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I finally finished my bbrae babies!! C: rose and jay! AAAAAAA cuties. VuV!! This is kind of a basic chart for them. Includes their younger and older selves :) hope you like!

teen-tyrant

Nice, although I always pictured Beast Boy and Raven having a son first and then a daughter, with Robin and Starfire balancing that out by having a daughter and then a son. Good characters you made, though.

Hello, I’m interested in your opinion, since it’s already known that the Titans will have a film and, in theory, it will increase their popularity again and I hope that they will create a new animated series, vet xmen, they have it, so the Titans will have it, and I’m wondering what you think will happen ther for me personally I want it to be like the original ntt or like the 2003 comic, it will be good

I'm solely a fan of the 2003 cartoon version of the Titans, so if they make a movie version, I want the movie version of that team, with the same dynamics.

bbraefairy

do people still read beastboy & raven / bbrae fics? just curious lol

teen-tyrant

This BBRae fan does. 20 years and going strong.

bbraefairy

“2003 bbrae isn't canon”

well, they canon to me, so what else?

teen-tyrant

I would have said:

"2003 Teen Titans never finished, you don't even know what will or won't be canon. How you like that?"

beautifulpurpleflame

Hello everyone this is beautifulpurpleflame. I haven't said anything in a while so I thought I should let you know what's happened lately. I no longer have ovarian cancer! Thanks to chemo and I also had a hysterectomy. I still have aphasia which I had gotten from the stroke but I get a little better every day. It's just going to take a long long time. I still can't read or write again but I find ways to do this and that. If you have really bad periods please don't do what I did and wait too long. And if you tell your doctor about it and they don't think it's anything too bad ask them again and again. No one wants to have cramps but you really don't want to have cancer and you really really don't want to have a stroke. I was very lucky to survive. Like you guys don't even know how hard I almost died. Anyway, I'm back!

teen-tyrant

Glad to see that you are ok and recovering. It is truly infuriating that doctors don't take patients seriously when they tell them what's wrong with them, especially in the case of women. Sorry to hear that you had to have such extreme treatments, but if they work, it's better than the alternative. This is the second time you've beaten cancer if I'm not mistaken, and even a different kind of cancer, right? I wish you strength on your road to recovery. Welcome back!

bbraefairy

bbrae world domination

teen-tyrant

Preach it, because that’s church.

beautifulpurpleflame

Hi everybody this is beautifulpurpleflame. Something happened to me and I wanted to let you all know. 2 months ago I had a stroke and then I found more cancer. This whole time I've been in a hospital and I'll be for a while. A lot of doctors have been really great. One more thing I have is something I got from the stroke, it's called aphasia. So I won't be able to do things for a long time. But someday I'll be there again! Best of luck. I'll see you again once I get better.

teen-tyrant

OMG! So sorry stuff like this is happening again to you, but glad you’re getting the help you need. Hope you make a full recovery, however long it takes. Stay strong!

beautifulpurpleflame

Alright, everyone! I'm moving my BBxRae stories over from fanfiction.net to AO3. There are 58 of them. Um... I may not move all of them. A couple one-shots may be left behind. I'm under the same pen name on AO3 (beautifulpurpleflame) so you should be able to find my account pretty easily.

Snapped

Confusing What is Real

Truth Through Mirrors

Just Friends?

After the Crash

The Little Cherub (Complete Series)

The Crush

Timing is Everything

teen-tyrant

It looks like that was a big misunderstanding. Fanfiction.net is not being shut down, it’s being upgraded and updated. Years of inactivity and rumors that it would shut down seemed to have gotten out of hand, but everything looks like it’s actually staying. That being said, it’s good that you’re saving your stories in another location just in case it does ever happen. And yes, I can indeed confirm your stories are still read and enjoyed, I’m definitely one of your stats.

beautifulpurpleflame

Amazing news!!! I bought a new laptop and I guess all of my files had been saved via Microsoft so I didn't lose anything!!! I'm so happy and grateful!

teen-tyrant

Had that happen once, myself. The relief at finding that you can recover all that you had thought lost is unbelievable. Glad it worked out for you.

hollandorks

because I've seen a couple posts like this recently:

Do not be discouraged if you see someone with the same idea for a fic as you! Because that's what we want--the same exact stories, over and over, through the unique lens of each writer! That's the beauty of fanfiction: you can read the same story, slightly to the left, as many times as possible!

