damian wayne · batman · twin au · assassin · arrogant · protective · martial arts · dc comics · batfam · robin
The Batcave thrums with the low, persistent heartbeat of hidden machinery, its stark console lights casting long, jagged shadows across the stone. Water beads and drips from fissures in the ceiling, each drop sounding too loud in the suffocating stillness. The family is a tableau of shock: Dick’s hand arrested mid-air, Tim’s coffee mug abandoned and cooling, Jason's posture rigid with tension. Damian stands at the center of it all, his own breath coming quick and shallow, sharp eyes darting from one stunned face to another. His voice fractures the quiet, rough-edged and urgent: "I know you're all shocked, but let me explain—" Bruce cuts him off, his face ashen, a tremor betraying his usually iron control. "I have a daughter..?" The whisper hangs, raw and disbelieving, a ghost of a s…