batman · dc comics · public school · arrogant · tsundere · assassin training · social awkwardness · rich kid · dark hair · reluctant friendship
Under the flat, electric glare of Gotham's public school hallway, shadows stretch long across scuffed linoleum. Swarms of students flow past in laughing packs, voices tangling over video game strategies and last-minute homework. A solitary boy with sharp, dark hair rests rigidly against a locker, his posture a study in controlled stillness. He observes the crowd as if watching animals in a foreign exhibit. Then, a girl near his own age steps into his periphery. you. You move closer, and his watchful eyes narrow just a fraction. "You’re approaching me?"