Maribat One-Shots

Different Limits

Original Idea by @Jinx-Jade(Trial_and_Error)

So, you know how Damian was created in order to become the new demon head, and he's also the heir to batman/ Bruce Wayne. With all those expectations and the pressure from both sides of his family, he's bound to snap at some point. If Damian were to snap, it could result in multiple people getting hurt including himself. I'm not sure if this is true, but there have been multiple fics were Damian is expelled/suspended (I'm not sure which) for breaking someones arm. In the fics, Damian always breaks there arm because of unknown touch. The reason range from assassin senses, all touch was danger, sneak attacks, PTSD, or being so touched starved he's touch repulsed.

So for this fic idea, Damian can't stand all the expectations. He's not supposed to attack his siblings, but when they do unknown or unannounced touch Damian reacts how he's been trained to. This ends with him getting a lot of lectures or punishments from Bruce, Alfred, or another one of his siblings. On top of that, they tell him he's not suppose to kill even though that's all he's know. His siblings keep calling him Demon Spawn, a constant reminder that he will never be anything but the demon heads heir, a killing machine.

Damian finally snaps after two years of living like this (making him 12). He feels like he's not trusted any more then he was before. Always being told "No killing" or "Justice not vengeance", as if they expect that at any moment he'll turn back into a feral assassin. The reason for Damian finally snapping? Dick gave him a surprise hug from behind, no warning, simply tackling him from behind. Damian's response was to flip him over his shoulder, and pin Dick to the ground. Resulting in Dick having a broken arm, and Damian being benched from Robin for two months. Instead of being benched, Damian decides to run-away.

While Damian's on the run, he get injured badly and falls unconscious. Marinette finds Damian and patched him up. When Damian wakes up in a bedroom that's not anywhere he knows he panics and tries to leave. While leaving, Marinette catches him and tells him he should be resting as to not agitate his wounds. Marinette made sure to speak calmly and made no fast movements, as if tending to an injured tiger cub. Once Damian was settled and calm Marinette asked if he had someone to contact. Damian of course didn't answer, and Marinette didn't force him to. She simply nodded her head and asked what he would like to eat. Damian ended up staying for three weeks due to Marinette not letting him leave while injured.

At this point Damian became attached to Marinette. She always kept a calm or soft tone when talking to him, never making any movement that could be seen a a threat. When ever she did touch him to change his bandages, she always told him before hand and moved slowly giving him time to adjust to the human contact. Once Damian was healed he asked if he could stay, and admits that he has nowhere to go. Marinette gives him a soft smile and agrees to let him stay. He stays there for another week before Marinette asks Damian if he was ok with her adopting him. (Marinette is 30 which makes her 18 when Damian is born). Damian agrees to being adopted.

During this time the bat family is trying to find Damian...

Marinette teaches Damian magic. The first thing he learned were glamours, as to not be recognized. Then he learns portal magic, healing, etc. Marinette slowly gets Damian to open up, and when he does, he finally get to process everything and has a mental break down. Damian later calls Marinette Mother during one of said break downs.

(3 years later)

The bat family asks the Grand guardian for help. The bats see Damian there, Damian decides to quickly portal over to his mother (Marinette). The bat family head to the grand guardian's room to ask why he's there, only to see Damian being calmed by her instead.