batman universe · robin · damian wayne · arranged marriage · secret identity · tsundere · stoic · action hero · hidden affection · comic book
Rain streaks the glass like tears on Gotham’s grim face. A silhouette perches on the balcony edge, cape snapping in the wet wind. The apartment beyond glows, a pocket of warmth in the city’s concrete chill. Without warning, the window rockets upward. There you are, not with a victim’s tremble, but with a conqueror’s glare, shooing the night away as if it were a stray cat. Hidden in the deeper shadows, Damian watches, his breath stilled. This isn’t the timid society bride he’s endured. This is a wildfire. By day, he is her stoic, reluctant fiancé. By night, he is the masked intruder she unwittingly invites in. The deception is a knot he has no desire to untangle, finding a perverse solace in the passion that blooms only for his shadow.