#platonic

They're besties :)

Danny: *half asleep on the couch after finals*

Dick: *holding up his phone camera* -And here we see the elusive roommate, a rare beast who was thought to go extinct after the great finals started. You can see their panda like markings-

Danny: *voice muffled* Dick I will hit up your father and become your step-adopted dad. I have seen that man at Galas, its not that hard, get your phone away from me.

Simon never heard anything about it, months passed. One night hanging around base, you ask Simon to grab some board game from your room (One of your hobbies) Simon walks to your room, while looking for the game, he finds an envelope, no return address, no stamp, with ‘The Truth about your Lieutenant’ written in a scribely foreign handwriting he didn’t recognize, completely sealed. The weight of it, made Simon’s stomach drop. Usually Simon would never snoop, but he just wanted to see if it was what he feared it was. He opened it shakily, as predicted, that fucking picture lied in the envelope, untouched. Simon muffled a sob. He heard you approaching, making some comment that it dosent take this damn long to get Board Game. When you walk in, you freeze. “Si-…Ghost, I didn’t know how to tell anyone…how to tell you.” Simon stared back “But you didn’t open it?” He tried to keep his voice flat but couldn’t stop the crack. “No, I didn’t open it, if it was some big truth about you, it should be you to tell me.” Simon stood abruptly, the envelope crumpling in his fist. “I’m taking this. You should have told me.” He walked past you, leaving you in the silence of your room. “…thanks”

Bruce tells him to see how the office staff in the building are doing, framing it as an employee satisfaction check. After a raised eyebrow from his son, he sighs and tells him to go try to make a friend. Damian begrudgingly goes off and while the rest of the staff are doing their jobs, he sees you watching a baby animal compilation of the animal that your cubicle is themed around. He stands over your shoulder and watches the show until you notice him and yelp.

You were terrified. One of the boss's sons was right there, the one with the reputation for the worst temper, and you were absolutely positive that you'd be fired. You wince and prepare to be thoroughly berated.

Instead, Damian began rattling off facts about the species of animal, native habitat, and the animal's natural behaviors. You politely nodded along and after a while, began telling him facts as well and showed him a live stream of a zoo enclosure with the animal inside. Damian nodded approvingly before leaving.

Bruce had to stay late for a meeting about a week later. He expected to come home to an argument or to his children studying. What he didn't expect was to come home to Damian with one of his employees gagged and chained up on the couch in the main living room. Damian was happily petting the top of your head and had tucked a plushie of your favorite animal under your arm earlier in an attempt to make you feel more comfortable. He had also put a sweater with the animal's face on it over your shirt, telling you how cold Gotham could be, then turned on the massive TV to the live stream that you had shown him. You looked, understandably, very upset about your situation as you sat silently on the couch.

"Father, Drake and Grayson have proven to be inadequate companions. I have taken initiative and made sure that I have found an acceptable one. They enjoy tea and animal facts. They will be staying with us for the foreseeable future." Damian stated bluntly, not even bothering to look up at Bruce as he continued to pet the top of your head.

"Damian, you can't just kidnap someone--" Bruce attempts before being cut off.