Sunlight kissed her eyelids, stirring the boy awake with gentle warmth. The mark of daybreak traveled down his face, washing over his bare body like a blanket fresh out of the dryer on a chilled morning. Dick yawned, raising his arms over his head and stretched like a cat, before lacing his fingers and tucking them behind his head.
Golden rays seeped through his tinted window, a lovely amber hue filling the room. He yawned again before his lips set into a soft smile, the tiny split threatening to stretch into a pleased grin. Beside him, he could hear her breaths; long, drawn out in a peaceful pattern, hints that his evening goddess was still dozing. Well, that was okay.
A deep sapphire gaze wandered to the girl, her petite body practically swimming in his worn white undershirt - the one he'd been wearing the evening before. Her scent lingered between the threads of his jersey sheets; a spiced wisteria mingled with the cool burn of his own cologne. Cherry blossoms that had bloomed so vibrantly now ebbed behind her earlobe, hidden by her tousled locks. Silky lavender tendrils nuzzled closer, their feather - like touch a tantalizing sensation against his bare chest. He'd heard his smile was contagious, but had never experienced that particular feeling until this moment, when the petite, sleeping Raven pulled his simmering satisfaction to the surface.
More tickling touches fluttered against his chest, and the girl lifted her head from her makeshift pillow. Blinking a bit more, her half lidded gaze drifted towards his.
"Morning, Raven." The alpha Titan drawled, voice still rough with sleep. He couldn't help but think the glow of daybreak made her porcelain features luminescent. "You're glowing."
The same glow suddenly shifted raspberry over her neck and cheeks; he could feel her body heating against his side. He only grinned wider.
"M-morning?" Dick tipped his head, a chuckle bubbling in his chest. He'd never thought about Raven's morning voice, never imagined he'd hear it until this moment. But it was lovely. Higher, innocent, gravelly with the rocks and pieces of her broken past. Lovely, nevertheless.
Wide eyed and bewildered, Raven got to her knees, clutching her opposite shoulders like she still had something to hide. Impossible, he'd already seen all of her. The chuckle escaped him.
"Grayson!" The smaller bird chirped, cheeks still burning. "Th-this.. you.. you're not helping." Large, amethyst eyes, always so ridden with mystery and knowledge, suddenly seemed bashful and innocent as she scanned his room for her uniform. "Where's my-" her sentence was cut short as she found her royal blue cape dumped in a crumple across his room.
"Course I'm not helping," propping himself on his elbows, Dick sighed.
He sorely missed her warmth curled over his side, but couldn't say that at all. In fact, he couldn't say anything he wanted to say, because Raven would absolutely have his head if she knew what lush, romantic thoughts loomed over his every thought. It had been this way for a while; him, thinking of Raven in each moment of his day. Whether it was when he woke up, brushed his teeth, kicking bad guy ass, tying his shoes, it didn't matter. She was always there, bright in his mind like she was now, staring at him with curious violet eyes and a slightly parted lips. Somewhere in the distance, he heard her scold him for not joining her search for the rest of her uniform, and he sighed again. It was better to stay silent. She asked why he wasn't helping, and his spaced off gaze landed on hers.
"I'm not helping…" light lapis irises darkened to a deep sapphire, glowing like coals on a fire. An arched brow seemed to scoff at him, in her trademark deadpan snark. He pursed his lips, returned a frown as if to say I'm not finished.
"I'm not helping because I don't want you to leave."
He could see her reaction written all over her face. Her slightly parted lips, lush and full and slightly swollen. He'd sure shocked her and for a moment, Dick was left wondering what the hell had happened to his "staying silent" resolve.
"I thought you didn't wanted things to change between us." The sorceress's eyes fell downcast, a dark violet storm brewing. "I thought this was a 'teammates only' thing," her words pounded against her chest like thunder, stumbling quicker and louder from her mouth. "This is how it is, Dick." Her tongue zapped him like lightening, palms hitting his mattress like hail. "I, we're, well… we blend into the night. Nightwing and Raven. There's no room for us in the daytime. That's how it has to be."
Her shadowy gaze lifted, and he saw a downpour.
"You said so yourself."
Raven, his mind reached desperately to hers, but met a cloud wall, a thick barrier filled to the brim with confused elements that should never mix. It was like her mind was shrouded in this hefty barrier, hiding a thunderstorm from the outside world. But like a cloud, he knew it would dissipate.
"I was wrong before, Raven." Pushing himself into a sitting position, his shoulders slouched forward. Beneath the messed sheets, he found her fingers twisting erratic mini-knots at the thin material. Sliding his palm over her trembling hands, he took her hands in his. "I.. I want things to change between us." He chuckled and it felt sore in his throat. "Things are different now."
Her eyes lifted to his once more, clearing to a crystalline lavender sky.
"I want you to stay," He blurted breathlessly, lurching forward and pressing his lips to hers. His eyes fell closed, all other senses heightened. Slender fingers squeezed his hands, cold but steady. Pulling away, he kept his forehead to hers, the tiniest of grins tugging at the corner of his lips. Her porcelain touch slide away from his, instead pressing against his neck and sliding up to cup his jaw. "We're good together." Leaning in for another quick peck, Dick let his emotions rise. "Better than good. Great. Amazing. Wonderful. Flawless. Perfect." Pressing a hand over hers, he turned his head and kissed her palm, tender and careful. "Take your pick."
An odd, tingling feeling shot through her hand as she caught his low chuckle, zipping up her spine and buzzing at the back of her mind. Erupting into gentle giggles, Raven tucked her fingers beneath his chin, pressing his jaw up so their lips could touch.
Happiness broke their kiss, his voice hoarse as it crossed her bottom lip.
"Unsurpassable. Incomparable. Plain awesome."
"Great," she whispered between kisses. "I'm in love with a human dictionary."
a/n: so the prompt for this one was Robrae after their first time. thanks for the prompt! i'm super sorry, i'm not sure how i missed it all this time. i hope you like it! it was so fun to write. i love the darkbirds so much. pleaaaase let me know if you guys liked it! xoxo!