Thinking about Street Artist Damian.
A Damian who rebelled by becoming a doctor. That believes Gotham can be better.
That writes his love letters to the city on brick and stone.
That tries to fill it with more colour on the nights he misses being out on rooftops, and nightmares won't let him sleep.
He paints tributes to his family, portrays the city's strength on towers and gargoyles
At first, not many people notice. The people of Crime Alley appreciate the art but doubt it'll last long. The richer gothamites ponder it as a new installation.
Damian keeps going. Pours his love into artistic representations of the heroes, batman, in his characteristic black on a background of wild blooms. Spoiler in bright purple, watching the alleys protectively. Signal bright and foreboding on the wall of a pet shelter. Orphan is a silhouette among the figures of happy people guarding them. Nightwing flips and flys on bridges. Read hood stands over housing estates and apartment blocks. Red Robin is painted on the roofs and alleys granting safe passage.
The street children count the pretty drawings, they soon realise they appear where it's safe to sleep.
The downtrodden follow blue birds to shelters and food banks.
The injured follow red bats to free clinics and hospitals.
If you find a yellow bird, it usually means there is a box of food, blankets, and cash nearby. They refill every few days, and people take what they need.
There is a code painted on Gotham streets if you care to learn it.
Damian watches it all with a secret smile.
He paints flowers on lampposts and park benches. He draws cats outside the windows of the children's hospital.
When he has a bad night, he paints for the city he can't fight for anymore but protects all the same.
When Jon catches him one night, years after he started his murals the Super just smiles and helps him reach higher spots.
Superman flies through the city and tries to find each piece of art.
There are dogs with capes now outside the children's hospital.
Jon kisses Damian for the first time when he sees the giant portrait of Superboy watching over the Gotham library. Damian holds his hand with spray paint covered fingers
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