Some people say that, with my darkness and his serious disposition, Robin and I should be together.
They're often the same people who think that, with their more cheerful outlooks, Beast Boy and Starfire seem made for each other.
I can't say that those people are wrong on the count of Beast Boy and Starfire. Maybe, given circumstances or a good push, their friendship could develop into more. Maybe.
But Robin and I? Never.
We work as friends. We trust each other, we can talk to each other, and sometimes it's kind of refreshing to talk to someone who can give you a realistic response, not Beast Boy's tendency to laugh things off or Starfire's sometimes unreal optimism.
But if we were more, we'd smother each other.
We'd drown in our own darkness, combined and pulling us down together. If ever we become so twisted into the other, we'd forget everything else but the darkness.
Our team would try to help. But both of us are so secretive I wonder if they'd even realize before it was too late.
We know this.
It's why he has Starfire. It's why I have Beast Boy.
It's why, even as the best of friends, we stay two steps further than from anyone else. Neither of us feels the temptation of the other. We're friends, just friends.
But even with our feelings elsewhere, we don't take chances.
AN: Something that's been in my head a while. Just why Raven and Robin don't make a good couple.
Edit: This is not me bashing the RaeRob pairing. It's only why it is hard to do a good one, because they're both dark (and Robin does have an obsessive streak). Also note that, in this, it is entirely possible that they're in denial. I was going for vague, not bashing.