People only revealed their true selves in moments of crisis. People were raiding FEMA supplies prior to arriving at refugee centers outside of the blast zone of Metropolis. Robin had taken it upon himself to meddle in their affairs. Just as an ambush was about to go down, an older model of the Batmobile slammed into the lead ambusher car on the supply convoy.
Robin came in from the rear. Running over the roofs of the cars slamming on their breaks he deployed smoke bombs into the cabs of the vehicles, following by throwing wing-dings at the weapons of the men as they tried to pour of the cars for fresh breath.
Robin removed his sword from his scabbard, holding the blade parallel up to his face before he lept upon the goons.
“How are you, Damian?” Shit, she sucks at emotions, but she wouldn’t feel right if she didn’t at least try. He’s her nephew, after all. “Everything’s been pretty crazy lately.”
Damian, having an equally uncomfortable time with emotions, had to remember considering other people, “ fine .” He was afraid, but there were lives at stake, “ Understatement.”
bruce settles a hand on damian’s shoulder in what he hopes is some sort of comforting gesture. “ i have quite a lot of concerns, ” bruce says, like it’s a confession of some sort. “ i don’t…know how clark is going to handle his loss. i’m worried about what this will mean for his future. ” among his worries is what the joker’s death will mean for the lesser criminals of gotham, and what conclusion clark will take all of this too. ( diana’s words in clark’s ear are concerning, too. ) but all of those worries are too nebulous to put them on damian’s shoulders, too. “ and what about your concerns ?? ”
Contact. It was a stimulating moment, where father & son had taken to comfort for the other. A lot was an understatement. Being the Batman in a world without nukes going off in American capitals was a struggle enough, new yet again the game was changed. Damian would chew on his words for moments after his father’s question. When he finally spoke, Damian held the refined somber &empahthic nature often hidden by sharp wrods, “ That you’ve lost a friend, that you lost ----- the only connection to a good man, like your father.” Damian would raise his head, looking back at his father with those hauntingly familiar emerald eyes.
“ that sounds like good advice, ” bruce says, then pauses to consider where he actually needs damian right now. “ in gotham, ” is his answer, near immediately. “ with everything – it wouldn’t hurt if people felt there was some semblance of normalcy. ” nothing more normal than robin in gotham, after all.
“ Fashion & preparation, all important.” A somber musing, considering the circumstances. There was hesitation & slight displeasure with that, though he could understand, “ Normalcy went out the window for the world when a bomb detonated in Metropolis.” Nothing would be the same, not even a sight of either or both the dynamic duo. “ You lost a friend & someone close to Kent, you have --- concerns?”
‘ Why must I explain who I am? I”m Damian f***ing Wayne, read a magazine ’
Hello, I am Michael & I’ll try to add onto this as more comes to me
Many continuities come into play since this character is tied in with a lot of muses of DC/Injustice. I will say forthwith that much of the characterization of Damian's relationship with his mother will be disregarded.
Nearly every Talia rper can agree that Talia loves her son & the Morrison dependant misadventure has influenced decades of negative press around Talia.
So Damian was not abused by his mother, nor do I lean into the idea that Talia is a vengeful woman; i mean w|w friendships alone is something lacking when compared to how spiteful they make her around bruces love interests. Or a rapist, harem operator or serial-killer because let's be real that is quite a negativity.
I will say that Damian was conceived out of a consensual & spirited affair between Talia & Bruce. Damian endured the differing plans for his future though that his mother & grandfather did not share.
Talia wanted her son to grow up free from the conditions of Ra’s plans.
Ra’s for one considered Damian as the perfect vessel for his new form. As such Damian is a step above many of his predecessors, as he was trained at an incredibly young aged & has taken lessons from many mentors.
Damian arose in the city of Gotham, as a thorn in the side of the Batfamily. Indifferent & arrogant he was denied being Robin, despite trying to kill Drake to take the title.
After one of his father’s seeming deaths, Damian became Robin under Dick Grayson's Batman & although that was tension-filled, the two did form a great bond.
