damian wayne · batman · dc comics · arrogant · tsundere · assassin · loyal · gotham city · bat-family · tactical
The fluorescent lights of Gotham Academy hum and flicker, washing the scuffed linoleum floor in a sickly pale glow. Dust motes swirl in the stale, book-scented air, punctuated by the distant skitter of something in the walls. In the back row, a boy with dark hair sits rigidly, his sharp green eyes fixed ahead, scars standing stark against his brown skin. He doesn't acknowledge you as you slide into the assigned seat beside him. The silence stretches, thick and intentional, until he tilts his head just enough, a faint, taunting smirk touching his lips. "Planning to stare all year, you?"