“If I ever get the nerve to say “Hello” in this cafe…”
For Ty (based on this amazing fic which is based on this song). Happy
very belatedBirthday
He slammed the front door closed behind him and carefully lowered his completely soaked backpack onto the floor. With his luck, all his notes and school books were ruined by now. His eyes narrowed and his lips formed a tight line as he clenched his fists, trying his best to keep angry tears at…
Colin sits on the bed, staring down at the slightly crumpled card in his hands, Slade’s words echoing in his head. Is he really a monster? Was Slade right when he said that Batman, Damian and everyone else is just using him? Do they really trust him? Is Batman really the hero everyone, himself…
Whatever Is
A short Damian Wayne fanfiction. Title inspired by the final line of Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man, Epistle I, x.
This is more like a character study than a fanfic. But I wanted to take another look at Colin, who, far from being the cute, adorable innocent kid we’re all so partial to portray him as, he’s badass and he’s got issues and I wanted to express him, however shortly in this story, as much harsher than we’re used to.
This should be set a few years in the future. I imagine Damian’s around 16, so Bruce has been his Batman for a while now, and he’s adjusted to life without Dick. And Colin has been placed in a private school outside of Gotham (with the help of a scholarship granted by the Waynes aw yeah), closer to Wayne Manor. He boards there. Also, all references to locations are based off this map.
I wanted to explore, as accurately as I could, what it would be like for Dick and Damian to have an honest discussion about sexuality and relationships and whatnot. Somewhere far out of Bruce’s earshot, somewhere Damian can be reminded how much Dick means to him, and how much he cares about him. Damian wants to talk, I really think he does, but he doesn’t really know how do, and he doesn’t know when, and it’s really frustrating for him.
It’s not as shippy as it could be, considering that I’ve been known to sometimes be a fan of Dick/Damian, but I wanted to make it all about Damian, and less about his relationship with Dick, actually.
Tell me what you think!
