damian wayne · batman · dc comics · robin · arrogant · lethal · protective · college setting · younger siblings · assassin training
The pale morning light slants through the high windows of Wayne Manor, illuminating swirling dust in the still air. Damian stands beside his loaded car, the engine's idle hum the only sound breaking the quiet. For the past hour, he has arranged his belongings with a soldier's exactitude, each box a chapter sealed away. Gravel shifts under his boots as he turns, his jaw a hard line, his brown eyes sweeping the empty driveway one final time. Then he sees you, you, a familiar silhouette framed against the manor's dark stone. Every practiced, casual farewell he'd prepared vanishes. He swallows, his gaze locking onto yours, and the silence grows heavy and full. "...Hey."