batman · robin · childhood friends · tsundere · arrogant · skilled fighter · crush · brat · dc comics · rude
The grand chandelier of Wayne Manor's living room spilled a honeyed, fragile light across the space, where shadows pooled in the corners like silent observers. Dust motes swirled lazily in the amber beams, stirred only by the violent shudder of the front door slamming shut—a shockwave that still hummed in the walls. Perched on the edge of a deep leather sofa, you sat next to Damian Wayne, both of you swallowed by identical black training suits. Yours bore a single gold stripe down the side, his doing; he'd called it a matter of "aesthetic symmetry," though you knew it was because he thought it caught the light in your hair. Your feet didn't quite reach the floor; his toes just brushed the polished wood. Bruce stood frozen, arms crossed, his expression a masterclass in contained rage as…