#years ago I had a Meta somewhere about Raven having bpd because that's how I coped I might dig that up hm

[ravenkinnie]

Miss ma’am do you have any (comics/ntt) Raven headcanons becaause I’d love to hear some

I'm sorry I just went off but she's my babyyyy

* this is kind of canon but Raven learned ASL for Joey and I LOVE that for her!!! anyway I love the idea of her just being linguistically talented and speaking a lot of languages, especially because she can just nyoom wherever she wants so it just makes sense she would travel a lot and want to learn those linguistics quirks and such from other people and have those little pieces of knowledge that are like connections to humanity

*also, because she travels by herself I think it's fun if she had motion sickness when travelling in cars because she's not used to that at all

* also kind of canon, throughout the series she would say that healing physically and emotionally is a compulsion for an empath but it's also established there are limits to what she can heal - and Raven is so connected to that identity as an empath and can still feel all the physical and emotional pain and such that I imagine it would be a push towards things like community outreacha nd volunteer work, like when she would help out at the school for kids with disabilities with Vic and such. I will not remember now at what point it's canon but she would go to funerals just to take on people's emotions and grief and help them get through the day

I feel like she would focus more on healing over time rather than combat, she would still be involved in that world (maybe in sentinels of magic, just let her grow up y'all) but a lot of her time would be spent healing people, maybe helping out in hospitals.

also, imagine you don't have health insurance and your doctor is just like don't worry I know someone who can do it for free

* speaking of Vic, I LOVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP PLS he grows from this place of (earned ngl this girl is a mess) distrust towards caring about her and I like to imagine their relationship as sort of big brother-little sister relationship. he calls her his sister and people are like 👀 but also most people choose not to question a 6'6 cyborg and a 5'11 eldritch horror

also, she grew up without technology so she's horrible with it, she types with one finger like every mom ever. Vic teaches her how to use a computer and it mostly works out fine but she also puts google.com in the google search bar. Vic is just like well, you gotta pick your battles

(another thing to note here, Raven is canonically, like, taller than Dick. she's almost as tall as Bruce. this is an absolutely insane piece of information I can't cope with ever)

*on topic of bodies, Ravens soul is separate from her body and that's so!!! because she's still part human I imagine knowing your mind and your body are not the same thing would create a sort of disconnect and dysphoria because we as people need to feel connected to our bodies and we carry a lot of our emotional states in our bodies. you will find a lot of trauma resources might focus on physical exercise and connecting to your body so!!!

- Raven gets tattoos!! she has one canonically (a fucking tramp stamp which I tend to move to a shoulder blade if I write about it because, well, it's a tramp stamp) but I think the experience of her own pain that leaves a mark, and not a scar but a piece of art, would feel quite healing

- Dick tries to teach her gymnastics. he's very happy she can heal broken bones.

- Kory is the one who can really get her out of her shell so she's usually the one who offers ideas for activities. she's probably the one whos most likely to teach Raven how to swim.

* she's a wlw, like I'm sorry there's no way she's not, have you seen her relationships lmao I mean she probably has limited concept of sexuality because she just didn't grow up with any expectations or conversations around that. She's like one of those people who dont label themselves but she has a strong preference towards women

* she's a cambion and a lot of mythology includes demons not being able to reproduce, plus I think she would simply choose not to have biological children so she doesn't pass on her demonic heritage - even though there are so many (mostly shipping) headcanons out there that include her having kids. HOWEVER, I think because she has this naturally caring nature she would end up adopting orphans that just find their way to her Batman-style

* I like goth Raven fanart but I just cannot imagine her actually dressing like that, not my Raven lmao I think she would wear a lot of skirts and dresses in light colours like light blues, pastels etc

it color codes her sensitive side rather than the dark side that doesn't define her and also on an aesthetic side I think because she has this super pale skin and clear blue eyes I think she would look so cute and soft and I simply love that for her