Teen Titans | Play Me A Memory

[mandolin_minuet]

title: Play Me A Memory
fandom; pairing: Teen Titans; Robin/Raven
rating: PG
summary: Two Titans walk into a (jazz) bar. No, really. ... well, sort of.
notes: Inspired by a recent binge on old jazz/lounge classics, and late-night IM conversations with straitwaistcoat. (This is rapidly becoming an established pattern. XD) Beta'd by rae00 who is wonderful, and any

Comments

[mandolin_minuet]

Theo, you always know the best things to say. ;___; &hearts (OH SPELLCHECK. I bet it spellchecks "French fries" as "Freedom fries". X3)

*makes plans to exploit this newfound weakness >333* I know, I love civilian!fics too, because hello, Batman might be so ingrained into Bruce that he can do the cape and cowl thing all the time without a break, but the Titans are still teens. You can't expect them to just be on edge all the time without succumbing to battle fatigue, not even Robin.

Well then. You might get one. >> X3

[cimmura]

Oh my gosh. OH MY GOSH. Oh. My. Gosh.

*takes a deep breath*

Love it. Absolutely. Like, seriously. This may be my favourite R/R fic in the history of R/R fics. In fact, it may just be my favourite FIC in the history of fics. OH. MY. GOSH.

It's really well-written, as far as both plot and diction are concerned. I found not a single thing that I would change if I were an editor of any sort. Please please never stop sharing your obviously enormous gift of writing with the world. <3

[mandolin_minuet]

Damn, I thought I'd already responded to this; sorry about the delay!

In any case, thank you so much alsjdlf I'm really glad you enjoyed reading it! I had a lot of fun writing it; it was just one of those things that reared its head and refused to go away until I had it down. XD I actually do have a sequel tentatively in the works, so maybe soon ... XD &hearts

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Okay, I haven't read a Titan fic not written by the handful of authors I already know in so long because I kept being burned by bad writing and really bad plots, and un-creative scenarios and I'll admit to having found this fic completely by accident while looking for something else (don't even ask me what now -- I've forgotten it in the rush of good writing!), but I am VERY glad I found it.

Congratulations! This whole one-shot is fabulous. It's very true to character. Not only is it true to the Rae and Rob characters, but it's true to the atmosphere. You set up the place where they are without banging me over the head with it, and most importantly set up how this place is affecting them and their actions without treating me like an idiot and spelling it out for me. Those are my all-time pet-peeves. And you pulled this off so beautifully

[mandolin_minuet]

/deep breath

/wait for iiiiiit

alksdjfalksdjf thank you!!! This entire comment really made my day/week. I am in love with your works for the pairing and fandom in general, so this is really high praise and yes. I'll refrain from senseless babbling, but thank you; your words are really encouraging and seeing as I do have a tentative sequel about half-done... I think you can expect to see that soon. XD I'm really fickle with when I write, but this is a series I'm pretty keen to explore further, so I'm glad you enjoyed this one.

(I adore Michael Buble's version too; I chose the version I have up there because in my mind, the singer in the lounge was female. XD)

My account on FF.net is Reshante, and uh, it's just been gathering dust for a while, but RL willing, it'll be semi-active eventually. Thank you for commenting!

[emsscraps]

Aww...I'm blushing from your reaction! I didn't even think that you might've read my stuff before. But I went and looked up your ff.n profile and remembered that you'd commented on at least one of my stories -- when I went to find it, I re-read your comment and remembered how much I'd loved getting such an insightful and well-thought out review.

I'm definitely glad to know you'll be continuing this