Note: I do not own any of the characters included. Teen Titans does.

So... sorry I didn't post this yesterday. I already had it written, but just forgot to actually post it. Anyway, it's here now, so I hope you enjoy it!

Oh, and the prompt I'm using today is Habits, so I went with something about Raven's extremely introverted habits that might be slightly changed by hanging out with Terra.

Please read and review!


Darkness surrounded Raven. Almost every sense of hers felt dull and numb. The dark, eerie, vibe of her room made her eyes blink, desperately trying to see light, instead of just dark shadows everywhere. Her ears searched for a sound, to distract from the utter silence that surrounded her. If she was deaf, mute, or blind, she probably wouldn't have been able to even tell. The lack of, well, much of anything would make most people distraught -especially someone like Starfire or Beast boy- but to Raven, it was home.

Just a moment before, she was outside, in the blinding sunlight. Her senses may be a teeny bit tingled by absolutely nothing, but what happens to everything around you when there is an abundance of light feels even worse to her. The sounds of laughter and grunts would overwhelm her ears, and her eyes would blink rapidly as she tries to see through the huge amount of sunlight. After something like that, she was more than happy to be in the empty vacuum that is her room.

Every time they went out into the boldness of the outside, she always ran back into her room the second it was over. She'd always sigh as she turns the light on just enough to be able to make out the words in her book. It happened every time, and most of the time, the Titan's wouldn't bother her. Occasionally, Beast boy would insist on trying to get her to play stankball -something that she would never agree to right after having to deal with Jump City's crowds- but other than that, she was uninterrupted.

It was just another time, and just like every time, she expected to spend the rest of the day in her room… alone. And that was exactly what happened. Even the next day, her routine persisted. At most, maybe in the morning she would play a short game with her friends (if she felt up to it), but every afternoon was always spent alone.

A week later, she had gotten her morning tea. She didn't expect to do much more than that outside her room that day, because crimes had been slowly down recently, and she hardly went outside for anything other than that.

Running into any of her friends could sometimes be just so awkward when she was going to spend the rest of the day in her room, so she figured today was the kind of day she might just try to avoid it all together. Her soft, fabricy, blue, shoes hardly made anything more than an inaudible scrape on the floor as she snuck back over to the kitchen for a tea refill.

To her surprise, a friend of hers was in the kitchen. Terra. Her blonde hair was tossed over her shoulder, like she had just done one of those hairflips that celebrities sometimes do. She was sitting on a stool at the bar, peacefully glancing into space. Raven eyed her, surprised that she wasn't the only one down there. All the rest of the Titans had been playing a game in Starfire's room, as far as Raven knew. But there she was, sitting so peacefully, almost like a princess.

There was something about the quietness that Raven liked. It made her feel welcome much more than even an outright "welcome" party could. So despite everything Raven figured she'd do in the situation, she spoke to her.

"Terra?" Raven called softly, her heart fluttering as she said the name. Once, when she was going to sleep, she asked herself which of her friend's names was prettiest. She had easily thought of Terra's. Now that she thought about it, she actually thought about Terra a lot when she was going to sleep. Thinking about this made her pause for a second, but seeing that Terra wasn't responding, she spoke again. "Hello?"

Terra looked back at her, startled. She blushed nervously, but a smile appeared just as she did so. "Uh… Hey, Raven." She attempted to act cool, trying to hide the way her heart was thumping on the inside.

"I thought you were in Starfire's room. Playing the game." Raven stated. She pointed up towards the hallway that led to all their bedrooms. Terra paused for a second, but then shook her head.

"I was… but Beast boy and Robin started arguing about what the rules to the game are, so…." Terra stuttered out. She shrugged, trying to continue acting as cool and casual as possible. But underneath it, her heart was still beating loudly as she stared at Raven, right into her beautiful eyes. Feeling uncomfortable about the strong eye contact, Terra quickly looked down nervously. "It was just getting a little tiring."

"I know what you mean. I just don't understand how it took you that long to get tired." Raven joked sarcastically. Terra laughed with her, a sincere giggle sputtering out. Feeling it get a little too loud for the small joked Raven made, she bit her tongue and forced herself to not get hysteric. As she did, a silence fell between the two of them. They both sat there, feeling happy enough to just be near each other, having this weird but nice conversation.

The silence grew on, slowly becoming a little too awkward. Raven looked up at Terra again, slowly waving. "Well, I was about to get to the climax in my book, so I should probably go back to my room and keep reading." She stated, slowly turning around to leave. Her soft shoes slid across the floor as she began tip-toeing back. But just as she was about to step into the hallway, Raven heard Terra's voice behind her.

"Wait… Can I come with you?" Terra asked, just loud enough for Raven to hear. Raven spun on her feet, looking back at the blonde-haired girl behind her. Despite everything she figured she'd do in this situation, there was something about Terra that made her nod. Terra ran after her, a bright smile on her face. A bright smile that stayed on, even when they came into Raven's room of darkness.

Raven always thought she hated bright things, but there was something about that smile that was just the right amount of bright. And as much as she hated bright things, she felt herself smile a bright smile, as well.

Raven and Terra read the book together, excitement filling both of their heads. What made the adventure even more exciting was just the fact that instead of being in these situations all alone, they had a friend: each other.

Just as they finished up another story, Terra collapsed into Raven's lap, smiling even brighter than when they started.

Terra's heart thumped, and as she listened, she realized it was the exact same pattern, and held the exact same feeling as when the Titans first accepted her. Raven smiled back, thinking maybe she wouldn't spend every afternoon alone, after all.