx (friendship)

Summary: No... just no... they were NOT having this conversation! Starfire + Jinx friendship

I don't own Teen Titans and while I would have liked to have more development between Kid Flash and Jinx, I'm glad they're technically a canon couple and even got to kiss in the comics! 8D 

Please forgive any mistakes, both character-wise and grammatically-wise. I don't have time to re-read or edit things.

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Cosmo Magazines

HappyFace1886

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Jinx knew she was in for a long morning when Raven appeared from the floor of her apartment with Starfire in tow, an angry scowl marring the sleep-deprived face as she dumped the red head on the couch with a irritated, “Fix her,” before promptly disappearing into the floor once more.

With a sigh, Jinx closed her book. “What’s going on?”

Starfire looked at Jinx hesitantly, fumbling with the edges of the Cosmo Magazine in her hands. “I do not wish to impose... but I do not know who else to turn too! Bumblebee is away on a mission and Raven did not seem pleased when I began to inquire for answers...”

“Okay, spill.”

“I do not have any beverages to offer in token,” Starfire replied in confusion and Jinx shook her head, having grown used to Starfire’s bewilderment over earthling jargon.

“No, I mean tell me what’s wrong.”

“Oh!” Starfire said quickly before carefully handing Jinx the magazine. “Last night, this magazine was sent to me by the mail and it was written on here saying that this can be considered a guide on helping girls attract the attention of the male of their choosing...”

“Star, I don’t think you need some magazine to teach you how to get Robin’s att-.”

“...in bed.” The princess mumbled shyly. Oh goodness, at least back on Tamaran, she understood on the necessities and social protocols to proceed to her goals. On earth, she had no idea where to start and got confused with even the smallest details. But when she tried to understand some of the guidelines given by the magazine, Raven started to turn purple! And Starfire knew for a fact that Raven did not undergo transformations as Tamaraneans did!

Jinx became silent, flabbergasted by the fact that Starfire wanted to use a magazine of all things to... uh... please Robin. And right now, there were a multitude of disturbing images going through Jinx’s mind without her permission. Without even withholding an ounce of her disgust, Jinx held the magazine between two fingers. “...riiight, so basically you were looking at this as a manual on how to have sex with earth boys?”

“Yes, will you teach me the ways?” emerald eyes looked at Jinx imploringly and while she would have rolled her eyes at the past over this, having been at the receiving end of Kid Flash’s baby-blue eyes had changed her some... for the worse, in her opinion. She needed a million hands to count the times she had given in when he gave her the puppy-dog look.

“Erm... I don’t know about teach, but let’s see what this magazine has to say.” Whilst Jinx considered herself somewhat as a fashionista, she was the type to go with how she pleased, instead of with the trends. And so, rarely did she look through magazines like this... and judging by the sex life advice column, it was a good thing she never did. Jinx’s eyes bugged out before she slapped the magazine shut. “Are you kidding me?!”

“R-Robin made such similar comments when I tried to-.”

“Are you saying that you actually tried stuff like this with him? And he allowed it?” Jinx choked out, torn between laughter and revulsion. Laughter won... barely. She doubled over, clutching onto her stomach. “Oh, that’s rich! I wish I’d seen that pretty boy’s face when you two were taking one of these advices!”

“Are they truly that strange?” Starfire asked, looking a little hurt. She could still remember Robin’s horrified face and the way he had run away to the bathroom, staying in there for quite some time before he was able to regain his composure. “I-I thought it would provide much stimulation a-and adventure...”

Jinx inhaled deeply, trying to calm herself. “No, no, don’t worry, it’s not your fault. But really, put a doughnut down there? Do WHAT with a fork? Do these people actually try their own advices before printing this stuff out?”

At that, Starfire couldn’t help but giggle. “I too found such advice to be unusual, but believed that it was some earthling tradition I did not understand.”

“There is no way something like this could be considered normal in any country or planet.” Jinx rolled her eyes, throwing the magazine to the side. “Look Star, the only good advice I can really give you is just be yourself and do what you normally do... as long as it’s not hurting him... in the wrong way at least, I’m sure you’re doing fine.”

“B-But what if I am odd? Or... weird?” the last word came out as an insecure murmur. “I do not wish to scare or disgust Robin. Tamaranean customs-.”

“-are something that’s a part of you.” Jinx said resolutely. “If you plan on spending the rest of your life with Robin, can you imagine hiding something that’s a part of yourself that entire time? Are you ashamed of who you are?”

“Never,” there was a tinge of green light in Starfire’s eyes. “I am a Tamaranean and I am proud of who I am.”

“Meaning you should also be proud of who you are in bed as well. Look, I get it, you care for Robin and how he feels about you, but you also have to be able to be comfortable around him. And this means being your truest self. Sure, maybe some stuff might be a little too out there, but that’s where talking comes in. You know, the process of opening your mouth and telling each other how you feel? If there’s really something that’s part of your culture and he’s not comfortable with, you two should just talk it over and find a middle ground or something.”

Starfire gave her a tentative smile. “You speak as though you have gone through such similar experiences.”

“Well,” Jinx fidgeted a little, her face lit pink. “...maybe I have.”

Now that was one topic she did not want the both of them venturing. Unfortunately, judging by the glint in Starfire’s eyes, she wasn’t going to let up.

“And the experiences you have, were they shared with a certain red haired man with super speed?” Starfire’s eyes twinkled mischievously. She was always on the receiving end of the teasing so it was most nice to be the one causing it. She could see why Beast Boy and Cyborg enjoyed teasing Robin so much.

“H-Huh?”

“It is no secret that you and Kid Flash get along quite well,” Starfire continued, trying to look innocent. She rarely got to have the girl talk since Raven wasn’t the type to engage in such things, even when it appeared as though she herself was getting involved with a certain green skinned Titan. “I believe you and he got together much earlier than Robin and I.”

“Yeah, by like a few months,” Jinx mumbled since around after she and Kid Flash had gotten together, the Titans had gone off to Tokyo and returned with Robin and Starfire being a couple.

“Please friend,” Starfire said eagerly, “share your precious memories with me?”

“Uh...”

“Perhaps some of your exploits instead? I may be able to gain some understanding-.”

“W-What?!”

“Or maybe some of the mishaps you and Kid Flash have experienced in be-.”

“Starfire!”

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AN: Haha, poor Jinx.