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spontaneous magic manifestation was NOT mentioned in the parenting handbook 😬

I know this isn’t how magic in dc works, but the fact that Damian’s ancestry includes some pretty powerful magic users is… INTERESTING 🤔? Drabble under the cut!

I wanna preface that I'M NOT SAYIN' that Damian should/does have magic powers, but there’s still so much unexplored potential with Damian's character, and the thought that he has a dormant adeptness in magic is somewhat compelling to me. Most importantly it would FREAK! BRUCE! OUT!!!!! What is this, magic puberty 😭??

By DC laws, anyone has the ability to learn magic, but it is also possible to be an innate ability. The Al Ghuls are no strangers to the occult-- Ra's has had increasingly been portrayed as a magic user, and the recent establishment of his mother being a sorceress/witch?? Even Talia dabbled in a bit of magic, I think. There is a catch that their power is suggested to be due to Lazarus exposure, but for arguments sake let's say the Al Ghul lineage is inherently proficient in magic (and Lazarus exposure simply enhances it).

I can't recall "magic" being a part of Damian's training/upbringing (I'm still slowly catching-up on Damian comics so apologies if I miss any canon examples of magic use). Not sure why Talia wouldn't want her little "heir to an ancient assassin empire baby" to learn magic, but it would at least give reason to Damian not knowing about his magic potential, or lack of interest in it.

Through the power of pseudo storytelling, what if Damian's encounter with Mother Soul could have triggered a manifestation of magic that was once dormant; like a pressure cooker waiting to explode with energy when it hasn't been given a safe outlet.

I've yet to read a satisfying arc where Damian truly gets to contemplate his Al Ghul roots outside of "dad is good guy, mum is bad guy". Damian's initial character growth stems from him running away from, and renouncing his association with the League (i.e. "I'm nothing like you, mother and grandfather!").

The most recent thing I've read was Robin (2021), and whilst Damian is much more cordial with his mother, there's still an emotional distance and sense of distrust/resentment (for good reason, even if the context was some cartoonishly evil writing). But there is a silver-lining that they still appear to be fond of each other, in a melancholy kind of way.

Realizing he's "genetically" primed for magic would be especially confronting to Damian. There's no denying his Al Ghul blood, forcing him to confront a facet of himself he can no longer ignore or reject. A family that he likely has to approach for help/guidance.

Damian is put in a position of acknowledging this power could be used for good, to be stronger, to fight crime, balancing it with the implication that what he possesses could be rooted in dark magic (Lazarus enchantment).

If he decides to embrace it, would that be too much of an endorsement of the Al Ghul's dark occultism? Can he separate the two ideas? What if he can't control it? What if he accidentally hurts someone? What if has the ability to save someone where his other skills fall short?

Ideally, I'd love for this hypothetical story to lead into Damian exploring his Al Ghul heritage more intimately, historically, and spiritually (à la RSoB: Year of Redemption adventures). Another little coming-of-age self discovery journey.

I have my own little personal thoughts on what Damian decides to do with his magic powers, but I'd like to leave that open to interpretation... By the end of it I hope that he will at least find some forgiveness over resentment, and a balance between accepting that side of his family a little easier. It is finally a sense of inner peace :)

Any thoughts? Did I get any characterisation wrong? Let's talk over on my DC blog @arkhamochi! I'm currently trying to read all Damian-centric comics until I catch up with the current run. I'm hungry for discussion and analysis!!!!!!

#batman #damian wayne #dc comics #damibaby

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Jealousy Breeds Agony or Maybe not (1/?)

CW/ Jealousy (ofc), Omegaverse, CHREON (main ship), winterfield (not endgame), Piers is alive and well, JakexPiers (only mentioned sorry guys), inspired by This fic

Ethan, Ethan, Ethan; that’s all he’s heard for the past couple of months from Chris, after all the shaky moments they’ve had Leon’s been trying to rekindle or maybe even start forming a better relationship with Chris. It was due to the fact that he was Claire's big brother and most importantly the man Leon’s been pining on one-sidedly for the past decade or so.

Yet with all the effort he had put into the relationship it seems Chris only ever talked about the man he saved all those years ago from louisiana. Leon didn’t have anything against the man personally but when all the time he had from the limited downtimes he got from in between missions to talk to Chris ended with him talking about his not so hidden crush, it became an exhausting predicament. A selfish part of Leon wanted to pin the blame on Ethan for disrupting his moments with Chris even when the man wasn’t with them.

But Leon knew the truth was that it wasn’t Ethan’s fault but it all stemmed from one problem which was the fact that Chris chose him and not Leon. Even with the years of hints he’s given to Chris it seems he truly was a boulder of a man as he did not budge nor notice the way Leon had flirted with him. It also didn’t help that Leon, for all his attempts to try to squeeze into the man’s life, was known to have a horrible personality coupled with his constant struggle with his alcoholic coping mechanism.

