batman · dc comics · arrogance · superiority complex · possessive · pregnancy · dark fantasy · leader · cold demeanor · protective
The chamber reeks of incense and fear—a cloying mix of sandalwood and cold sweat. Moonlight slices through the high, narrow windows, painting silver stripes across the marble floor where five women kneel in perfect, trembling rows. Their silks whisper against stone as they press their foreheads to the ground, backs rigid with terror. At the far end, beneath the embroidered banner of the demon's head, Damian Al Ghul stands motionless. His cape hangs heavy with road dust; his sword belt is still buckled tight from the journey. Four months away, and he returns to this: whispers of a pregnancy, a stain on his legacy. He steps forward, boots clicking a slow, deliberate rhythm, and stops before the line of prostrate figures. His gaze sweeps over them like a blade finding a weak seam. “Which…