#bbrae

[lorilparis]

DENIAL

Raven had spent her entire life mastering self-control. It came naturally to her - until it suddenly, spectacularly didn't.

or, Raven can't stop word-vomiting really embarrassing things during sex.

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[arellian]

Insomnia update - Chapter 33: Stasis

12 p.m. Northwood Borough Police Department, Jump City, California.

Dick and Kori immediately leapt to their feet as Plasmus swung his large arm in a wide arc, hooking Dick around the waist and whipping him through the interrogation room’s two-way mirror.

He rounded on Kori, who was now hovering a foot off the floor, and made a grab for her.

Kori flitted to the side, drawing Plasmus in the opposite direction of the two-way mirror. Raising her hands together, she sent a starbolt into the center of Plasmus’s chest, shoving him back against the far wall.

Dust and bits of debris rained from the ceiling upon Plasmus’s impact.

[wanted-to-do-more]

//I'm just thinking about Damian doing the math, trying to figure out how long he will have to wait to pursue Jon when he comes back older than him. He's like, I don’t care, this doesn't stop my plan to marry him. It just shifts it.

And then Tomorrowman brings younger Jon back, and for a brief second Damian is like ...damn it...Wait, can I have both of them?

But then he remembers he preferred being older, even though Tomorrowman is kinda hot... But no he missed Jon too much and now that he's back he probably needs him more now than ever.

Idk probably kinda ooc but just some random thoughts I get at 11:30 at night....

But, like... the reason I ship Damijon specifically is because even though the girls he's dated seem nice and everything (I already love Raven, but I ship her with Beast Boy for a reason similar to why I ship Damian with Jon), Damian needs his little ray of sunshine. Being an edge lord is great, and yes, Raven and Damian would make an amazing power couple and Flatline with Damian would be such a lethal duo, but. I think all of them need a little balance.

Jon is like a breath of fresh air for Damian. Not only does he enjoy spending time with him, but Jon found out about his past and immediately accepted him. Without even a little hesitation. It's one thing to be accepted because "yeah I'm like you too", but when someone who hasn't been through that still views you as innocent and worthy of happiness? That's healing, in my opinion.

For Rae & BB, they had a rocky start, but when they got to know each other better they accepted each other. It felt earned. They work for their love.

Finally, I think Flatline would just cause Damian to backtrack on his progress. He doesn't want to be a killer anymore. She doesn't strike me as someone who would encourage that growth.

None of this is to say I wouldn't rp the other ships with Damian. I 100% would. Because Damian is cute as heck and I want to play him in happy stories and with angst. Also, as previously mentioned, I am a shipping whore. Just for the record.

Again, take all of this with a grain of salt bc it is now 11:48 and I am yawning as I type this. Also I haven't finished reading all my pile of comics. Okay bye.

[psychicphenomenonacolyte]

I find it funny how at first, nobody shipped Beast Boy with Raven and they did not have much interactions together in the comic books, but the 2000s cartoon made BBRae so popular among fans that not only did they become canon in the comic books, but now BBRae is considered one of the most iconic pairings in DC, just like Batman x Catwoman or Superman x Lois Lane.

[mister-celery]

raven and beast boy would actually go so hard if beastie was a butch lesbian

[arellian]

Insomnia update - Chapter 32: Fear

11 a.m. the outskirts of Jump City, California.

Gar’s head swam as he fought through the dark fogginess of his mind. Voices lapped at the edge of his consciousness but were muffled, indistinct. He tried to focus, to pull himself out of his stupor, but his head pounded in protest.

“Dosage...too high…”

His brow furrowed and he willed himself to lift his head, open his eyes. Gar felt like he was floating, detached from his body in the inky blackness as it failed to register his commands.

“...too long to wake up…”

He began drifting away, his mind fading back into nothingness.

“...tools...wake him…”

A scream pierced the fog, ripping its way to the very center of his being.

Gar’s face scrunched as he desperately tried to wake up.

A second, longer scream rang out, embedding icy shards in his heart.

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[cocoalaska]

The Beast Within episode bugged me! I had to fanfic about it cuz I needed those chemicals to not just magically turn them into identical werebeasts. I know "the Beast" is like an iconic part of Gar's character in fandoms, so I stayed as close to that as possible, but Adonis I treated more like a mutated steroid situation. So they could still battle in beastly forms.

And I know the episode was a whole toxic masculinity parable, but I hated that Gar's *personality* had to inexplicably also change into chauvinist prick? Like, maybe the chemicals would cause anger management issues, maybe feeling overly boastful or manic... but "be a doll and get me another soda"?? Gross! My sweet golden baby would never!

Also also, I wanted Raven to be less of a damsel in distress unconscious for half the ep, and saw an opportunity for them to bond in a bigger way.

Anyway, shameless plug for The Beasts Among Us

https://archiveofourown.org/works/80539251/chapters/211509851

[ttgbbrae]

100th post!

I'm going to make my first original post to make an observation about the BBRAE episode I haven't seen anyone else make.

When Beast Boy says the flowers are for Raven, there's a tiger sound effect in the background. The exact same sound effect is used during their first kiss, two seasons earlier:

To this day, I am pleasantly surprised that the people who worked on the BBRAE episode remembered such a minor detail :)