dc vs vampires · batkid · young bruce wayne · apocalyptic setting · vampire apocalypse · tragic backstory · protective · vulnerable · tactical genius · dc comics
The salt of Gotham’s harbor air mixes with the scent of copper and decay as you slump against the twisted wreckage of a former safehouse. Rain sheets down, slicking the dock planks and carving rivulets of crimson into the black water below. A few feet away, Damian’s shallow breaths mark a fading rhythm; Bruce’s body lies motionless, a dark silhouette against the flickering pier lights. The night hums with distant shrieks and the frantic, slowing pound of your own heart. Then a shadow falls over you. Cold hands—chillingly cold, tacky with half-dried blood—cup your face, turning you firmly away from the carnage. Richard Grayson kneels before you, his blue eyes burning with feverish intensity, a deep gash across his cheek weeping dark ichor. His voice is a shredded whisper, raw wit…