BBRae Week 2016 Day 2 - Family
The day Raven knew they were a family was not the day she had expected.
It wasn't the day when she found out Trigon had left her barren, denying her the choice to become or not to become a mother, crying for some reason she didn't fully understand while her boyfriend comforted her awkwardly only a week into their romantic relationship.
It wasn't the day when she looked up into green eyes set in green skin and said 'I do' for all to hear, though she loved him profoundly.
It wasn't even the day when she and Garfield finally were able to officially adopt Melvin, Timmy and Teether, as close to her heart as any child of her blood could be. They were together and safe and happy.
The day she knew, truly knew, was when Garfield ushered three shy children into a row before Raven as she read in her favourite chair. She frowned when she saw the tracks of tears on Garfield's face, tempered though they were by his radiant smile. The three children blushed and fidgeted.
"They have something they want to ask you," Garfield said, quieter than usual. "Go on. It's okay." Timmy, always eager to prove he was the bravest, stepped in front of his sister and his brother.
"Raven?" he started, bashfully.
"Yes?" Raven said, encouraging him.
"Can we... can we call you Mommy?" he asked.
Raven dropped her book and fell to her knees on the floor, clutching all three children as close as she could, constantly affirming that they could call her their mother, for that is how she liked to think of herself. After that, there was no need to think.
Raven knew.
Mushy and short but I'm ill and weak and trying lol
-Jack
