*Nods.* You were worried about your Raven being rendered correctly? Dudette - this is her. This is Raven who had so much hope that this world would bring the peace/salvation from the utter shittiness that was her life and has had that hoped dashed more than once.
This is THAT Raven. The One, True Raven, dammit.
Because THAT Raven would flatly deny any more pain/loss. Especially of a woman that shared so much with her.
Thank you. *flush* Thank you so much. That's what I wanted. And yea... she would. She did.
"Her voice was so small." Oh, Raven. Honey.
Yeah. Just... yeah.
*nods.* Because Tim's around people who either a.) completely deny their grief or b.) Are very open with their emotions - but none of them DENY the EVENTS. His little stalker!Freak!Detective! Self doesn't know how to deal with that.
One, True Timmy FTW, yes. A) makes sense, and B) is disturbing and illogical but comprehensible, but this new c)? This does not work for him. At ALL.
Even knowing this was coming didn't dull the impact of this scene. It just hit me how much Tim is loosing in this universe - so very much.
*nod* You did know, didn't you? And yea... it... it hurts.
OH, TIM. At least you haven't lost Kon...yet...
*does not give away plotpoints in open comment, does NOT* Yeah, he's lost so damned much...
Poor, broken Tim. This is, of course, exactly how Tim should be rendered - he's still fragile enough that he can be broken by grief/pain/loss far more easily than someone like, say, Bruce, would, but stuborn enough and Timmy enough to hate that loss of control.
You have no idea how huge a relief that is to hear. I had such a Struggle with balancing him through this... I'm so delighted that this worked for you.
"Oh. Oh, no. I... I am so sorry... Tim, Gar, are you--" *nods.* Of course she is - so powerful, so apologetic of that power.
Yeah. That's a huge part of my Raven. That she knows exactly what she could do.
So.Very.Evil.
Yeah. It hurt, sodamnedbad, to write that. The very same Tim that could suspect Bruce so easily cannot suspect Dick.
It rips my heart out to know that Timmy is thinking like this - that despite all his pain and anguish, he's trying so hard to live up to the legacy that DICK put before, even while Dick himself has thrown that legacy away in favor of something that could never be "bright, cheerful Robin."
You, me, and Filly all. It... there are days I wanna kill Renegade. Really there are. Like every time I spend any amount of time in Tim's head.
But probably does have Nightwing's casual grace. OWCH.
Yeah. Pretty much all of it, all the time. Except when he's breaking his ankle. And also... yeah.
The fact that they all still know that they need and want him there - the never ending belief that everything would be better if he just came home? Makes me cry. Mostly because it's true - if for all the wrong reasons.
Everything would be better if he was just capable of coming home. *gives you more tissues*
Also? As much as it hurts to read, the repetitous mentions of Dick COME HOME keep reminding us that it isn't just Kory's death that is affecting them - their family is broken in more than one spot and they need it to be fixed so very badly...
*nods* I was afraid I was getting close to overkill, but then I remembered. "Nightwing and Starfire brought Wave Two. Which is just about everyone that's ever been a Titan. It's a natural thing when Nightwing shows up. None of us are conscious of it really--but we all look to him for orders. He basically founded the team. Led them for years." TT #24. No, Yena, it's not overkill. It's the way life is in the Tower.
Oh, Timmy, baby, I'm so sorry. *hugs him.* I'm sorrier still that even stronger grief is yet to come.
You and me both. I keep making lists of ppl to check into Belle Reve at the end of this. Guess who's on most of them.
It's going to be all that's left of Robin's legacies pretty soon, I suppose.
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Re: Part II
Date: 2006-09-18 04:54 am (UTC)This is THAT Raven. The One, True Raven, dammit.
Because THAT Raven would flatly deny any more pain/loss. Especially of a woman that shared so much with her.
Thank you. *flush* Thank you so much. That's what I wanted. And yea... she would. She did.
"Her voice was so small."
Oh, Raven. Honey.
Yeah. Just... yeah.
*nods.* Because Tim's around people who either a.) completely deny their grief or b.) Are very open with their emotions - but none of them DENY the EVENTS. His little stalker!Freak!Detective! Self doesn't know how to deal with that.
One, True Timmy FTW, yes. A) makes sense, and B) is disturbing and illogical but comprehensible, but this new c)? This does not work for him. At ALL.
Even knowing this was coming didn't dull the impact of this scene. It just hit me how much Tim is loosing in this universe - so very much.
*nod* You did know, didn't you? And yea... it... it hurts.
OH, TIM. At least you haven't lost Kon...yet...
*does not give away plotpoints in open comment, does NOT* Yeah, he's lost so damned much...
Poor, broken Tim. This is, of course, exactly how Tim should be rendered - he's still fragile enough that he can be broken by grief/pain/loss far more easily than someone like, say, Bruce, would, but stuborn enough and Timmy enough to hate that loss of control.
You have no idea how huge a relief that is to hear. I had such a Struggle with balancing him through this... I'm so delighted that this worked for you.
"Oh. Oh, no. I... I am so sorry... Tim, Gar, are you--"
*nods.* Of course she is - so powerful, so apologetic of that power.
Yeah. That's a huge part of my Raven. That she knows exactly what she could do.
So.Very.Evil.
Yeah. It hurt, sodamnedbad, to write that. The very same Tim that could suspect Bruce so easily cannot suspect Dick.
It rips my heart out to know that Timmy is thinking like this - that despite all his pain and anguish, he's trying so hard to live up to the legacy that DICK put before, even while Dick himself has thrown that legacy away in favor of something that could never be "bright, cheerful Robin."
You, me, and Filly all. It... there are days I wanna kill Renegade. Really there are. Like every time I spend any amount of time in Tim's head.
But probably does have Nightwing's casual grace.
OWCH.
Yeah. Pretty much all of it, all the time. Except when he's breaking his ankle. And also... yeah.
The fact that they all still know that they need and want him there - the never ending belief that everything would be better if he just came home?
Makes me cry. Mostly because it's true - if for all the wrong reasons.
Everything would be better if he was just capable of coming home. *gives you more tissues*
Also? As much as it hurts to read, the repetitous mentions of Dick COME HOME keep reminding us that it isn't just Kory's death that is affecting them - their family is broken in more than one spot and they need it to be fixed so very badly...
*nods* I was afraid I was getting close to overkill, but then I remembered. "Nightwing and Starfire brought Wave Two. Which is just about everyone that's ever been a Titan. It's a natural thing when Nightwing shows up. None of us are conscious of it really--but we all look to him for orders. He basically founded the team. Led them for years." TT #24. No, Yena, it's not overkill. It's the way life is in the Tower.
Oh, Timmy, baby, I'm so sorry. *hugs him.* I'm sorrier still that even stronger grief is yet to come.
You and me both. I keep making lists of ppl to check into Belle Reve at the end of this. Guess who's on most of them.
It's going to be all that's left of Robin's legacies pretty soon, I suppose.
We'll see.