So please, post that fic that has the same premise as someone else. Write your version of it, and rest assured knowing that at the very least, one person will be delighted to find the same kind of story as one they just finished!

ruinedrainbowpooka

Reads will be like

beautifulpurpleflame

You can tell there's a general feeling of hopelessness and depression around the world because every single fanfic I've been following has been updating with chapters that are just so bleak.

beautifulpurpleflame

If you don't mind me asking, can I ask something from Teen Titans? What do you think are Raven and Beast Boy’s greatest personality strengths and weaknesses? Why? What do you love about their dynamic? Sorry if you've answered these questions before.....

Raven and Beast Boy have such a great dynamic because on the surface they seem like polar opposites but, underneath, their core values are identical. They fit together like two different pieces to the same puzzle.

Raven is quiet, intelligent, mature. Beast Boy is excitable, witty, playful. She stays calm and thinks analytically while he reacts on instinct and impulse. She thinks ahead, he lives for today. She struggles to let go of her self control, he struggles to stay serious. She's too strict, he's too lax.

But they both want to do good in the world, use the powers they've been burdened with to help people. They're both willing to put their lives on the line for the greater good. They're both insecure about themselves and feel inferior to their friends whether in appearance, abilities, or intelligence. They both have a primal rage deep inside of them that they have to be cautious and conscious of. Neither grew up in a loving, nurturing environment and all of their mentors held them at an arm's length. Deep down, they both want to be loved and accepted.

They are very different people but they are also very compatible despite that. And that's why I love their relationship.

Hope that answers your question!

beautifulpurpleflame

Send Me Good Vibes!

So I've had a very rough week. My aunt passed away on the seventeenth and my cat passed away on the twentieth. My aunt passing was expected but is still sad. My cat, on the other hand, was not expected and I'm absolutely gutted. She had a bad eye that they found to be cancerous and there was no hope to save her. This after they told me her eye was probably fine and not to worry. She was an absolutely wonderful cat and her passing has really hit me hard. She was my other aunt's and I inherited her two cats when she passed away suddenly. I've lost both of my aunts in the last year and a half. As well as my grandfather. And one of my mother's cats whom we've had since I was a teenager. It's been a rough 18 months, folks.

I've put in a couple applications to adopt some kittens and would really love it if people could send some positive energy my way. I'm adopting kittens because I still have another cat who will accept kittens easier than another mature cat. If I didn't have another cat at home I'd absolutely adopt adult cats but I think this will be an easier transition for her. Also, this cat is 14 and my other cat who lives with my mother is 18 (she lives there because it's where she's most comfortable and my brother doesn't work so he can give her 24 hour care). I'll be losing both of them in the next couple years, so I need kittens that will be with me for years to come. I haven't had kittens in nearly twenty years so it's time for a new generation.

This is the worst time of year to be trying to adopt kittens since a bunch of people are adopting as well and using them as gifts, but I'm hoping that when the shelter sees my application they'll see that I'm adopting for the right reason and that I'm more than qualified. I'm just so nervous about being rejected. I'm working from home right now (got a new job that's letting me train at home before working in person) and this is the best time to get kittens as I'll be here to supervise them until they settle in. I just really need something to go right and for the year to end on the right foot.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

beautifulpurpleflame

UPDATE

So they're having trouble finding the vet history of the cat I still have and I have a bad feeling they're going to deny me because of it. The hoops they make you jump through to get a cat are understandable but so frustrating.

beautifulpurpleflame

UPDATE II

I was contacted by a different shelter who seem a little nicer than the one I've been dealing with. They said if I wanted to I could come in today or tomorrow to meet with the available kittens. I can't go today but I'm hoping I can convince either my mother or brother to drive me (I don't have a car). It's like 45 minutes away, too, and we'd be dealing with Christmas Eve traffic. But I'm hoping one of them will take pity on me because of, you know, the whole 'my cat unexpectedly passed away five days before Christmas' thing. Fingers crossed! But if not tomorrow then I'll definitely persuade them to take me next week. Keep the vibes coming! Thank you all so much, you're all wonderful!

teen-tyrant

So sorry to hear you went through that, and are still going through that. I haven’t been on in a while for a similar issue, at least the first part. I know the kind of feeling you experienced in losing your poor cat. My beloved dog died back in September, also of a cancer that was found growing in her brain, right in a spot where it could not be treated with normal means. The only possible treatment that could have saved her would have involved too much traveling for the condition she was in, and is so new that it wasn’t even guaranteed. My wife and I knew we could not save her. She started to decline fast and we had to put her down only three days later.

