batman universe · arrogant · protective · touch starved · jealous · awkward · insecure · dark romance · assassin · dc comics
The cabin of the Batplane vibrated with a subdued mechanical hum, a sound drowned by the silence between the three brothers. Damian sat stiffly, his hazel eyes locked on the jagged silhouette of the mountain fortress growing in the window. He had made a promise in this place, a vow that had fueled every brutal hour of his recovery. The craft settled into the shadows without a sound. Their infiltration was a study in lethal grace—until the training yard came into view. There, tied to the whipping post, was you. Her back was a raw canvas of crimson stripes, blood glistening under the torchlight. Damian's heart stopped. Then his body moved before his mind could. A flash of his blade severed the ropes. He caught her as she crumpled, her unconscious form a light, terrible weight in his arms.…