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People may have found it a bit of surprise that Raven actually didn’t hate nightclubs. Granted, they weren’t her favourite place but something about the darkness, glowing lights and loud music brought something out of her. It was Vic’s birthday, so the whole team were out, along with a few others from Titans East. The boys had started the evening before the girls, having already met at a bar earlier whilst Raven, Kori and Karen drank at home as they got ready. Kori had near enough bullied Raven into buying a new dress and even though she protested at first, she was quite happy with the result. It was a basic dress sure, but that’s what Raven liked about it. It was black velvet mini dress that clung to her curves and exposed her cleavage, with the spaghetti straps latticing in the middle. She curled her shoulder length hair, put on eyeliner and lipstick and wore the highest heels she had. The showers of compliments she received from the female titans gave her a boost of confidence, for sure.
Once the girls arrived at the venue they headed straight for the bar, Kori pulling her phone out to message the boys. Raven scanned the crowd for her friends, letting the music sink into her ears, feeling the vibration from the speakers in her chest. Karen ordering the three of them shots did pull her out of it. “Don’t hate me” Bumblebee said with a sly grin. Kori let out a small laugh before picking up her glass.
“I’ll be hating myself tomorrow” Raven replied smiling back and taking the shot with them both.
“Karen… Victor told me he was most excited to see you tonight!” Kori yelled over Raven, making her smile. Starfire was always the lightweight. Karen blushed, struggling to hide a smile as she looked down at her drink. “Maybe you could give him a special birthday present!” Kori added, making Raven laugh loudly. Karen couldn’t help but chuckle, bumping shoulders with Raven.
“We’ll see.”
“What special birthday present?” shouted a jolly Victor, who was accompanied by Dick, Garfield, Garth and Roy. Karen’s eyes went wide and Raven looked to Kori who was giggling her head off. “It’s a surprise” Raven spoke, nodding her head. She noticed as she finished speaking she got a quick glance from Gar, who quickly looked her up and down. “Yeah big one… so don’t start guessing! Just forget about it.” Karen added, smiling at Victor with pink in her cheeks. Whilst Karen spoke, Raven kept looking at Gar, trying her hardest to guess what he was thinking.
The rest of the group bought their drinks and afterwards they all headed to the dance floor. Kori, to Raven’s dismay, was making her spin in circles. Eventually she was saved by Dick, as he swooped a blushing Kori into his arms. Raven saw Garth and Roy speaking to a group of very attractive women, which decided their fate for the evening. Karen and Victor were dancing very closely, whispering in each others ears and Garfield… he was no where to be seen. Raven arched a brow before slipping away from the group.
She headed for the smoking area, which was where she found him. Her face lit up when she saw the back of his green head but soon frowned as she saw who he was talking to. Some absolutely gorgeous blonde woman with perfect sun-kissed skin was ogling at him, laughing at all his jokes. It made Raven’s stomach turn a little bit, so she moved to the side and took out a cigarette, not wanting to disturb him. Her eyes kept wandering to Gar, looking at how he towered over the woman. His broad shoulders, his arms that had gotten more defined over the years. Raven took a drag of her cigarette and turned away from him. Why was she having these inappropriate thoughts about him of all people? She was pretty confident she could find male attention from elsewhere… and with sex she relatively kept herself well fed. So why Gar?
She felt a tap on her shoulder and tensed up immediately, turning with a worried smile. “Oh, hey” she murmured once she realised who it was.
“You not having fun?” Gar asked, squeezing closer to her in the crowd so he could tap his ash in the ashtray. Raven sighed and looked up at him, trying not to focus on the fact he also towered over her now. “It’s fine… just felt a little like a third wheel out there.” Gar chuckled, taking a drag off his cigarette and pushing some of his hair back. Her eyes darted from his mouth to his hair, feeling herself get warm. Probably the alcohol, she told herself. “Well…” Gar spoke as he stubbed out his cigarette, “Gar is here to save the day… let’s go have a dance.” Raven wanted to protest, she actually had a few backhanders ready to go, but instead she discarded her cig and followed him inside.
Once they arrived back with the group, the rest of the titans gave a small cheer before they all danced together. Karen and Victor broke away from the group first, most likely to make out in some corner, which was dumb because basically everyone knew about them seeing each other anyway. Roy and Garth had disappeared, most likely to pursue the models. Dick and Kori stayed with Raven and Gar for a while, Kori bullying Raven into countless selfies. Whilst the alien obsessed over the photos, showing them to Dick, Gar leaned in really close. So close that Raven could feel his breath on her neck. “You look… really fucking good by the way” Gar murmured into her ear and Raven felt her eyes close. The tone of his voice was dark, but so soft it made her melt. She couldn’t comprehend what was happening, but Gar was really getting to her and making her think some pretty dirty things. At the same time, he must’ve known what he was doing, so why not play along?
