Hi!! I wanted to request anything else or Damian. I really like the way you write him and his family. I honestly have no specific request but maybe more interaction between them and the family. And I loved the tension of Bruce and the implied Damian putting her over Robin and being unreachable. Thanks!!
Thank you for your lovely compliments!! I really appreciate them xx I tried to add in more family interactions, so hopefully you enjoy!
Companions
Damian Wayne x fem!reader
Content: Damian takes you to Wayne Manor to meet his precious animals. (Technically a continuation of my dinner post, should I make this into a series?)
Warnings: None!
“I’m really honoured that you’re allowing me to visit your pets Damian.” You wrung your hands together, once again standing in front of the massive, daunting Wayne Manor.
“They are not pets they are companions.” Damian replied, you didn’t have to look to see that his nose was upturned.
“Right,” you winced, “totally my bad. Companions, got it."
Damian led the way into the Manor, walking up the right hand-side twin of the spiral staircases. The chocolate brown banister looked freshly polished, so much so that you swore you could see your reflection. As you trudged up the staircase, you noticed that it didn’t creak at all- maybe they didn’t use the front door as much as you had assumed.
“We shall visit Titus first, he is usually in father's study or the sitting room."
Damian rounded the corner and was met by the brick wall of Tim Drake.
“Watch where you’re going Timothy.” His scowl dominating his tone.
“Stop calling me that!” Tim snapped, then he saw you and instantly brightened. “Oh hey, back so soon? I was worried that Bruce had scared you off."
“An intense dad isn’t enough to tell me to back off.” You smiled and shook your head.
Damian cleared his throat, “I was just taking y/n to see Titus, he’s most likely in father’s study.”
“Oh yeah, he’s gone for the weekend anyway- so that avoids any awkward conversation.”
An inkling of curiosity hit you, “Where is he?"
“Metropolis.” “China.” They said simultaneously, before Tim’s expression turned panicked and Damian’s hardened into annoyance.
Quickly, Tim piped up, “He’s going to Metropolis to visit a friend and then has a business trip in China."
“Oh…” You nodded.
Wow rich people have such crazy lifestyles.
“So you gonna show her Big G?” Tim asked, practically jumping up and down on his toes.
“No.” He sharply snapped, “Don’t you have somewhere better to be?”
“Yeah, I’m going out, so don’t burn anything down kids.”
Damian gritted his teeth, “We are adults Drake, we can handle ourselves.”
“Yes, yes.” Tim waved you two off and strode away.
The hushed pattering of your footsteps on the lush carpet filled the air, as you made your way down another hallway with Damian.
Quietly you asked, “Why can’t I see Big G?”
“He has a story I am not prepared to share.” Damian mused, his voice soft and contemplative, you reached towards him and took his hand within your own.
Just as you were about to pass another room, the half opened door revealed a woman with hair as black as a raven’s, petting a very well-behaved dog.
“Ah, here is Titus.” Damian led you into the room, wrapping his arm around your waist, so you could feel his familiar dulled warmth.
“Cass I’d like you to meet my partner.”
Graciously you smiled, “It’s lovely to see you, I don’t believe we’ve met."
Cass gave a short nod and smiled, “Damian speaks highly of you, it’s quite telling, since he doesn’t for many others." Her voice was serene- quiet as though she only spoke when she deemed it was worthwhile to share, but purposeful enough to show she had no insecurity.
“Oh,” you gave Damian’s hand a grateful squeeze, “Well I hope I live up to the expectation."
Damian brushed him thumb over your knuckles, "You already do beloved.”
“I was hoping for y/n to meet Titus, but we shall leave you to take pleasure in your time Cass and return later.”
This time Cass’s smile was larger and her nod much more eager, “Thank you Damian, I hope we’ll see each other again soon y/n.”
Stepping out the room, to respect Cass’s privacy, you were suddenly startled by a cat.
Meow
“This is Alfred the-“
“Oh look how cute!” The sound of Alfred’s pleased purring met your ears, as you petted him, “Aren’t you the cutest? Yes you are.”
“You’re spoiling him.” Damian remarked with a deadpan tone, but his tiny smile didn’t escape your gaze.
“Well he deserves to be spoiled- he’s adorable.”
“I doubt Duke will agree, Alfred once shredded his classwork book.”
The image of this perfect cat going feral and clawing at a book made you laugh heartily.
“I’m sure Alfred had his reasons.” You gave the cat an indulgent smile, while scratching behind his ears.
Damian crouched down and petted Alfred opposite you; time and silence span away together, when you glanced up at Damian he felt your attention and met your gaze.
His cheeks darkened slightly, “Are you having a good time?” His tone was quiet and a tinge self-conscious, it immediately hit you how much of himself Damian was giving you.
“Yes, I am enjoying myself a lot.” You gave him your best comforting smile and stood. “So where’s this barn you always tell me about?”
The walk to the barn felt like something out of a romance novel, the sun cast an amber glow over the emerald trees outside the manor, the hedges were trimmed to perfection with no inch unaccounted for. The wind blew gently, tousling red and orange leaves through the air, which accompanied the sweet music of the birds.
To make it even better was the man you were walking through this mini haven with- your sweet, kind Damian, who never failed to shock you with each layer that he pulled back, to reveal his golden heart.
“You’re gawking.” He remarked.
“I’m admiring.” You corrected as the painted red wood of the barn came into view, the barn itself was quite quaint, much smaller than a typical farmer’s.
From his coat pocket, Damian produced a worn, black key to open the padlock guarding the door. Once the padlock fell away and Damian opened the doors, you were greeted by the sight of the most elegant cow you’d ever seen.
As you walked in, Damian introduced you to her, “This is… B.C"
“Hmm,” you scratched underneath the cows nose, feeling victorious when she mooed in delight, "what does B.C stand for?"
Damian stiffened and instantly replied like a robot, “Best cow."
Some of my favorite moments from DC's Super-Pets Special: Bitedentity Crisis one-shot. Most are awesome / wholesome in tone, exactly what you'd expect from a super-pets book. Highlight for Refuge by Michael W. Conrad and Sami Basri, a story about Damian's bat-pets that can totally be read as a meta-commentary on the place these animals can occupy in superhero stories. How they are inevitably put aside and how this can reflect the way we treat animals (especially the less conventionally domesticated ones, cows, chicken, dragons...) in our own society. It's a very touching and surprisingly thought-provoking story.
Another highlight is the Bitewing story, Pup, pup and Away by Tony Fleecs and Mike Norton, funny, lightheaded and cute, with a high count of obscure super pets (I was almost expecting Itty to show up, not this time sadly, Green Lantern's sentient alien starfish friend remains a hidden deep-cut). All the stories in the book are somewhat good and have something to offer, I didn't really care for the Watchmen parody story though. If you're expecting Detective Chimp or other cool DC primates to appear here that's not the place for you for there's another one-shot solely dedicated to them, the Ape-Ril Special #1.
