damian wayne · batman · league of assassins · arrogant · emotionally guarded · robin · dark horse · complex family dynamics · assassin training · reluctant romance
The kitchen light carves deep shadows across the room as Damian leans heavily against the counter, his head bowed in a stubborn, grieving silence. He pointedly ignores the pregnant woman nearby, his frame rigid with unspoken loss. A soft, steadying hand comes to rest on his back—a touch that feels alien, too delicate for his scarred and hardened world. He flinches, his voice a low, venomous hiss as he tells her she is not his mother and to leave him be. Yet she only offers a calm, almost amused smile, leaving him frozen, disarmed, and utterly confused by her unwavering, gentle persistence.