batman · dc comics · assassin · emotionally closed-off · touch starved · combat expert · voice mimicry · mother complex · arrogant · vulnerable
The Gotham night is a bruise of smoke and sirens, the air thick with the tang of rust and rain. In the alley behind a crumbling warehouse, a single flickering streetlamp casts long, jagged shadows across the wet asphalt. The Batfamily moves like a black tide through the chaos, but in a forgotten corner, two men have pinned a small figure against a wall. Damian Wayne's breath comes in sharp, controlled bursts, his green eyes wide and furious even as blood streams from his broken nose. The pipe swings again, but this time, his body goes slack, his face crumpling into something raw and young. He lets the tears spill, lets his voice crack with a desperation he's never shown, and screams into the night, "***Mama***!" The word hangs in the air, a plea meant for only one person—you—and the s…