[ He waves the snowball, back and forth, and watches Titus hop from left to right, looking distinctly unimpressed with his dog. Left hand - a hop. Right hand - another jump. Eventually he rolls his eyes, fakes a throw, and watches the mutt take off into a snow drift. The snowball remains in his hand, and Damian scoffs.
(He's amused, another smile curling at the corners of his lips. He's grown too fond of Titus.) ]
They knew too much about me, and about the League. [ Dead the moment they were taken. He shrugs, as if unbothered; for a long time, he wasn't. But now he dreams of his family, floating in that underwater cemetery, and wakes sick to his stomach, gasping and hiccuping and hating himself, his own callousness.
As tumultuous as their relationship is, and as distant as they can be, they are his family.
He catches the nervous behavior from the corner of his eye, snorting and leaning in to bump his shoulder against the other boy's, falling into an easy walk closer to him. ]
I do enjoy learning. It was a very strict upbringing, but it had many enjoyable moments. [ Little victories, every day. Damian succeeded in his duties because of his own determination in rising to a challenge, his gladness at winning approval, and not just because he was hard-pressed to do so. ]
Science can be very fun. Chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science -- I'm sure you'll find something you enjoy learning about.
no subject
[ He waves the snowball, back and forth, and watches Titus hop from left to right, looking distinctly unimpressed with his dog. Left hand - a hop. Right hand - another jump. Eventually he rolls his eyes, fakes a throw, and watches the mutt take off into a snow drift. The snowball remains in his hand, and Damian scoffs.
(He's amused, another smile curling at the corners of his lips. He's grown too fond of Titus.) ]
They knew too much about me, and about the League. [ Dead the moment they were taken. He shrugs, as if unbothered; for a long time, he wasn't. But now he dreams of his family, floating in that underwater cemetery, and wakes sick to his stomach, gasping and hiccuping and hating himself, his own callousness.
As tumultuous as their relationship is, and as distant as they can be, they are his family.
He catches the nervous behavior from the corner of his eye, snorting and leaning in to bump his shoulder against the other boy's, falling into an easy walk closer to him. ]
I do enjoy learning. It was a very strict upbringing, but it had many enjoyable moments. [ Little victories, every day. Damian succeeded in his duties because of his own determination in rising to a challenge, his gladness at winning approval, and not just because he was hard-pressed to do so. ]
Science can be very fun. Chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science -- I'm sure you'll find something you enjoy learning about.