#raerob

He sat back on his knees and grinned at her, his eyes meeting hers under the thick shadow of his eyelashes. His lips pulled to the side in a teasing smile, and he rolled onto his back, settling his hands on the swell of her hips. Raven could feel his muscles tense under the weight of her body, and it took every ounce of effort not to grind into him. Last week had been an… accident, but she didn’t want this week to be on purpose. 

Raven flushed as she thought about their last training session, which had dissolved into breathy kisses and long, desperate touches before either one of them could get a handle on their emotions. She shivered as she remembered Dick’s scarred fingers slipping under the soft modal of her top, searching for her sweat-soaked skin, drawing invisible patterns on her. 

His kisses tasted of rain on a day of sunshine. It was addictive.  

“You’re getting better, you know.” Dick cocked his head to the side and leaned up to adjust his back, as if he had no intention of moving her from the top of his body. “You almost got me twice.”

He was full of shit, but Raven blushed anyway. Her hands rested on his chest, feeling his heart slow and breath fill his lungs. Being next to him felt intoxicating, but she didn’t want to dwell on that thought too much. They hadn’t talked about what happened last week, and Raven doubted they would. She doubted either of them were really ready to face the consequences of their actions, but… she knew that she wanted it to happen again. She wanted to feel his mouth on hers, his hands on her body, his breathless gasp of her name as her hand slipped beneath the waistband of his soft, cotton pants. 

As if he was thinking the same thing, Dick’s body tensed beneath her and Raven allowed herself the small, girlish pleasure of recognizing that just a few layers of fabric separated their skin. She swallowed and leaned over him, resting a hand next to his head. 

Dick stopped her movement with a squeeze on her thigh. His eyes were far too blue as he looked up into her face, propping himself up a few inches so that their lips just barely touched in a ghost of a kiss. It felt too much, and not enough at the same time, and Raven bit the inside of her cheek to keep from moaning.

“Raven.” 

His voice was a breathy whisper and he slid his hand higher on her thigh, burning her through her clothes. It was like he was branding her with his touch alone. How long had she felt like this? How long had she wanted him to touch her like this, but she had just locked away her own feelings? She was a mess, and he wasn’t helping. 

“I said beg for it.”

Oh.

Oh.

Her eyes met his and he leaned up another half an inch, his lips loving against her own as he spoke. “If you want it… beg for it.”

Dick sounded desperate enough to beg himself, and Raven wondered if he was going to shatter the way she would. Without thinking any more, Raven leaned forward and closed the space between them in a desperate kiss. His mouth moved over her own, heady and desperate. Each kiss was dragging out something primal in her, something she wanted to understand, but knew she wasn’t ready to face just yet. Dick’s hand curled in her hair, twisting strands between his fingers as he tilted her head to the side, deepening the kiss. 

Fuck. Raven felt her well placed control slide, and she ground her hips down on his own, feeling his cock twitch with the pressure. Yes. This was what she wanted. This sweet pressure and relief. She leaned forward and dug her fingers in his shoulders, and her hips began a slow, steady movement in a mockery of sex. Dick groaned into her kiss, his fingers tightening almost painfully at the sensation. She could feel their bodies heat up, each stroke or push, bringing them closer and closer to the brink. 

Dick pulled back quickly, gasping. His eyes were wild, like fathomless storms invading every part of him. With a belabored groan, he shifted his weight and rolled her under him, hitching her leg up high of his hip. Raven’s back arched and she stared into the ceiling, feeling every inch of Dick’s body press against her. He pushed against her and stilled his movement, leaning over her with a soft curse. 

“Beg for it.”

Raven cried out as his hand slipped up her shirt again. “Please! Please!” Tears were leaking from her eyes and fire was licking her skin. She wanted to be naked, to roll over the floor to feel Dick taking her completely and unabashedly. Whatever sense of control she thought she had dissolved, and her hands found his hair, pulling his lips down to hers in a hungry, voracious kiss. Dick groaned and he pushed her deeper into the mat. 

