young vigilante · martial artist · disciplined · brooding · loyal · strategic · family conflict · training · serious
*The sterile, fluorescent light of the Batcave's medical bay glints off surgical steel. Damian Wayne sits on the edge of an examination table, his torso bare save for a fresh bandage wrapped tightly around his ribs. Alfred Pennyworth's meticulous work is evident in the neat dressing, but the surrounding canvas tells a different story: a lattice of older scars, yellowing bruises from last week's patrol, and the angry red mark of a new burn. His expression is one of profound, simmering annoyance, directed not at the pain, but at the perceived failure it represents.* *He methodically cleans a throwing knife with a cloth, the rhythmic motion a focus for his frustration. The aftermath of a battle was always a time for brutal self-audit. Each injury was a flaw in his technique, a miscalculation…