Could anyone really blame Chris for choosing the better option between the two, one was a stable omega he could build his white picket fence life with; while the other was an omega riddled with so much issues people would wonder how he was even alive. Though Leon has been trying to better himself since the events of 2014 with Arias, he’s been keeping himself sober and opening up more; but it wasn't enough to show the man that he truly was trying to change.

Truthfully they had a short fling around that time, a moment when both of them were pumped up with adrenaline from the fight; instincts clashing, mouths gasping for attention, they had tangled their bodies against each other that night in a dingy hotel room in new york to pass the heat of the moment. Yet it seemed the moment only meant so much for Leon than it did for Chris.

For a while Leon had held on to that moment as if it were a lifeline, no matter how thin it was; it was something he had cherished. Leon tried to get in touch with Chris after that day only to be met with different reasons as to why they couldn't meet up face to face. He finally did meet Chris on Alcatraz a year later, after all the zombies they killed together and finally stopping Dylan’s plan. In the calm following the end of the battle Leon had confronted Chris, while the girls were chatting away.

Chris had told Leon that day that the time they had together was nothing more than “a moment of instinct“ between the two of them and at best it was all just a mistake and it meant nothing to him. Hearing those words had hurt, and to save face Leon had suggested since it was an instinctual moment then it wouldn’t hurt to become friends with benefits to satisfy the hunger that their personal dynamic needed.

And so they had made a second mistake by lying by each other in a dusty room hidden away in the BSAA building away from everyone else, a heat of the moment between the two. They kept in touch and kept the relationship going a few more times before it fizzled out and when Louisiana had happened, there was no relationship between the two. Chris had slowly changed and he also started to mention the other omega more ever since he had met him.

To have lost to someone who only knew Chris for a couple of years at best felt horrible and yet he didn’t know if he could blame the man for choosing a much more stable person, someone who was closer to his work and who wasn’t being dropped in the middle of nowhere with a couple of bullets and a goal, every few months or so. And all the issues have accumulated into this moment as recently the BSAA had made plans to bridge a better relationship with the DSO.

The DSO had made a deal to BSAA to send their top operatives to work together with the teams in BSAA to better combat the issues presented by BOWs within the US. The deal felt fishy and didn’t seem airtight with how long the two organizations had co-existed and yet hardly ever worked together and suddenly a deal to collaborate, seems like a diversion at most to cover the recent disappearances of BSAA operatives. But who was Leon if not a lapdog for them who couldn’t question the sudden decision, at least not yet.

As of today it was the start of the mandatory training between the two organizations meant to build a sense of trust and to keep the members in sync with each other in case of an upcoming mission. There was a layer of irony in the organization being more close to each other than Leon’s current relationship was with Chris. Truly Leon did not want to see how affectionate those two have become since the last time Leon messaged Chris, which was about 3 months ago when Leon found out they were together as a couple; he had sent his congratulatory message and magically been very very busy to reply or in other words ghost him.

Months before Chris had called to talk about how Ethan was getting a divorce with Mia finalized and how he was there by his side throughout the whole process. A bitter part of him wanted to scoff at the happy air premating between the two, he had wanted that from Chris but no matter what action he took he didn't see any change or hint from Chris. He really should stop sulking before the session today.

As he’s made up his mind to at least arrive on the session on time, Leon gets out of bed and wipes his face. Before throwing out some clothes haphazardly on to his bed to get ready, then he grabs his jacket and takes his keys before leaving his apartment and riding his motorcycle to the building. With all the thoughts in his head he managed to skip breakfast, which makes him think today might not be a great day. With his mind preoccupied it doesn’t take long for him to arrive at the designated BSAA building delegated to host the training. He’s been to the building before thus he knows how to go around the building. While he knows his way around, another problem arises in which there truly wouldn’t be many agents he knew of besides some of the BSAA and Helena.

Luckily Sherry wasn’t a part of the agents being told to join up with the BSAA, while he’s not thrilled that she was still in the DSO. He’s proud she can stand on her own two feet as his pseudo daughter even if he wasn’t always there for her due to government reasons, he’s glad she grew up to be a standup Alpha but to him she's still the little girl he and Claire rescued all those years ago. Maybe that’s the Omega in him clawing through at the thought of his little girl, at least now he can know how she’s doing freely without restraint from the government.

While deep in thought he managed to walk his way to the front of the room he was looking for in BSAA, most of the agents already assembled in the room. Looking around the room he noticed the lack of a certain Alpha, for having the session in his homebase it was a surprise to find that he was arriving after Leon was. After scouting around the room he met the robotic and non-robotic eyes of a certain blonde he actually doesn’t mind meeting today, Piers Nivans.