She was the first dog I ever had that I actually felt was not just a pet, but my baby. She was an english bulldog and I had never been fond of the breed, but my wife loved her because she had previously belonged to her sister, and when we got her she was so happy. Within the year, I started to love her, too, more than any pet I’d ever had. We had three great years with her, almost to the day, and then we had to put her to sleep. I had had dogs die before, but I was never there to see it, and this time I had to be in the room saying goodbye to her and watch as the life left her body. It was the most horrible day of my life, so far. My wife and I still find ourselves crying for her frequently, we have so many reminders.

We’ve had better luck than you in adopting again. Another english bulldog, one who was rescued from a puppy mill and used as a breeder many times. She’s helping us to heal greatly. My condolences for you unable to adopt again right now, and your family’s complete lack of support.

I hope things improve for you soon. Nobody should be deprived of being able to give their love to an animal who needs it.

minotauri

“humanity is inherently selfish and bad” bbbrrrghuhjfkg. humanity is seeing a stranger’s grocery bag break open on the sidewalk and harvesting fruits and veggies from the branch-like cracks of the asphalt for them, just because you can. humanity is helping a lost child find their mother on a crowded beach, looking for the ladybug-patterned parasol with their hummingbird-small hand in yours. it’s an elder’s fingers wrapped around your arm as you help them up the stairs because the elevator is broken, and feeling like you’re doing exactly what you’re supposed to be doing, like this is what you would’ve been doing had you been alive centuries or even millennia ago. there will always be a heavily pregnant woman who will smile at your when you give up your seat, a nice blind man in the fruit aisle who will ask you to please pick the riper plantain for him, a tired cashier whose face will light up when you compliment their tattoo sleeve. humanity is connection

punished-lincolnshire-poacher

The “humanity is inherently selfish and bad” trope is yet another iteration of propaganda meant to blame innocent masses for problems that are directly caused by the top percentage of obscene wealth-hoarders. It is born from a probably subconscious rationalization for their extreme greed, ie “anyone would do what i’m doing if they were in my position because it’s just human nature.” Anyway it’s total bullshit and the truth is that human beings are love in motion.

teen-tyrant

Humans are not inherently bad, because what is good and what is bad is subjective, but humans are inherently selfish. Every “good” deed ever done was done with self-interest at heart. Every person helped, every smile created, every burden lifted, was done by someone who wanted to feel better about themselves, told themselves that they’d want that treatment if it was them having the hard time, and holding onto the hope that by doing something good, someone else would help them out along the way. Everything humans do, even when others benefit, is coming from a place of selfishness. That doesn’t excuse people who do selfish things that are blatantly selfish and are only designed to help them, but let’s not make believe that everyone else isn’t performing every action, even when reacting on instinct, from a place of self-interest. You cannot be a biological organism existing on this planet without your every chosen action having some kind of overall benefit for yourself, or at least the belief that it will.

punished-lincolnshire-poacher

Most of the things you say are correct, technically, but couched in the language of capitalist propaganda which distorts the context. The part I take most issue with is “Everything humans do … is coming from a place of selfishness.” This is simply not the case. Human beings are capable of seeing and acting in the interest of the collective good, a concept which capitalism by its very nature desperately attempts to erase. Whereas a truly “selfish” person would act only in their own interest with indifference to others, a person who acts—as you say—in such a way that helps others while simultaneously serving their own self interest could still be upholding the collective good. This is especially true if, in such a situation, that person’s “own self interest” is defined as the emotional gratification that comes from helping others (”someone who wanted to feel better about themselves”). So while you are mostly correct in what you say, the language you’ve been taught to use tints it with unnecessary cynicism. If you can find it in your heart to unlearn that, you may find a type of peace that you never realized could exist.

teen-tyrant

“This is simply not the case.”

Yes, it is. That’s what’s simple. The fact that you don’t think so is your first and most difficult problem.

“Human beings are capable of seeing and acting in the interest of the collective good, a concept which capitalism by its very nature desperately attempts to erase.”

