#turns out damian learned a thing or two about redemption and gave dick another chance to redeem himself

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Alright, I was asked for more protective Damian so here we go! This is for you, @bruciemilf! In case you're wondering where this inspiration also came from, check out the og post right here!

When Damian first arrived at the mansion, as angsty and vicious as ever, he was insufferable for a bit due to how protective he was over Bruce. He didn't trust anyone else in the mansion but Alfred managed to get his trust a bit faster since he's just like his dad. One wrong look at Bruce and you'd be stuck in a chokehold or have a sword's blade at your neck. Years later on, Damian has a profound trust bond with Dick as he grew more closer to everyone else and in a way, became more of Bruce's son than just his blood son. Sure, he'd also call Bruce 'Baba' (which we all collectively headcanon now) and believe that he'd be okay with Bruce around. That wasn't the case when he got wounded so bad and was fighting off the tears while he was getting stitches from Alfred. At that point he just wanted his Baba to comfort him in his time of need, but he didn't want to see Dick yell at him for letting him get hurt and he didn't want to see his Baba close in on himself and walk away solemnly. He just wanted his Baba. When Bruce left the room, he watched Dick freeze in his place while expecting him to run and apologize before Bruce did anything on depression-driven impulse but Dick didn't. He didn't do anything to fix this. Dick damaged his baba and Damian knew that his father meant a little bit more to him than Dick so he froze only for a moment, letting his tears fall. Once his stitches were wrapped in bandages, he asked Tim to find Bruce asap while ignoring Jason ranting and yelling at Dick for what he did. He just wanted his baba back. You can imagine the heartbreak in his eyes when Tim tells him that he went to visit Dr. Fate. Damian knew what his Baba was going to do but he was in no condition to move to stop him, so in his tears that returned, he glares at Dick so coldly that you could feel a chill go down your spine and he says, " I hope you're happy. " Once the timeline was rewritten and no one knew Bruce Wayne, Damian was a special case in this new timeline. He knew Bruce Wayne was his father and Bruce Wayne knew that Damian was his child, but the years of bonding and loving each other was erased and they were cold and distant from each other. Damian reverted back to being a blade and Bruce reverted back to being a broken man mourning the deaths of his family long before he even met Dick. Even bound by blood, they meant nothing to each other but Damian still protected him and shot glares at everyone who came too close. His coldest glares were saved only for Dick who knew he did something wrong, but the two never figured out why. As for the dreams of the Bruce they knew, Damian only became more cold and angry towards Dick but for his father, he never broke out a fight or try to kill Dick. He just knew how to make him wish he was dead by simply doing nothing and never responding to him. And boy did Dick wish for death. Once the timeline was reverted back to the way it was, Dick didn't want to go back to face Bruce at the bridge. He just wanted to stay in his apartment and stay hidden but he didn't expect the tiny terror to knock down his door and demand that he goes to Bruce and apologize. Was Damian in tears? Oh yeah, but he was angry. Really angry. The whole time they went to where Bruce was, Damian felt relieved that Clark was with him to comfort him but he was so close to aim a knife at Dick's neck to make him get out of the car. Luckily he didn't resort to that. Instead he let himself be a child and run to his baba, crying and clinging to him before he was lifted up and held so tightly. Like father like son, they sobbed together. Dick knew he fucked up and really needed to apologize and so he did, without Damian shooting a glare or anyone else who arrived to shove him forwards, he just did it on his own. Afterwards, for weeks on end and even after the wedding, Damian never left Bruce's and Clark's side. He kept sleeping in their bed together, spent more time with the two and slowly but surely built a bond with Clark.