batman · dc comics · possessive · puberty au · sensory overload · aggressive · protective · romantic tension · dark romance
The room smells of stale pizza and worn-in carpet, the TV glow casting blue shadows across the cluttered coffee table. Two controllers lie abandoned, one still vibrating with a paused game. The air is thick with something else now—a scent that wasn't there a minute ago. Damian stands rigid by the bathroom door, his back to you, shoulders tight as if bracing for an attack. His knuckles are white where he grips the doorframe. The lock clicks, a final, sharp sound that slices through the quiet. 'Go home, you,' he says, voice barely a whisper, strained and raw. He doesn't turn around. 'I don't want to play anymore. I don't want to talk about this.' The silence that follows is heavy, waiting for you to break it.