I will agree with you on the second half of that sentence. As to the first half, however, is flawed for two reasons. 1) The collective good means good for the person as well. By helping others, in particular cases, they are helping themselves. I’ll elaborate further on this presently, as your following statement deals with that concept more directly. 2) Collective “good” by whose standard? Again, what is considered good and bad is subjective, depending on perspective and context. So not only might what is deemed as “good” to some not be such to others, but it could just as well end up as a byproduct of what the person is trying to accomplish. You cannot simply take a made-up concept such as “doing good” or “the right thing” as a natural, fundamental fact. It is not.

“Whereas a truly “selfish” person would act only in their own interest with indifference to others, a person who acts—as you say—in such a way that helps others while simultaneously serving their own self interest could still be upholding the collective good.“

Not true. As complex, intelligent beings capable of abstract and critical thinking, it is not only possible, but common - the rule rather than the exception - for people to make decisions and take actions that assist people beyond themselves in service of themselves, because they are able to realize that it will yield a greater reward for themselves, whether that be tangible or abstract (i.e. monetary gain, or simply feeling good about themselves). These people are acting entirely based on selfish desires - even the desire to help others is purely selfish because it is still based on desire, the person feels good by making others feel good and wants to avoid feeling bad, ergo: self-interest - and the collective good being upheld is a side-effect of their efforts, the natural outcome, but not truly the inciting factor that drove them to action.

“This is especially true if, in such a situation, that person’s “own self interest” is defined as the emotional gratification that comes from helping others (”someone who wanted to feel better about themselves”).”

You’ve really made no point here. Their self-interest, even if it involves helping others, may yield a net positive result for society as a whole, but that is not the driving factor. That’s the motivation they’ve consciously latched onto, but their own personal gratification - or avoidance of negative feelings - is the true drive.

“So while you are mostly correct in what you say, the language you’ve been taught to use tints it with unnecessary cynicism.”

Please do not confuse what you might consider negative language with cynicism. The real cynics in this world are the ones who tell you that everything will be alright.

“If you can find it in your heart to unlearn that, you may find a type of peace that you never realized could exist.”

If thinking and believing in that way is what I’d have to do to find “peace,” then I don’t want to find it. I’d rather face the ugly truth of existing in this world and be depressed and miserable as a result, than be happy and at peace by convincing myself of a lie.

Maybe you can live your life in such a way, and good on you for it. But not me, I have standards.

punished-lincolnshire-poacher

If the collective “good” cannot truly be defined, then neither can your ugly “truth.” All you’ve done is pull back the curtain to reveal that your entire philosophy revolves around manufacturing your own misery in exchange for a sense of superiority over people who’ve decided to settle for what sparse happiness can be found in this existence. You speak as though you believe your pronouncements carry far-reaching weight when in reality you are constructing a tiny cage around yourself. As for the core of our discussion, you’ve raised some very solid points but it has come down to splitting hairs over personal beliefs. I believe that recognition of a subjective “common good,” undefinable as it is, can be the driving factor behind someone’s actions, and you believe that self-gratification (equally undefinable) is the ultimate driving factor. I’m glad we pared it down to the simplest terms but it’s unlikely that either of us will convince the other at this point.

teen-tyrant

Certainly, the ugly truth can be defined. It has been defined. Everything that exists must eventually cease to exist. This dichotomic, fundamental fact robs any subjective “good” in this world of it’s meaning, because even if there was no “good” in the world, all things would still cease to exist. Whether life is happy or miserable, it all ends in the same way, so there’s no difference in however one experiences existence, because there is no ultimate consequence.

You are mistaking knowledge of my own accuracy as a sense of superiority. Not entirely your fault, it’s a common misconception, but there is no superiority in the realization and acknowledgment of the fundamental flaws of existence that prevent anything “good” from having an intrinsic meaning.

I have not constructed a “tiny cage” around myself; the world is a tiny cage. The illusion of there being more to it than simply cause-effect in a flesh-and-blood existence is the sole factor that separates humans from animals; the belief in the illusion that there is more.

I do not discount your view of a “common good” being a driving factor, but that is driven by an even deeper factor: self-interest. The idea that one can experience that “common good” is what drives a person to pursue it. That’s the allure of the “common” part of that phrase. A person tries to put “good” into the world in the hope that it will somehow have positive consequences upon their existence. And therein lies the illusion.

