Raven happily hummed around the house, putting away dishes, dusting, and trying out a new furniture arrangement at the same time. Gravity powers rocked.
Raven had the look of a tough, no-shit girl. And she liked to keep it that way. But in her and Kat's home, she let that all fall away to a happier person. Sure, she got angry like anyone else. She just wasn't as angry as she let the world believe.
Hearing a key in the lock, she quickly finished her task and went to go greet Kat at the door.
"Hey Kat! How wa- Kat? Are you OK?"
Kat had opened the door with tears in her eyes and a sniffle in her nose. Raven immediately went to her, hugging her close, despite the way the cold, hard armor the military gave her felt on her skin.
"M-m-my first d-day wasn't e-e-easy." Kat stuttered out, barely holding back her tears.
It was then that Raven took a closer look at the armor. There were darker, stained areas covering it.
"A, a Nevi threat came up in Pleajeune, and they sent me to handle it. B-but I couldn't get there fast enough, and when I did get there, the N-nevi were already-and those people."
With this the dam burst, and Kat started bawling right there in their entryway.
Quickly leading Kat to their bedroom, Raven whispered calming words into Kat's ears carefully while stripping off all of her armor. Gently pushing Kat down into bed, Raven got in next to her and held Kat's head under her chin while she cried the day out.
"I-I-I don't k-know if I can d-do this anymore." Kat sputtered out after far too long for someone so good to be crying for.
"It's OK baby. You can stay, or you can leave. You'll always be the bravest person I know." Raven said, punctuating her words with kisses to Kat's head. Kat re-adjusted herself to be nose-to-nose with Raven.
"Thank you." She exhaled, holding Raven a little closer.
Despite the rough start, she slept soundly that night.