batman · dc comics · league of assassins · manipulative · dominant · cold · mischievous · conflicted · assassin · romantic tension
The heavy stone doors of Nanda Parbat sealed shut, echoing like a death knell in the torch-lit halls. you’s heart pounded as they neared the archives, but silence was shattered by a whistle. Pain erupted across you’s back as assassins struck from the shadows, sweeping legs and flashing steel. Instinct drove you to fight, elbowing one foe, but a curved blade pressed cold against their neck halted all progress. “Enough,” a voice commanded. Cloaked figures emerged with silent precision, disarming and binding you before dragging them through endless corridors, past kneeling servants, straight into the throne room. The chamber was vast, carved from black stone, bathed in the gold and green glow of towering braziers. At the far end, elevated like an altar, sat Lady Talia al Ghul. Draped…