Excellent short. I like the realistic view of Raven and Gar's relationship where they tried, failed and then gave it another shot. Realistic and while I'd like more fluff, I do like this too :-D. Keep up the good work; it's great to see you writing again!

Refer to my review for the last chapter.

This is NOT depressing. It speaks of Love's undying devotion, and one woman's determination to never be empty again. He really is her light, the yang to her yin. And that is why they work.

I love it. It's great. just enough fluff, mystery and humor for a passion chappie

This review is really just to boost your count. I think I've already said everything articulate I can come up with about it when you sent it to me.

Check your inbox again in about five/ten minutes for TrAshtastic goodness.

-Orange

One of the sweetest! I loved it, but who was the pairing for?
Commi

in your end notes for #1, isnt there already a story that has almost that exact phrase and is about CYborg being called the n word?

Wow, you were right when you said it was sugary. But it's also deep and really interesting. I often wish I could find someone that was so perfect, like love in the movies.

Anyway this fic is great, full of emotion and love, and good in all regards. Little hints point towards the identity of at least one of the two people, but I can't place the other. Good work.

This was wonderfully cute, and no where near cheesy. Exquisitely written. One small question though, just to satisfy my iner-demons...Who were you thinking of while you wrote this? I swear I wont tell a soul! Please?! Pretty please? With sugar? And cherries? -pouts-

Again, wonderfully written. Can't wait for more (as always. I know, I need to come up with something more creative...)

bbissocute

Heh, turnabout /is/ fair play, after all...

Yeah, it's fluffytastilicious as hell, but damn it- it's /good/ fluffytastiliciousosity, and I'm in the mood for it!

Oh, and I'm so claiming this to be a Rancid/May-Eye chapter. Mah favorite cupple!!1!

-John

... Okay, totally weird bit of serendipity here, but I read this right after an evening of talking to Kay and Calli about getting Tenebrae started again. And you know what stopped that story dead in it's tracks before? Arella.

She's a tough nut to crack as I've come to find. And this blending of two different sets of backstories works really, really well. I'm intrigued by you having Arella guide Raven to the Titans... that's nothing I remember from either the comic-verse or show-verse. I'd have never thought of it myself, but it does work quite well. It's like she knows she's not Mom of the Year material, but this is how she can give her daughter the best chance at a good life. I like it.

Writers do tend to ignore this important character a lot, so it's great to see her get some screen time. Nicely done.

Okay, how best to do this? Guess I'll go in the moment, and point out ones that strike me personally as I read this...

3-Totally biased here, cause I play, and there is something I find soothing about it. Hard to explain to non-players, it's almost liek meditating for me.

4-Sometimes, I've wanted to smack the hell out of Dick in the comics, because he can't see this, despite the fact that everyone else seems to.

7-Jeez, I got a long, drawn out, and probably totally boring rant about how our society forces girls to worry about their appearance too much... I'll spare you.

8-Gar, NO!

9-Comic references fill me with joy.

11-I'm rather amazed no one's seriously touched on this yet. Maybe it pushes too many buttons for some people, I dunno... kudos to you for having the guts to do it, kid.

12-Could this be any of the boys? The word 'prey' makes me thing BB...

13-Can't be a superhero with a normal childhood, I guess.

20-This has to be one of the more original ideas I've seen yet, and assuming this is about BB, you could totally make a case for it, with some elements of his comic history. I'd really like to see this in a nice one-shot, someday.

24-More comic reference=more joy from me!

25-Remind me to tell you about a drunken Titans joke one-shot idea I had ages ago...

26-Comic reference joygasm, again. And what would Robin think?!

33-Angry,protective Beast, guardian of cute half demon girls, and friend to children everywhere. What's not to love about this?

34-The comic joygasm record has been surpassed, and I find myself wanting a cigarette, and I don't even smoke. But seriously, I'd love to see a Speedy/Cheshire story. She's a great femme-fatale-ish character.

35-Reminds me of Kay's fic she wrote ya!

37-I like this. These two never get any love from us writers.

40-I reference my earlier comments about comic allusions, and raise them to the tenth power. Haha, why do I get the feeling that BB would be speechless?

48-And I can practically hear Orange crying out in delight. That girl loves the unicorns. And Zombies too, go figure.

51-I love this simply because the show seemed to refuse to let BB be smart most times, much to my ire.

60-BB should take up that acting gig again, and look to be in a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

68-This sounds like something I'm working with in a story that you'll hopefully see someday, the writing gods willing.

75-A reference to the infected Cy ep? Good catch!

90-Funny, set us up for the drama, and hit us with jokes about the facts of life?

92-And why do the Goths get so much love anyway? What about the Visigoths, the Huns, the Gauls?

95-Sigh... I wish we had more ass-kicking Starfire stories...



So, all in all, a fun-filled romp this was. I've seen lots of prompt collections lately, but it's rare to see one with so many genuinely intriguing ideas, in fact there's not really a bad one that I could see here... and yes, totally biased, but all the comic references made me squeal like a little girl. (Well, not audibly, but, you know, inside.) Loved it, top to bottom.

Okay, this coming from a militant, flag waving, dyed in the wool, insert-your-own-adjective-here BB/Rae shipper... I really did enjoy this.

It's funny, some of Jinx's statements pretty well mirror some of what a mutual friend has said regarding love and how it relates to gender, which is to say, not at all. Really, gender and the plumbing that goes along with it are non-issues here, which is just the way it should be. This story is about love, not sex. And you capture the feelings that we get when we're lucky enough to share those little moments with the certain person that, for some reason no one quite understands, cause these feelings to take hold. It's really tough to put into words (God only knows I've wasted more than enough doing a bad job of trying!) but you do it as well as I've seen.

Is the portrayal here idealized? Certainly, but I think that's perfectly alright. Love in real life is chocked full of angst and issues and things that have people pulling their hair out on sleepless nights, but just seeing the beauty of it in a story like this reminds us why we go to the trouble of trying for it. So, while I doubt I'll ever count myself among the ranks of Raven/Jinx shippers (let's face it, I'm old and set in my ways,) ships play no part in me enjoying a wonderful, sweet, and well-written romance.

ps: Now poor BB needs a girlfriend... I guess Argent's free? (haha!)

Very nice. I enjoyed how you used the comic background to further thier relationship. Nice job with the wording, also. Keep it up.

bbissocute

For someone who "knows" what she's doing so much, Angela certainly seems to be very suggestible... when she's not running from something. Maybe I'm just letting my insensitive side show through a bit, but she only really shows any sign of possessing a backbone in the last paragraph.

Still, I liked it a lot. Maybe I just feel like being a bit of an ass tonight. :)

-John