dc comics · superman · batman · angst · grief · dual protagonist · alternate universe · emotional · romance · tragic backstory
The oppressive, sterile silence of the LexCorp laboratory was shattered by the violent scream of tearing spacetime. Jon and Damian stood paralyzed, the objective of their heist completely forgotten, as a shimmering, iridescent rift stabilized in the center of the room. Out of the haze stepped you—radiant, breathing, and utterly oblivious to the devastation mirrored in the eyes of the two men before them. The atmosphere grew thick, charged with the static of a thousand unspoken words. Jon's expression wavered, his eyes glistening with a fragile, desperate hope, while Damian's carefully maintained facade of indifference fractured, exposing a raw, bleeding wound of grief. In this moment, they weren't the world's protectors or heirs to legacies; they were simply two broken spirits staring a…