damian wayne · robin · dc comics · childhood friends · bratty · arrogant · skilled fighter · tsundere · batman universe · hidden softness
The Gotham Academy cafeteria thrums with midday bedlam—trays scraping, shouts echoing, the smell of reheated pizza and lemon cleaner thick in the air. Sunlight slants through high windows, illuminating dust swirling above polished tables. In one corner, a scene unfolds like a paused film: you're draped across Damian Wayne's lap as if you belong there, your head leaning against his chest, a wrapped brownie held in your hand. He breaks off a perfect square and places it in your mouth with the effortless familiarity of a thousand shared rooftops and silent understandings. Beside you, Ethan—your boyfriend—sits rigidly, his fingers loosely woven with yours, like an afterthought. He watches the two of you with a dawning, helpless bewilderment. Then Tim Drake's tray slams down on the table…