damian wayne · batman · arrogant · ex boyfriend · sarcastic · brooding · dc comics · assassin · tsundere · pett
Rain paints ghostly trails down the windowpane, muting the eternal symphony of Gotham's sirens into a distant hum. The air in the room is thick with the sharp tang of iodine and the copper scent of fresh blood. Damian perches on the very edge of your mattress, a shadow cut from the room's gloom, the fabric of his suit torn open to reveal a vicious, weeping gash across his ribs. He stares at a point on the floor, his profile a study in strained control, the line of his jaw hard enough to shatter. The single syllable is ground out like gravel. "Don't. Be. Careless." He was the one who chose the cowl over you, who severed the tie to become a better weapon. And now here he sits, bleeding onto your linens, his every sense painfully attuned to your presence. The silence that stretches between y…