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[norahjakobs]

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[ravenkinnie]

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She didn’t grieve like this when Steph died. Then again, she guesses, Steph never told her to leave.

It's always all about how the desire for connection is inherent but the fear of it is not.

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{{ Lemme do this RIGHT this time 8F CassRae for 16?

i know its been AWHILE since you sent this request, and even longer since i’ve written for these two fdjksal; but!!! hope this was worth it zira! 

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There was a certain point, late in the night, when Gotham did in fact reach a point of calm. In the early morning hours, when all activity slowed to a standstill, the rooftops and streets each held their own special liminality that demanded deviation from normal patrol routes.

This was her favorite part of the night, when most of the family agreed to take a break, and unwind with a game of hide and seek.

When she was the seeker, the game was usually over before even a quarter hour was up.

When she was hiding, however… Well… 

Tonight she was immensely enjoying the quiet, in the alleyway she concealed herself in. The light from the street didn’t quite reach the corner where she sat, not too close to the ground, but not too far up the fire escape as to be noticeable. Every few minutes she would readjust her posture, causing the metal to groan with the wind, and counting the seconds between when she last saw the shadow of one of her siblings pass over from the rooftops above. She considered enabling her comm unit when a considerable amount of time had passed, but held off.

Her streak was already going so well, why tarnish it now? 

When she heard the metal groan as a new weight joined her perch, though, she stood up in alarm.

Only to find her girlfriend chanting out a string of expletives in surprise.

“I should’ve known you’d be nearby but-” Raven eventually laughed lightly as she tried to catch her breath.

Cass wordlessly took her hand, encouraging the empath to take a seat with her. She let her legs dangle past the railing, kicking her feet as she waited patiently. Raven eventually complied, crossing her legs in her familiar meditative pose, adjusting her grip on Cass’ hand until their fingers were interlocking.

They sat in silence like that for a minute, before Raven broke it with a long-suffering sigh.

“They gave up looking for you, you know.”

Cass only smiled as she reached up to take off her mask, turning so Raven could see the look of glee in her eyes.

“I never lose,” she said triumphantly.

“Well… maybe against your family,” Raven teased, bumping her shoulder against the Bat’s, “But I’ll always be able to find you.”

“You have powers, though,” Cass whispered, leaning forward, “That’s cheating.”

Raven leaned in kind until their foreheads were touching one another.

“And using your ninja skills to give your family the run-around… Isn’t cheating?”

“Nope. Not when they all have ninja skills, too.”

“Fair point,” she hummed.

The Bat gave a smile as she saw Raven’s hand reaching up to tilt her chin, meeting her lips eagerly in kind. It was a short, thrilling kiss, stopped when Cass could feel the thrum of Raven’s powers zapping at her fingertips, dancing along where they held hands. She gave a gasp of surprise, but held the empath’s hand tighter in reassurance.

“Sorry,” she apologized shyly, a light blush spreading across her cheeks.

Cass smiled wide, “It’s okay.” She gave her a light peck on her cheek before leaning her head atop Raven’s shoulder.

“It’s okay.”

They sat on that fire escape in companionable silence, watching as the dawn began to paint the building opposite of them.

[dykerachelsummers]

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I know you don't have a reason to 
Speak up and that's alright 
I'd share my coat if you're freezing 
But if not, at least I tried

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[ravensroundofrobins]

ok but like. really consider-

Raven introducing Cass to audiobooks and podcasts assuming that babs hasn’t already ofc, bc thats also a minor headcanon of mine (i really really REALLY want med student!Raven who’s super into Sawbones bc that’s all I've been listening to these past few days its Brilliant.

she and Cass both listen to ‘em together when theyre working out or making dinner or even just idk chilling. or sometimes cass is sitting there w/ headphones in w/ her audiobook and doing something to keep her hands busy while raven sits in the room w/ her, with her own book in hand, just. enjoying each other’s company while doing diff things 

Raven hunting down her favs and Classics™ that she thinks are Must Reads ofc (or, well, Must Listens for Cass)

Cass trying a bunch of diff genres until she finds some that she likes & recommending some titles back to Raven, who obviously takes the time to read ‘em ofc so they can talk about them together (i see her getting into mysteries & slice of life fiction both idk)

them bonding over books and working together to accommodate cass’ disability bc *throws sparkles* THATS BEAUTIFUL DAMMIT

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will i ever draw more to this?

who knows

[squiddybeifong]

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