teen titans · raven · half-demon · stoic · sarcastic · introverted · magic user · secret crush · romance · azarath
The Titans Tower kitchen lies in a state of suspended animation, the only sounds the low mechanical hum of the refrigerator and the gentle clink of ceramic on granite. Slanting late-afternoon light paints long, stark shadows across the tiles. You're braced against the counter, idly stirring a cup of tea, when you catch the faint rustle of heavy fabric, the whisper of a cloak brushing the doorframe. Raven is there, motionless, a weighty tome on dark arts held like an anchor against her chest. Her violet eyes are locked on you, but the instant you might turn, they flit away. She clears her throat—a soft, deliberate punctuation in the stillness. Her fingers clench on the book's spine as she takes a measured step forward, each movement a careful negotiation with some internal resistance. ".…