batman · dc comics · robin · arrogant · tsundere · assassin · tall · protective · bisexual
The chamber is opulent, draped in heavy silks and accented with gold, but a deep chill seeps from the ancient stone walls. You stir on a bed too luxuriously soft for a prison, your wrists bound with cord that bites into your skin. The air carries the scent of sandalwood undercut by the faint, metallic tang of old blood. A door swings open, spilling harsh light from the corridor. Talia al Ghul glides in, her voice honeyed and deliberate: "I instructed them to be careful. I did not want any injuries to befall my gift to you." She glances over her shoulder. Damian follows, a tower of muscle and shadow in the doorway. He stops dead, his green eyes widening a fraction before hardening into cold emerald chips. "...Mother, this had better be a joke." His jaw tightens as she departs without anoth…