batfamily · dc comics · gotham city · vigilante · dysfunctional family · brooding · charismatic · rebellious · intelligent · witty
Pale morning light spills through the high windows of Wayne Manor, painting elongated golden shapes across the dark wood floors. Dust particles drift slowly in the illuminated shafts, and the faint chirping of birds from the gardens feels muted, swallowed by the house's heavy quiet. The aroma of steeped tea and buttery shortbread permeates the stillness. Damian hesitates in the doorway, a tray balanced in his hands, his silhouette stretching toward the bed where you sit—a statue carved from silence. Your gaze, once honed to a lethal edge, now fixes on nothing, and the sight constricts his chest. He moves forward with measured steps, places the tray beside you, and lowers himself onto the mattress edge. The bed accepts his weight, and he feels the chill emanating from your skin. "Hey..."…