The Titans had been like this for a while now, none of them moving unless they needed something, but always going back to their original spot. That was until Beast Boy suddenly sprang up and walked towards Raven. This was enough to grab the other Titans attention, especially Robin’s. He made sure to position himself in a way that would make it easy to grab Raven if things were to get out of control. It had kinda become an unwritten rule that if anyone, mainly Beast Boy, set Raven off Robin would be the one to “contain” her. Now this wasn’t because he was the strongest, that title went to Starfire, and strength wouldn’t stop Raven, as she could throw things with her mind. No, strength was certainly not the reason, it was because he was the only one that was able to calm her down enough for her to have some reasoning. They all had theories as to why this was. Beast Boy and Starfire said it was because they were soulmates. Ever since Star’s and Robin’s breakup she’s been trying to get him with Raven, according to her they would be “just the most amazing couple in the world”. Cyborg just chalked it up as them being best friends, which they were. Robin always thought it was because of their bond, but the only person who really knew was the bird herself, and she rarely spoke out on subjects like this.

“Hey Raven,” he heard Beast Boy say. Raven didn’t say anything, only shifted her gaze to look at him for a second. “Um well I was wondering…” he looked around nervously. Robin got ready to pounce, and Cyborg and Starfire were listening intently. “Why do you read so much?” he asked in a hurry hushed voice, but was heard nevertheless. She didn’t even bother to look at him when she answered “because I love to read”. He stood there for a second just looking at her questioningly. After a couple of seconds she closed her book and laid it next to her, making them all a bit anxious. “But…why? Why do you love reading? What’s so special about it?” This question made the other titans a little concerned for Beast Boy’s wellbeing. They all knew that Raven loved to read because…actually they didn’t really know why she liked it so much and were curious to hear her answer, they moved beside Beast Boy so they would hear her better.

She thought about her answer for a second before simply answering “I’m not from here”. After seeing their questioning and confused faces she continued. “Starfire’s from another planet and she still gets confused with helicopters and airplanes, imagine how difficult it would be for someone from a different dimension.”

“Thankfully I knew English and some other basic concepts when I came to Earth but most of the things I know about this planet are from things I’ve read in books. For example I didn’t know what a lullaby was until I read it in one of my books.” “A lull-a-by?” Starfire asked. “It’s a song that parents use to put their children to sleep Star.” “Oh that is most wonderful friend Cyborg, we had those on my planet as well, would you like me to sing you all one!” “NO, um I mean we should let Raven finish first.” “You are the most right friend Robin, I apologize friend Raven you may continue.” “Thank you Star, and there you go, she knew what a lullaby was and knows some herself, there wasn’t anything of the sorts from where I came from, I have no idea what it’s like, and the only way I would get to experience it would be through reading. Even if I did know something that is common on Earth, like….how physical contact shows that you care for someone, I never knew what it felt like. Imagine living your life like you’re behind a glass door, you can see and hear everything but are never able to truly experience it for yourself. I read so I can experience things.”

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After Raven had finished she got up and left the main room. It had been a couple of hours since she had left when Robin had knocked on Raven’s door. “Yes?” Raven knew it was him because of their bond, so she opened the door completely so he could come in, instead of opening it an inch like she usually would. As the door shut behind him he said “So ah, I was thinking about what you said, like how you’re new to this planet too and never got to experience things for yourself, like a lullaby. So I was thinking, maybe, I could give you that experience, only if you want” he said the last part in a rushed-tone. “You mean sing me a lullaby…?” “Only if you want me to that is, I understand if you don’t, this was a-“ “Sure” she shrugged her shoulders and sat on her bed. It was only then that he realized that she was wearing a black loose T-shirt and grey sweatpants. “What? Did you think I slept in my uniform?” she said with a brow raised in a teasing voice. “I, um…” he started to blush from embarrassment “No comment” he said regaining his composure.

He walked over to where she was sitting and started to sing. “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine” she started to lay her head down. “You make me happy when skies are grey” he moved to the other side of the better so he could see her better. “You’ll never know dear, how much I love you” she could tell that he had this conflicted feeling but couldn’t quite pinpoint why. “Please don’t take my sunshine away” he finished off, still looking at her. After a couple seconds of silence she got up and looked at him, it was difficult to know what he was feeling because she never got to see his eyes, the windows to the soul.

Her face softened. “Thank you for that” she said gently “it was beautiful”, before he could answer she got up and walked over to her book shelf and picked one up. The book contained a bunch of lullabies, she opened it to a page that was highlighted, it was the lullaby he had just sung her, “This one is my favourite” she looked at him and smiled “My…my mother use to sing it to me when I was younger” it was the reason he wanted to sing the particular one to her, Raven sorta knew what happened to his parents, which was why he was comfortable sharing it with her. They looked at each other for a bit, him getting lost in her eyes and her trying to figure out what he was thinking about. They were like this for a couple of minutes, incomplete silence and unmoving, until Raven moved towards a chair that had her cloak on it.