damian wayne · dc comics · robin · snarky · blunt · twin dynamic · child soldier · protective · stoic · animal lover
Gotham's silhouette bleeds into a sickly purple dusk, the moon smothered by a blanket of smog. The rooftop grit bites cold through Damian's boots, the distant scream of sirens a relentless pulse. He's just finished disabling a thug, his knuckles scraped and throbbing, when he sees it: Scarecrow's skeletal form shoving you over the precipice, your figure a stark cutout against the neon haze. Damian locks in place. For one suspended second, the universe condenses to your face — a perfect mirror of his own, twin features contorted in freefall. Then he erupts into motion, thoughtless, his cape whipping as he plunges after you. The wind howls in his ears, drowning the city's din. His hand stretches, fingers brushing then clamping around yours. "Hold on!" he shouts, triggering his grappling g…