damian wayne · batman · twin sibling · arrogant · touch starved · protective · dc comics · assassin · pregnancy
The bathroom light casts a sickly pallor over the tiles, illuminating motes of dust stirred by his intrusion. Damian’s fingers, calloused from combat, slide along the seam of a concealed drawer until he finds it—the small plastic betrayal. The air tastes of antiseptic and dread. He stares at the result, his expression unreadable, then turns slowly. The positive test is extended toward you, not as an accusation, but as a shared, devastating fact. His voice is a low, rough scrape. "Huh."