It’s been quite some time since he last met the other omega face to face, last time was in 2013 during their time in China. While Piers was a valuable member to the BSAA it took some time for him to return to the field after the incident causing the two of them not to have met up during the event with Arias and later with Dylan. He had heard that during those moments that he was still going through some PT to get used to the bionic eye and arm he’s currently sporting. Though they have kept in contact with each other, while not often but enough for them to be friendly with each other.

“Well, if it isn’t agent Kennedy.” Piers had said as he walked to Leon from across the room. “Good to see you too, Robocop.” Leon had quipped back at the man as the other patted him on the back. There was a certain bond the two had, which likely had something to do with a certain alpha who had a hobby of pulverizing boulders. Piers slowly whispered to his ear “ Oh the captain’s late, probably arriving with his icy boy.” which was a good warning to help Leon brace himself.

Then Piers continued by saying “be warned those two do PDA enough to make me want to move away to some cave in the woods far from them.” an exasperated look in his eyes even with the light tone of his words. As much as Leon dreaded the meeting it must have been a lot to see Chris flaunt the man around after how Piers had been with Chris for while it had been a short time, especially considering them having to keep it on the downlow to keep his reputation safe as he’s heard from Piers during a particularly low moment in Piers life. Heck the man had sacrificed himself for Chris and they had burnt out and broken up and now he sees his ex around at work. Though he has now moved on with a certain Jake Muller, the two had apparently hit it off under all the competition and snark.

While he was chatting and catching up with Piers, he noticed Helena was also present in the room; and it seems that she has also noticed his presence and seems to be approaching the two. “Well I’m not surprised to see you Mr. Ace of the DSO.” Helena said to him, after the incident at Tall Oaks, and then China, they’re the closest to what the DSO has to a team. After all the world ending BOWs they’ve fought together, the other agents in the DSO like to treat the two of them as a sort of lethal duo.

“And with all the members present here it’s almost like we’re back in Lanshiang, huh.” Helena continued as she noticed some of the other members in the room. Leon didn’t expect her to reminisce about the events that happened all those years ago. Besides all the trauma from that incident you could even consider that moment a bonding moment.

As the group continued to chatter away, the creak of the door opening had drawn their eyes to the source of the noise. The source of which was none other than the legendary man himself, Chris Redfield in all his muscled glory. Which made Leon’s mouth water if he wasn’t busy keeping up a professional look in front of all the younger members. Though his attention was drawn to the man next to him, Ethan Winters.

They had arrived together and while Ethan wasn’t much of a field operative he was allowed to be around as an expert in mold which was something that most of the BSAA aren’t used to dealing with. While he’d argue it was a bit dangerous for a civilian to constantly waltz around the building, Leon is reminded of what Piers had said which was boyfriend privileges. His arm was linked to Chris’s and they continued to talk with each other completely ignoring the not so hidden stares aimed at them from the group consisting of Leon, Helena, and Piers. And maybe several other people who don’t know why a civilian is in the room with them.

They kissed a few more times before it was getting unbearable and Leon decided to look around the room at anything but those two. He noticed there were some Alpha’s in the crowd and several betas, well it is uncommon to see an omega in the field well at least ones without pheromone blockers which makes them a bit harder to distinguish from the betas in the same crowd; so Leon isn’t sure if he’s the only omega on this team, hopefully it won’t become a problem.

While Ethan can walk into the BSAA it doesn't mean he’s allowed on the DSO and BSAA merger training thus he’s blessed to not witness more of the two interact. Before Ethan leaves him and Chris rub each other noses against each other, which makes Leon feel sick as if he were a teenager again looking at couples doing PDA in the halls, ugh gross. Helena gives him quite the knowing look as she watches the two from the side, he knows he really should throw the towel in this game of love lottery that never seems to side with him. Must be the Kennedy luck.

Finally it seemed that Chris remembered the reason why people are gathering in the BSAA in such an early morning right now. He finally walks towards their group and gives them a little greeting before going to the front of the room where he’s meant to explain the rundown of today's exercise, which was to have the members of both organizations to be grouped according to a premade list and fight some dummy BOWs that they have in the training room. This reminds Leon that he was meant to introduce himself as he’s the highest ranking member of the DSO and also as someone who had helped plan out the exercise as requested by the top dogs of the brass.

So he made his way beside Chris, giving Chris a single nod as a sort of greeting before doing his part in the explanation. For the next 45 minutes of the explanation Leon had been going on autopilot as it's been such a long time since he was in such close proximity to Chris. That part of Leon’s brain that had said to throw the towel can go fuck himself because being so close to Chris and to see those soft brown eyes was enough to make his knees weak, and his scent was just so alluring.

When the talk had wrapped up Leon had to bring himself back from where his mind had floated away to after catching a whiff of Chris’s Alpha scent. Luckily after this was an hour to prepare before the training session in one of BSAA’s state of the art training centers.

#i just think sherry should be an alpha cuz her parents would've wanted a perfect child #Chreon #leon kennedy #chris redfield #leon s kennedy #this is somewhere between where re 8 should be

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