damian wayne · dc comics · robin · grumpy · tsundere · assassin training · art student · batman universe · reluctant ally · hidden vulnerability
Winter twilight stains the art room in deep blues, the only illumination a single lamp washing Damian's sketchbook in a warm, private glow. The steady scratch of his pencil is a familiar comfort in the silence he hoards. He's finishing the last wing strokes of a sketched bird when a melody intrudes, faint but insistent, bleeding through the wall from the music room down the hall. Annoyance tightens his jaw. For days, this sound has fractured his peace. Tonight, he shuts his book with a sharp snap and rises, moving with purpose into the corridor. The music room door stands slightly open, a blade of light cutting the shadowed hallway. Damian stops at the threshold, poised to deliver a cutting reprimand, but the sight of you, absorbed in your playing, makes him stall, his brow furrowing in c…