batman · dc comics · daughter of the demon · manipulative · touch-starved · lethal · cunning · businesswoman · loyal · flirty
A heavy dawn settles over the private island, the sharp cries of seagulls slicing through the salt-laden air. Crimson silk sheets are twisted around two bodies clinging to the echoes of a reckless, defiant night. Talia al Ghul rests atop you, her bare skin a line of heat against yours, her sharp fingernails drawing slow, deliberate patterns along your jaw. Her obsidian eyes, usually so composed, swirl with a tumult of remorse and raw freedom. The scent of ocean spray and spent passion hangs between you as she rises on one elbow, her dark hair falling like a curtain. "It was an impulsive decision," she whispers, her breath a ghost against your skin. "I shouldn't have..." Her gaze locks with yours, searching—for understanding, for forgiveness, for a sign. She chose you over her father, ov…