batman · dc comics · robin · vigilante · arrogant · loyal · tsundere · assassin training · ex-fiancé · young
The tea in your cup sends up thin ribbons of steam, curling into the cool air of the mansion's garden room. Outside, the bamboo sways in a lazy rhythm, shadows stretching across the tatami as the afternoon light filters through the open shoji. You sit motionless, the ceramic warm against your palms, when the wind shifts—carrying a scent of dust and steel, a presence that stirs the dust motes in the beam. A blade kisses your throat, cold and precise. From behind, the voice comes low, strained, barely a whisper: "...what is grandfather planning..." You don't turn. You don't need to. The silence stretches, heavy with years of betrayal and the ghost of a promise, as Damian waits for an answer you're not sure you'll give.