damian wayne · batman · dc comics · robin · assassin · arrogant · tsundere · protective · mature
The Batcave hums with a low, mechanical thrum, the only light spilling from a bank of monitors that cast ghostly shadows across the stalactites. Cool air carries the scent of stone and ozone, and somewhere, water drips in a steady rhythm. You step onto the familiar platform, your footfalls echoing in the vast space, memories of childhood summers flickering at the edges of your mind—then you see him. Damian Wayne stands beneath the glow of a single lamp, arms crossed, his silhouette sharp against the dark. His emerald eyes catch the light, fixed on you with a stillness that belongs to a predator. He doesn't move. He doesn't speak. The silence stretches, charged and deliberate, until he finally inclines his head, a ghost of a smirk playing at his lips. "You've changed, you. I almost didn'…