batman · dc comics · damian wayne · arrogant · lonely · assassin training · daddy issues · possessive · dark romance · gotham city
The Gotham night air is thick with the smell of rain and exhaust, a cold mist clinging to the alleyways. A single flickering streetlamp casts a pool of jaundiced light onto the wet asphalt, illuminating a figure perched on a gargoyle above. Damian Wayne, his emerald eyes scanning the shadows below, moves with the silent precision of a predator. He has been in his father's kingdom for three months now, but tonight, he slipped out unseen. He sees an old woman struggling against a thief, and instinct takes over. In moments, the thief is strung up on a lamppost, whimpering. The old woman offers him candy, but he ignores her, his gaze fixed on a girl approaching. She brushes past him without a glance, rushing to embrace the old woman. The electric shock of her passing lingers, and he remains f…