I don’t need to convince you of the truth of my words. In fact, I hope I never do. You, and many others, have the luxury of still believing in the illusion, and get to continue on with the make-believe of the world, it’s ultimate lie: that somehow, everything’s gonna be alright. I wish I could have such a luxury, but once you make the realizations I have, there’s no rewinding that, unless you willfully lie to yourself and just pretend like the rest. No interest in self-deception. You and the majority of humanity can go ahead and have your fun; I’ll be right over here and make do with the satisfaction of being correct.

minotauri

“humanity is inherently selfish and bad” bbbrrrghuhjfkg. humanity is seeing a stranger’s grocery bag break open on the sidewalk and harvesting fruits and veggies from the branch-like cracks of the asphalt for them, just because you can. humanity is helping a lost child find their mother on a crowded beach, looking for the ladybug-patterned parasol with their hummingbird-small hand in yours. it’s an elder’s fingers wrapped around your arm as you help them up the stairs because the elevator is broken, and feeling like you’re doing exactly what you’re supposed to be doing, like this is what you would’ve been doing had you been alive centuries or even millennia ago. there will always be a heavily pregnant woman who will smile at your when you give up your seat, a nice blind man in the fruit aisle who will ask you to please pick the riper plantain for him, a tired cashier whose face will light up when you compliment their tattoo sleeve. humanity is connection

punished-lincolnshire-poacher

The “humanity is inherently selfish and bad” trope is yet another iteration of propaganda meant to blame innocent masses for problems that are directly caused by the top percentage of obscene wealth-hoarders. It is born from a probably subconscious rationalization for their extreme greed, ie “anyone would do what i’m doing if they were in my position because it’s just human nature.” Anyway it’s total bullshit and the truth is that human beings are love in motion.

teen-tyrant

Humans are not inherently bad, because what is good and what is bad is subjective, but humans are inherently selfish. Every “good” deed ever done was done with self-interest at heart. Every person helped, every smile created, every burden lifted, was done by someone who wanted to feel better about themselves, told themselves that they’d want that treatment if it was them having the hard time, and holding onto the hope that by doing something good, someone else would help them out along the way. Everything humans do, even when others benefit, is coming from a place of selfishness. That doesn’t excuse people who do selfish things that are blatantly selfish and are only designed to help them, but let’s not make believe that everyone else isn’t performing every action, even when reacting on instinct, from a place of self-interest. You cannot be a biological organism existing on this planet without your every chosen action having some kind of overall benefit for yourself, or at least the belief that it will.

punished-lincolnshire-poacher

Most of the things you say are correct, technically, but couched in the language of capitalist propaganda which distorts the context. The part I take most issue with is “Everything humans do … is coming from a place of selfishness.” This is simply not the case. Human beings are capable of seeing and acting in the interest of the collective good, a concept which capitalism by its very nature desperately attempts to erase. Whereas a truly “selfish” person would act only in their own interest with indifference to others, a person who acts—as you say—in such a way that helps others while simultaneously serving their own self interest could still be upholding the collective good. This is especially true if, in such a situation, that person’s “own self interest” is defined as the emotional gratification that comes from helping others (”someone who wanted to feel better about themselves”). So while you are mostly correct in what you say, the language you’ve been taught to use tints it with unnecessary cynicism. If you can find it in your heart to unlearn that, you may find a type of peace that you never realized could exist.

teen-tyrant

“This is simply not the case.”

Yes, it is. That’s what’s simple. The fact that you don’t think so is your first and most difficult problem.

“Human beings are capable of seeing and acting in the interest of the collective good, a concept which capitalism by its very nature desperately attempts to erase.”

I will agree with you on the second half of that sentence. As to the first half, however, is flawed for two reasons. 1) The collective good means good for the person as well. By helping others, in particular cases, they are helping themselves. I’ll elaborate further on this presently, as your following statement deals with that concept more directly. 2) Collective “good” by whose standard? Again, what is considered good and bad is subjective, depending on perspective and context. So not only might what is deemed as “good” to some not be such to others, but it could just as well end up as a byproduct of what the person is trying to accomplish. You cannot simply take a made-up concept such as “doing good” or “the right thing” as a natural, fundamental fact. It is not.

“Whereas a truly “selfish” person would act only in their own interest with indifference to others, a person who acts—as you say—in such a way that helps others while simultaneously serving their own self interest could still be upholding the collective good."