“You think so?” Raven nearly batted her eyelashes up at him, making him smirk, which almost ended her there. It was clear by his expression that he had not expected to her to flirt back. It was usually a one-way street. But this new side to Raven excited him, so he pressed more. “Yeah… don’t get me started on the dress.” She tilted up her chin to respond to him before Dick cut in, making her blush wildly. “Be back in a minute!” Their leader yelled before the couple left to go to the bar, leaving Raven and Gar alone. They both started dancing again, Raven taking deep breaths. Maybe the interruption was a sign to stay away from Gar. It wasn’t the best idea.
But the way he was looking at her… the way his eyes dragged down her cleavage and up to her lips, agonisingly slow, was making her deeply question her strength. He was getting her excited in ways she hadn’t felt in a long time. Raven could feel her heart thud against her rib cage when he put his hand to the small of her back and brought her closer, so a group of people could wriggle their way into the crowd. Their fronts were almost touching, both of them looking at each other and Gar was grinning. His hand remained on her and Raven kept dancing, so he did too. They held the eye contact for a long time, Raven letting a small smile slip. With every move of her hip she would feel his hand slip in place, a few times touching her ass. But she didn’t care. In fact, maybe it was Gar’s overwhelming emotions mixing with hers, but she wanted him to touch more of her. She could feel something strong from him and she saw fire in his eyes. Could it be possible that he’s thinking the exact same thing as her?
Raven’s eyes widened as Gar settled his other hand on her hip, so he was essentially holding her as they danced. She instinctively put her hands on his upper arms, glancing around. This was probably the most touching she and Garfield had ever done and what if someone saw? She could sense that Garfield was aware of her tenseness as he adjusted to both his hands settled on her waist. He leaned down and sung lyrics of the song in her ear. Raven laughed straight away, avoiding eye contact. “You seem on edge, Rae” he said with a smile. “Am I making you nervous?”
“No” she said almost immediately. “I’m just… vibing.”
“Vibing?” He laughed, looking down at her. He really was tall.
“Yes, Gar. I know some phrases too, I’m not that much of a recluse.” He let out a small laugh at her reply, a slower song came on and they adjusted their pace. Raven could feel her chest tighten. “I just like spending time in my room…” she sighed, looking back up into his eyes.
“Me too, I get up to some fun stuff in there” he grinned, thumbs brushing her sides.
“Like what?” Raven murmured back, letting herself get a bit closer, their chests bumping into each other. Gar leaned down to whisper into her ear. “Usually thinking about all the things I want to do to you.” Raven felt electricity spike through her, feeling his breath on her neck. He moved back and observed her very pink face, a proud smirk landing on his face. The music picked up pace then, both of them dancing accordingly. Raven mustered some tipsy courage and leaned up to whisper into his ear, as seductively as she could. “And what do you want to do to me?” When she leaned up she pretty much gave him an eyeful of her cleavage, resulting in his face darkening in colour. He licked his lips and shook his head with a grin. She knew he was about to speak but then Dick and Kori came back. “Shots!” The alien shouted, holding a tray of glasses. Raven felt Gar’s hands leave her, making her frown, but it was probably for the best. Kori’s exclamation seemed to pull everyone from the group from their hiding places, as they all stood together, taking a glass. “To Victor… happy 25th birthday!” Kori said with a smile, holding her glass in the air. Everyone followed suit before they knocked back the tequila.
Everyone danced together as a group, Kori pulling the girls close and belting out every single lyric. How was it that she always knew every song? Raven grinned as she watched her friends enjoy themselves, particularly Victor. It hadn’t been the best of months, considering the recent spout of crime tainting the city making the Titans more busy than ever. But tonight was a chance for everyone to relax and let their hair down. Raven’s thoughts made her eyes land on Garfield once again, watching as he bopped along to the music alongside Roy and Dick. Garth slowly made his way in front of Raven, a grin on his face and pink in his cheeks. “You look great, Raven.” He said, his eyes swooping low.
“Thanks, Garth.” She returned the smile before looking down at the floor. Probably one of the biggest regrets in her life was stooping low enough to have a friends with benefits thing with Aqualad. It was over now, of course. It had been for some time, probably almost a year. Raven had decided to cut ties when he was getting a bit too close to her. The sex was pretty decent, but she wasn’t ready to commit to someone like that. Garth deserved more as well and Raven didn’t want to use him more than she had already been doing, so she cut it off. It didn’t mean that Garth stopped trying to pursue anything.
“Are you planning on taking anyone home tonight, Raven?” He said, with a sly grin on his face.
She sighed, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear. “Maybe… haven’t decided yet.” Go away, she thought.
Garth raised a brow, “so there is time for me to change your mind then?”
