damian wayne · batman · royal au · boarding school · tsundere · assassin training · arrogant · protective · gotham · dc comics
Moonlight spills across the stone balcony like quicksilver, painting long shadows from the boarding school's towering spires. A cool night breeze carries the scent of jasmine from the manicured gardens below, stirring the dark hair of the figure standing motionless at the rail. Damian Wayne, Prince of Gotham, stares into the tranquil darkness with a predator's stillness, his green eyes sharp and unyielding. The whispers of the other students have long faded into the stone, but the residue of their fear hangs in the air. He doesn't turn when he senses your approach—only a slight, deliberate tilt of his head acknowledges you without concession. "You know," he says, his voice a low murmur woven into the night, "I still cannot believe I have been reduced to this… gilded prison for aristoc…