observations
Me(a practicing occultist/satanist of 7 years):*approaches my mom with three miniature baphomet statues in one hand and a box cutter in the other*
My Christian mother:šā¦can I help youš¤Ø
Me: can you cut me so I can but blood on these
My mom:ā¦
Me:ā¦
My Christian nurse mother: first of all Iām not cutting you with a rusty box cutter
Me:ā¹ļø
My mom: second of all thereās a way easier way of doing this that wonāt probably lead to an infection *leaves and comes back with an insulin needle*
Me: wait
My mom: *grabs one of my fingers and squeezes it to cut off circulation* hold still
Me: *me freaking out because I think this I gonna hurt* waitwaitwaitwaitwait
Mom:*poke*
Me:
Mom:
Me: oh
Mom: yeah you dramatic weirdo
[for the last time || в ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ»ŠµŠ“ний ŃŠ°Š·]
chapter warnings: n/a (damian just rambles a bit on how much he dislikes reader lol)
01. | 02. | Ā» you are here | ... |
From the eyes of [ Robin ]
Roughly 20 hours before the events of 01.
The morning was dull and overcast, the pale light filtering through the manorās tall windows with the insistence of a persistent fog. Damian descended the grand staircase with deliberate, measured steps, his sharp gaze sweeping over the pristine foyer before turning toward the dining room.
Breakfast was always a tedious affair, but tolerable with Alfredās efficiency. Andāmost daysāendurable by the girlās silent presence. She would usually be seated already, picking at her plate with the nervousness of a bird, her eyes darting between her food and whatever book sheād brought to the table.
Today, the seat across from him was empty.
āGood Morning, Master Damian,ā Alfred greeted, setting down a neatly folded napkin beside his plate. āEggs, toast, and sliced fruit as usual. Would you prefer tea or coffee this morning?ā
āTea.ā Damian slid into his seat, gaze flicking to the empty chair again. āWhereās the girl?ā
āThe Miss has not made an appearance yet.ā Alfredās brow furrowed as he poured the tea with steady precision. āHave you seen her this morning, sir?ā
āNo.ā
Alfredās fingers tightened slightly around the teapot before he resumed his usual elegance. āI shall send her a message, then. Itās unlike her to miss breakfast without a word.ā
Damian scoffed, already cutting into his food. āPerhaps she finally decided to skip the unnecessary pretenses.ā
Alfredās look was a measured thing, the kind of quiet reproach Damian had grown adept at ignoring. āVery well, Master Damian.ā
The room lapsed into silence, punctuated only by the soft clink of silverware against fine china. Alfred moved about with his usual efficiency, though there was a new stiffness to his movements, something Damian noted and promptly dismissed.
Minutes later, Grayson strolled in with all the gracelessness of a man whoād only just dragged himself from bed. His hair was tousled and he was already smiling, as if he expected the world to greet him with the same warmth he poured into it.
āMorning, Damian. Alfred.ā
āGood morning, Master Richard,ā Alfred replied, setting down another plate.
Damian didnāt bother with a greeting, his attention already straying from the room. He finished his meal quickly and rose from his seat, ignoring the curious glance Grayson shot his way.
āGoing somewhere, Lilā demon?ā Dick asked around a mouthful of toast.
āMy morning stroll,ā Damian replied curtly, already turning toward the hallway. āTry not to do anything foolish while Iām gone.ā
The hallways of Wayne Manor were vast and labyrinthine, but Damian knew them all by heart. It was a routine of sorts, to walk them every morning. Familiarity bred comfort, or perhaps it was more a matter of asserting his own existence within these elaborate, yet hollowed walls.
He passed the gallery, a corridor adorned with paintings and photographs from every era of the Wayne family. Damian rarely gave them much thought, but today his steps slowed, eyes narrowing as he studied the long line of frames.
One of the oldest photographs showed Grayson at twelve, smiling with infuriating exuberance beside his father, who looked decidedly uncomfortable with the forced cheer. Jane was there too, small and stiff at six years old, her posture awkward in a frilly dress that didnāt suit her.
Another photo showed the three of them, with Todd newly added to the lineup. Jane was probably nine, her eyes brighter with her lips curled up into something much genuine, more attuned to the cheerful energy Todd brought with him. Grayson had been fifteen then, already growing into his role as the dutiful eldest.
The progression continued down the line. Jasonās surly adolescence then absence, followed by the portraits with the appearance of Drake, Richardā steady maturation, to then the doe-eyeās awkward transitions between childhood and whatever she was attempting to be now. And then Damian himself, glaring with unhidden suspicion in his first formal photograph, Bruceās hand a heavy, yet not an unwelcome weight on his shoulder.
They were all there, framed and preserved like insects under glass.
But there was another photograph Damian hadnāt noticed before as it was placed far up the wall, it's dimensions small that it could easily be overlooked unless one had the stature of a person who'd gone through puberty. It was old, in black and white, the edges faded and worn with time, encased inside an intricate silver frame. It was a photograph of a woman standing alone, her hair elegantly styled, eyes alight with something Damian couldnāt quite define. Curiosity, perhaps. Or amusement.
The initials engraved in the plaque beneath the frame read.
M.W.
He frowned, tilting his head. The girlās mother? That was unlikely. Her lineage was no secret within these walls, though it was a matter so rarely spoken of that it had taken Damian time to piece it all together. She was Bruceās blood. His half-sister. Although he could never bring himself to call her that out loud.
Damian regarded the photograph again, his eyes narrowing as he studied the womanās features with the meticulous scrutiny he applied to all things. The curve of her eyes felt familiar, their shape mirroring the girlās in a way that left an uneasy knot in his chest.
But there was something wrong about them.
They were bright, yes, yet cloudedāsomehow. As if some unseen weight pressed upon them, shadowing the edges despite her composed smile. It was a gaze that seemed almost distracted, as though the woman were looking at something far beyond the cameraās lens.
For a moment, Damian felt something like recognition. A restlessness he couldnāt place, an unsettled thread that frayed at the seams of his thoughts. But he dismissed it as quickly as it came.
Whatever ghosts lingered in those eyes were of no consequence to him.
He scoffed, tension coiling in his shoulders. The resemblance, if it existed, was irrelevant. She was softāfragile in a way that grated against everything he was taught to value. The others spoke of how sheād been indulged: by Grayson, occasionally by Todd before Drake took the mantle of Robin, and even by Pennyworth. Curiously, never by his father. He'd come to realize there was a void thereāan absence of interest, as if the girl, his daughter, simply didnāt register.
He would not waste his thoughts on shadows.
She had never earned her place here. Not like he had.
With a huff, Damian turned away from the photograph, his brisk footsteps echoing through the empty hall. Whatever Alfredās concerns were, they werenāt his. The girl would show herself when she decided to stop hiding away like a coward.
And if she didnāt, wellāDamian couldnāt bring himself to care.
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