Raven’s eyes darted behind him, landing on Gars. He was stood next to Roy, who was drunkedly shouting in his ear over the music, but he wasn’t paying attention to him. He was just staring right back at her, his jaw clenched. Raven kept her eyes on Gar as she replied to him. “No… I have my eye on someone.”
“And who would that be?” Garth said, crossing his arms. Raven just gave him a small look, one of her brows raised. The bastard could never take no for an answer.
“Not you.” Raven gently pushed herself past him and darted across the space towards Gar. At this point he was actually speaking with Roy, but was noticeably more sober than he was. “Can I speak with you for a minute?” Raven asked, speaking loudly over the music. Green eyes met with her purple ones and Roy stopped like a deer in headlights. Gar just nodded and waved at Roy before stepping forward. She took Gar’s arm and pulled him away from the group, not really caring too much what it looked like. Because it was precisely what it looked like.
She dragged him around the corner, towards a hallway with holes in the walls that had space for sofas and a small round table. Taking one of the empty booths she sat on the sofa, pulling him down next to her. Gar let out a breathy chuckle. “Okay… so what did you want to speak about?”
Raven felt her face heat up but said what she wanted to anyway. “We didn’t finish our conversation from before.”
Gar smirked, looking down at their legs pressed together. “That’s why you pulled me away in such a hurry?”
“It was an interesting conversation,” she said and noticed that he was looking back at the neckline of her dress. “And I wasn’t about to let it end before it truly started.”
“Why’s that?” He said, resuming eye contact with her.
Raven maintained the stare, feeling herself grow hot from his gaze. The look in his eyes felt heavy. “Like I said… it was interesting.”
He dipped his head closer to hers, whispering in her ear. “You wanted to hear about all the things I want to do to you?”
“Yes…” she said back in a whisper, her heart thundering in her chest. “I really do.” He was so close to her that she could feel his breath on her cheek.
“Raven, I wouldn’t know where to start.” She swallowed, looking down at his hands in his lap. One of his fingers brushed the skin of her thigh and Raven thought she would’ve ended there. There had been a few times when her and Gar had been drinking that led them to get a little… close. But Gar would only push as much as she did and of course nothing never happened. Except tonight. It was something about the way he looked at her… none of those gazes with big eyes and blushes… just stares with a clenched jaw. Like he knew exactly what he wanted. Raven sighed, daring her hand to rest on his thigh, clad in brown corduroy. “Well… I’m getting impatient.” His breath hitched in his throat at the sudden physical contact, but it didn’t stop him from smirking.
“I’d rip that dress off you.” His finger that brushed the skin of her thigh started to trace circles. She looked down at her leg, watching him dare to reach higher. “Take you to my bed…” he leaned in close, so he could whisper in her ear. “I’d drop on my knees and worship you… make you scream.” Raven couldn’t help but push her thighs closer together, her eyes flicking up to meet his. “Would you do that?”
His hand was on her thigh now, gripping into her skin. Like he was hungry for her. She could feel his arousal especially as he grinned at her. “I joke about a lot of things… but I’m deadly serious on that.” Raven felt her own lips twitch into a grin, they had gone too far now. And she was ready to dive in. “I want you to… right now.”
Gar arched a brow. “I can’t do that here.”
“Exactly…” Raven stood, taking his arm so he stood with her. “Which is why we’re going home. Right now.”
Gar’s eyes looked like they were about to pop out of his head. “Fuck. Okay. Yes.” He stumbled after her as she pulled him through the crowds. Raven could feel her smirk on her face, growing excited. She had done this type of thing may times. Meet a guy at a bar, take him home and have sex. But this was way different. It felt like almost ten years of built up tension finally coming to a climax. There had always been a voice at the back of her head whenever she would look at him that made her think what if they just fucked. Just to try it. But she would always throw the thought away as soon as it popped into her head. But over the past few years as he grew into himself… got taller and more mature, that voice in the back of her head got louder. And tonight it was pretty much screaming at her.
She halted as they rounded the corner of the corridor, Gar almost slamming into her as she noticed the group of Titans. If they were to be spotted leaving early…
“Portal?” Gar murmured into her ear, one of his hands settling on her hip. His fingers dug into the velvet of her dress and Raven had to fight with herself to keep focused. She sighed, tugging Gar along to the exit. As the air hit her face she created the portal, probably one of the fastest ones she ever made, and launched them both through it. Raven blinked as her eyes adjusted to the brighter light of the Titans kitchen. Gar stumbled a little as they landed, gripping tighter onto her hand. Raven’s eyes darted up, drinking in the view of him. The black t-shirt he wore fit him well, a little too well around the arms, she thought. She wet her lips with her tongue and looked up at him. His green eyes were also tracing her, his gaze dragging over the curves of her dress. They stared at each other in silence for a minute, before Raven couldn’t wait anymore.
