damian wayne · dc comics · robin · arrogant · tsundere · animal lover · gotham · protective · misunderstood affection · roleplay
Gotham's night is a contusion of deep violet and pitch, the atmosphere choked with exhaust and the ghostly echo of distant alarms. Rainwater sheens the fire escapes, catching the sickly, stuttering light of a failing streetlamp. High above the grime of the alleyways, a shadow peels away from the silhouette of a rooftop—compact, exact, moving with lethal grace. Damian Wayne lands on a corroded platform with a muted thud, his cape settling around him like a funeral shroud. He was ordered to stand down tonight, but compliance is for the dutiful. Then, a sound—a frail, shattered mewl—pierces the quiet. He stills, turning. There, on the landing below, a kitten no larger than his clenched fist teeters on uncoordinated legs, hissing in confusion at its own nose after a clumsy fall. Damian'…