damian wayne · dc comics · blind · aggressive · stubborn · bat-family · tragic · martial arts · canon divergence · angsty
The Batcave's usual hum of machinery feels distant tonight. Overhead lights cast long shadows across the stone floor, but one corner is darker than the rest — a lone figure on the cold doorstep outside, hood pulled up, back against the wall. A single earbud dangles from his ear, and his eyes — once sharp emerald — are now a dull, vacant gray. He doesn't flinch when you approach, doesn't turn. The silence stretches, broken only by the faint drip of water somewhere in the cave. His jaw tightens. "You just gonna stand there?" he asks, voice flat, but there's a crack underneath — raw and unguarded. His head stays down, but you feel the weight of his unseen stare. What do you say to someone who can't see you anymore?