I JUST SAW A PICTURE AND STARFIRE WAS DEAD FOR GOD'S SAKE AND NO! JUST NO! SHE'S WAY TOO ADORABLE TO DIE!

So I came up with this were she's alive and (physically) fine, the Robrae in this one is more platonic than romantic though...


Comfort

Raven growled lowly and opened her eyes in irritation, she was trying to meditate in silence but the rapid knocking on her door prevented that.

She dropped from the air and onto her bed before getting up to open the door.

All the annoyance faded into worry when she saw Starfire standing there; eyes puffy and red from crying, her cheeks tear-stained.

The alien princess lowered her hand- obviously about to knock again before the door opened -her wide green eyes looking anywhere but the half-demon.

"Starfire! Are you okay? What's wrong?" Raven asked, lowering her hood.

"Friend Raven, I..." a sob escaped her lips and she covered her face with her hands.

Raven sighed and gently grabbed the girl's arm before pulling her in the room and shutting the door.

Starfire sat down on the ground, her back leaning against Raven's bed as she pulled her knees close to her body and placed her head on them; fresh tears rolling down her face.

Raven kept her mouth shut and just sat down cross-legged in front of the emotional Titan. She closed her eyes and focused on her own breathing; chanting her mantra silently to block out all the overwhelming emotions coming from Starfire. If she was planning to help her friend, it wouldn't really help if she was in the same state as the alien.

Starfire's sobbing became less and less until it finally stopped, Raven opened her eyes and watched as the alien silently wiped her tears and tried her best to even her breathing...with not much luck.

"Friend Robin..." she started slowly. "Did the breaking up with me," she bit her lip and looked away.

Raven blinked, he did what now? He had been crushing on the alien ever since they met. This didn't make any sense. It had taken him ages to admit and the half-demon was almost ready to force him to admit it, but then he finally kissed Starfire in Tokyo.

So this came as a huge surprise.

Seeing the confused look on Raven's face; Starfire explained further. "He said-" she hiccuped. "Said that it wasn't working out. I do not understand, we were in a relationship, not working?"

Raven sighed. "It's an expression, he means that your relationship just wasn't...going well, at least, that's what he thinks."

The alien princess tapped her fingers repeatedly against the ground, her breathing uneven as she tried to stop the tears from falling. She looked up at the half-demon, a pleading look in her green eyes. "Friend Raven, can I-"

"Yes."

Starfire didn't hesitate to jump into Raven's waiting arms; hugging the dark Titan close to her as she cried.


Raven followed Robin on patrol that night.

She stuck to the shadows at first, following him silently as she watched him grapple from building to building while he checked the city for any kind of danger. Just waiting for the right moment to show herself and ask the question.

Apparently, she didn't have to.

Robin paused his actions and just stood still on the roof of a building; his back facing her. It was silent for a few minutes, until he opened his mouth. "Raven, I know you're there."

She didn't even flinch; he would've sensed her sooner or later.

The half-demon stepped out of the shadows and he turned to face her; raising an eyebrow in question.

"Didn't feel like staying in the tower," she lied, shrugging her shoulders.

He obviously didn't buy it, but he didn't comment on it and continued his patrol; her flying next to him.

"So...did you get bored of Starfire or something?" She blurted after a few minutes of silence.

Raven was glad she had her hood up; or else he'd have seen her amused smile as the Boy Wonder tripped, obviously surprised by the sudden question. He caught himself before he could fall though.

"Wait, what?!"

Raven shrugged and levitated next to him before setting her feet on the rooftop he was standing on. "She came to me earlier today, completely heartbroken and crying. Care to tell me why?"

"Wait, she was crying?" Robin froze. "I didn't mean- I thought she was okay with it!"

"Apparently not."

He cursed and paced the roof, running his hand through his hair in frustration. "The one thing I promised myself not to do was hurt the people I care about. And what do I do?" He muttered, a frown on his face.

Raven blinked and placed a hand on her best friend's shoulder, causing him to stop. "Calm down. I'm just wondering, why? She was practically the only thing on your mind for years."

"She was," he sighed. "It's just...you know me, Rae. You of all people should understand why I had to do this."

The half-demon rolled her eyes. "Really? Because it's dangerous, if that's the case; she's in the wrong business then."

"Not only that, she's too innocent, and I'm anything but...I feel like I'm not making any sense." He kicked a small stone in frustration.

"You are, you're too...intense, for her to handle. It would've gone bad sooner or later."

'Intense?' He mouthed, a frown on his face as he thought it over, deciding not to comment on it when he realized she was right. "I didn't mean to break her heart..."

"I know," Raven lowered her hood. "Maybe you should talk to her tomorrow, from what I heard; she didn't really understand the reason why you dumped her."

He groaned. "Please don't say it like that; I didn't dump her."

She shrugged.

Both of them were silent for a moment, neither of them minding at all.

Robin smiled. "Thanks, Rae."

"No problem."