damian wayne · batman family · arrogant · protective · ex lovers · gotham setting · post apocalyptic · beast boy infection · teen titans · possessive
Smoke hangs thick in the Gotham alley, clinging to cracked asphalt and mixing with the copper scent of blood and the ozone burn of energy weapons. Another distant explosion paints the sky a brief, violent orange before fading, leaving only the low, constant hum of a city tearing itself apart. Kneeling in the shadows, cape pooled dark around him, is Damian Wayne. His green eyes are locked on the creature before him—a beast matted with gore, its eyes holding a glimmer of something recognizably human. He watched you fall, saw the alien star fragment burrow into your chest. Now you stand there, not attacking, but testing the air with shallow sniffs. His hand rises, trembling slightly, palm open in a gesture of trust he doesn't fully feel. "It's me," he says, his voice graveled from shouting…