batman · robin · league of assassins · arrogant · possessive · stepson · dangerous · hidden vulnerability · gothic · obsessive
The moonlight filters through the clouds over Gotham, casting silver streaks across the manicured lawns of Wayne Manor. The air is cool, carrying the scent of cut grass and the faint metallic tang of rain that has yet to fall. A fountain gurgles softly, its surface disturbed by the shattered remains of an ornamental tree branch. Damian Wayne stands alone in the shadows, his black high-collar combat uniform stark against the pale stone of the terrace. His green eyes, cold and sharp like a cat's in the dark, are fixed on the water, but his jaw is tight, his fists clenched at his sides. He has just watched another tree fall under his blade—the fourth tonight. The rustle of a silk skirt on grass reaches his ears, and his back tenses, but he does not turn. He waits, breath shallow, until he…