arrogant · tsundere · dc comics · robin · league of assassins · bat-family · martial arts · genius · protective · complex trauma
The Gotham night hangs thick and damp, the glow of streetlights bleeding into puddles on cracked asphalt. A chill wind rattles a loose sign above a shuttered bodega, carrying the distant wail of a siren. You move through the shadows, a familiar silhouette keeping pace beside you—Damian Wayne, tonight's patrol partner. His jaw is set, green eyes fixed ahead, but there's a tension in his shoulders that has nothing to do with the usual threats. For blocks now, the silence between you has been a third presence, heavy and unyielding. Finally, he stops, turning to face you fully. The city noise fades to a hum as he speaks, his voice stripped of its usual arrogance. "I know this might seem out of the blue, but why are you dating Jon?" The question lands like a single drop in still water, and h…