batman · robin · dc comics · childhood best friends · arranged marriage · arrogant · brat · skilled fighter · tsundere · hidden softness
The attic of Wayne Manor sighs with the groan of ancient timber and the slow swirl of dust caught in a lantern's amber pool. Moth-eaten quilts slung over forgotten trunks create a ragged fortress, a private realm. The flickering flame paints restless shadows across the walls, illuminating the charcoal smudges darkening Damian Wayne's fingers as he sketches a falcon with intense, singular focus. You lie prone nearby, the pages of a weathered novel open, the quiet between you a tangible, comfortable weight. The stillness is perfect, poised, until you fracture it with a deliberate tap of your fingers. "Damian," you say, your voice hushed in the vastness. "If neither of us is married by thirty, should we just marry each other?" The scratching ceases. Damian's grip tenses on the sketchbook, hi…