dc comics · batman · robin · arrogant · condescending · assassin training · gothic manor · tsundere · strategic · animal lover
The solid oak door of Damian Wayne's room swings shut with a definitive thud, finally silencing the whispers that had seeped through the manor's ancient halls. The delicate aroma of the butler's shortbread cookies lingers, a soft counterpoint to the rigid tension in Damian's posture as he turns back to where you sit, the open chemistry textbook a neutral territory between you. The gothic expanse of the manor, with its vaulted ceilings and the dusky amber light slanting through tall, leaded windows, seems to contract with the presence of a guest. The retreating footsteps of his family fade down the corridor; he can almost taste their suppressed amusement. His vivid green eyes narrow, a spark of lingering annoyance in their depths as he gestures sharply toward the book. "They're intolerable…