A/N: This is too early for the upcoming holiday, but whatever. Raven POV. Probably OOC.
Valentine
"Happy Valentine's Day, Rae!" shouted Beastboy jovially as he handed me his gifts.
Personally, I think Valentine's Day is rather pointless.
I believe it to be a commercially contrived occasion used to trick people into wasting money on material displays of affection for fear of seeming as though they do not love otherwise.
Meaningless words printed on overly colorful cards.
Huge heart shaped balloons that deflate and bouquets of roses that will die in a week.
Chocolates filled with unknown substances that choke you half to death when you discover them.
None of them mean what they are supposed to represent.
Beastboy knew I felt this way. We have discussed it before and on some level, he agrees with me. The general gifts are so overused that they seem almost insincere at this point.
But he still wanted to celebrate the holiday, so he devised a plan.
It really was sweet, albeit unnecessary, how much effort he went through by handpicking my gifts.
So as I accepted a tin of gummy bats, a little green teddy bear, and a handwritten poem, his eyes pleaded for approval of his tokens of affection.
I just smiled and handed him a gift card to "Dominic's Comics", which earned me a signature megawatt Beastboy smile and one of his shy, tentative kisses.
Okay, so maybe Valentine's Day isn't so bad.