DamiRae

DamiRae is the het ship between Damian Wayne and Rachel Roth from DC Comics fandom.

Justice League vs Teen Titans
Damian meets Rachel when his actions got him added to the Teen Titans, in hopes that they'll help him understand the true meaning of team work and to form bonds with those who are close to his young age. However, when he is introduced to the Titans, he is initially cold, rude, and dismissive of them and their abilities. This includes Raven, whom he arrogantly calls “Witch Girl”. While the other Titans are wary and condescending of their new teammate because of his hostility and arrogance, Raven, due to her empathetic powers, is able to sense Damian’s inner sadness. This gives her some insight into Damian’s true character.

Damian’s arrogance later gets him into a fight with Blue Beetle, in which he is critically injured and half of his face is burned. Using her healing powers, Raven is able to save his life but unintentionally shares parts of their respective pasts together. Later that night, Damian attempts to thank Raven for saving his life while she is meditating, though his attempts are half-hearted at best. Damian expresses his discomfort with Raven having looked into his mind, for which Raven states that it was uncomfortable for her too since she, as an empath, felt it more than saw it and has been trying to shake it off ever since. Damian and Raven’s conversation becomes more heated when she insults Damian’s grandfather Ra’s Al Ghul, whom she labels a demon, for which she knows her demons. This causes Damian to reveal that he saw parts of her mind as well, including visions about her demon father Trigon. When he continues to inquire about the creature, Raven feels insulted that Damian is meddling in her privacy and angrily tells him to stay away from her before entering a portal she conjures. This causes Damian to develop a strong untrusting and suspecting view of Raven and desire to learn more about her past. Damian found it odd that he couldn't find much on Rachel, even though Kory does explain a bit about her and how the Titans is a safe place for people like them.

In order to help Damian become more friendly with the the other Titans, Starfire decides to take them the next night to a local amusement park.

Teen Titans: Judas Contract
While they have little interaction in the second film, the scenes they do share together imply that Damian and Raven are becoming closer to each other. The two show effective teamwork with each other in battle, particularly during the the Titans’ attack on the H.I.V.E cult’s base. Later after their teammate Terra suffers a nightmare, causing her powers to trigger an earthquake, Raven attempts to use her powers to calm her but Terra awakens before she can. Damian asks Raven if she was able to see anything inside Terra’s mind which causes Raven to berate him for asking, stating that such personal things about their teammates are none of their business. This shows that Raven is not afraid to criticize Damian, despite his attitude issues. Also, on Damian’s part, he does not talk back to Raven and seems to accept her criticism of him, something he rarely does around others. This shows that he truly respects Raven and hears what she has to say.

Later, while Starfire and Nightwing train the Titans in sparring, Raven jokes to Damian about their teachers’ relationship. Her joking in this scene is noticeably less dry and much more genuine and lighthearted than her usual demeanor and jokes. This implies that Raven feels comfortable around Damian and has formed a close friendship with him.

At the end of the movie, Damian is sitting alone on the roof of Titans Tower contemplating the death of his arch-nemesis Deathstroke, somewhat crestfallen as he reflects on his tragic past. Raven then appears, presumably to cheer him up. Hiding it beneath her cloak, Rachel reveals a present for Damian; a puppy. Though initially a little confused, Damian takes the puppy naming him Titus and raises/trains him as his pet. The reason she gave him Titus was to help Damian with his emotional and social development and to ease the pain he still carried deep inside. This shows that Raven truly cares about Damian’s feelings and his growth of character. Damian, in turn, is grateful to Raven for this, causing their bond to grow.

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Due to Trigon threatening to kill Damian once he learns that Rachel has feelings for him, she felt the need to distance herself away from him in order to protect Damian from her own father; while not telling him her reasons for doing so. Before they parted ways, Damian had made plans to take leadership to the League of Assassins and asked Rachel to join him due to the feels he has for her, but didn't tell Rachel that particular reason. Rachel's own feelings for Damian had her turn his offer down so she can keep Trigon from hurting him through her.

Even though they were able to defeat the enemy, the last few days and the friends they lost during the war made their victory feel more like a lose. Damian and Rachel were seen sitting next to each other before Constantine manages to convince Flash to do another flash port, in hopes that it can change the tragic outcome. After the two young heroes see Flash dash off into the distance and a flash of white light approaches them, to change the current timeline, Damian and Rachel share a kiss.

Fanon
The ship became poplar in the DC Animated Movies Universe series, ever since fans noticed the brief signs of sparks flying between them in Justice League vs Teen Titans, along the said film and the second Titans film after it showing that the two have slimier traits, before they confessed their feelings for one another in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War. After Flash makes the Flash Port at the end of Apokolips War, DamiRae fans are hoping that the two will still end up together in the new altered timeline.

One of the ship's titles, RobRae, sometimes causes fans to confuse DamiRae with the one that is between Raven and the first Robin, Dick Grayson. Along with there being fans who sometimes rival the two DC ships with one another, since both Robins were members of the Teen Titans and are close with Raven.

After fans saw the scene of Rachel reviving Damian in Apokolips War, they began to compare it to a slimier scene from Disney's Tangled between Rapunzel and Eugene.

Fandom
FANFICTION
 * Damian Wayne/Raven (Teen Titans comic) tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Damian Wayne/Raven (Teen Titans comic) tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Damian Wayne/Raven (Teen Titans comic) tag on FanFiction.Net

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Trivia

 * Damian and Raven’s relationship was initially supposed to remain as a sibling-like bond, but by the time of Apokolipis War, the ship had become so popular that the directors of the DC Animated Movies decided to make DamiRae canon.
 * Initially, Damian was very unpopular among DC fans do to his immature, arrogant, and spoiled attitude; so much so that most labeled him as “a brat”. It was this ship however, and the maturity Damian received because of it, that made him one of the most popular characters of the DC Animated Film Series.