Her breath hitched in her throat as she stepped forward, her hands gripping onto his arms and pulling him close so she could kiss him. Hard. She didn’t want to mess around or take her time anymore, she wanted him and she wanted him now. Gar hummed against her lips and kissed her back with as much passion as she did, his tongue daring to enter her mouth. His hands gripped her ass, making Raven squirm in his grip. She bit down on his lip, a little hard but she didn’t care. And neither did Gar, as it made him lift her up and plop her down on the counter. Raven opened her legs so he could stand in front of her, pushing his very hard groin into her and making her gasp. Gar took the opening to kiss and suck along her neck, which made her breathless. She could feel herself grow hot, her hands looking for something to grab onto. Raven let her fingers thread through his green hair as he continued the attack on her neck, leading down to her exposed cleavage. He kissed along the tops of her breasts and Raven couldn’t stop herself from letting out a whine.
“I can’t tell you how bad I want you right now.” Gar murmured against her skin before looking back up at her.
“So have me.” Raven said between breaths. “I’m yours.”
She could’ve swore he growled at that, gripping tight onto her thighs and pulling her closer to him. Her eyes popped open when she felt him pressing into her and also just a the size of him… Raven knew Gar was reading her mind as he smirked down at her. He kissed her, slowly but intense, then broke away looking at her, his breathing jagged. “You want me to fuck you on this counter, Rae?” Raven couldn’t help but let out a small gasp, her fingers digging into his arms. She really wasn’t expecting him to be like this. It was definitely a turn on. Gar smirked, as if he could tell, his fingers tracing circles on her thigh, waiting for her response.
“Yes..” she breathed, her hands snaking from his hair down to his shoulders. He grinned, moving fast to kiss her again as his hands pushed up her dress. Raven hummed into his mouth, the ache between her legs growing as she felt his fingers brush against her inner thighs. Gar hooked his fingers under the straps of her navy blue thong, and pulled it quickly down her legs. Their kisses became more desperate, Raven could feel the arousal rolling off him and mixing with hers. She was dizzy with the thought of him, even as he pushed her slightly back on the counter so he could take off her underwear. Raven broke away from the kiss so she could work on his trousers, deciding to kiss along his jaw. His breathing was heavy as he stood there whilst she pulled down his trousers. “I better not be dreaming right now.” She heard him mutter as she gripped onto his boxers. Raven let out a small chuckle, looking up into his eyes. “Maybe you’re in my dream.”
Gar grinned, looking at her for a moment before capturing her lips once again. Kissing her slower than before, but with so much passion Raven felt it deep in her chest. His arms wrapped around her, holding her tightly then breaking away to pull down his boxers.
Raven didn’t have enough time to glance down nor did she care, she was high from the feeling of his lips on hers. Moving together perfectly, she didn’t want to break away. His fingers drifted to her inner thighs, finally making their way to where she needed them most. Two of his fingers brushed slightly against her clit, almost teasing her. She broke from the kiss to inhale sharply at the first bit of contact. Her body was moving from own her accord, her hips rolling as his fingers brushed that beautiful spot again. “Stop teasing.” She almost growled, sweat glistening on her brow. Raven opened her eyes to see his face. His cheeks were pink, but he had that smirk on his face with an arched brow.
“What do you want, Raven?” He said, his tone making her legs squeeze together.
Her hands gripped into his shoulders, trying with all her strength to pull him closer to her. “I want you to fuck me” she breathed. He stopped and stared at her for a moment, both of them breathing heavy. Raven looked up into his eyes, seeing fire in them as he quickly moved his arms to pull her closer to the ledge. She watched as he looked down to wrap his hand around himself, repositioning and teasing her with the tip. Raven gripped his chin, forcing him to look up at her. “Hard.” She added, feeling his face grow hot from under her fingers. Gar certainly followed her orders from the first thrust into her, making her cry out. She really wasn’t expecting him to be so big. Or maybe she was secretly.
Gar’s fingers dug into her hips as he wildly thrust into her, making her back arch. Raven closed her eyes, seeing stars with every slap of skin. She wrapped her powerful legs around him, pulling him closer and making him go deeper with a grunt. “You feel so fucking good.” He said, one of his hands going to her face, lifting it up so he could kiss her. Raven moaned into his mouth, her own hand going over his.
Then he stopped and stared at her with a panicked face, his body frozen. “What?” She said, panting. He looked like he was going to be sick as he scrambled away from her.
“People… here.” He panted as he pulled up his trousers. Raven heard the elevator power up, meaning people had arrived on the ground level.
“Shit.” She said, hopping from the counter and picking up her thong, slipping it back up her legs. Gar dived onto the couch, pulling out a blanket over his lap and reaching for the remote to the television. Raven caught a glimpse of herself in the microwaves reflection and saw her smudged makeup. It was far too obvious. She panicked and opened a portal, disappearing into her room.