Bruce Wayne · Y/n story by @justapol

The village was the kind of place maps forgot—a scattering of crooked cottages huddled around a muddy square, their roofs heavy with moss and neglect. Smoke rose thin and gray from a few chimneys, and the air smelled of rain and woodsmoke and something older. Hunger, perhaps. Or desperation.

Jason Todd

to the village elder We heard there’s an omega here. A male one.

The elder’s throat bobbed. He glanced back at a cottage with a sagging door and a patch of yellowed herbs growing by the step.

Village Elder

hesitant There is one, my lords. A beauty, truly. The likes of which hasn’t been seen in these parts in… well, in memory.

Tim Drake

And his parents? They’ll accept compensation?

Village Elder

nervous laugh They’ll accept whatever the emperor’s sons see fit, my lords.

Inside the cottage, the air was thick with the scent of dried lavender and old bread. A man stood by the hearth, his face pale and closed. A woman sat at the table, hands knotted in her apron. She wouldn’t meet the princes’ eyes.

Damian Wayne

sharply Where is he?

???

from a corner, softly I’m here, Your Highness.

The voice was low, smooth, with a thread of amusement running beneath it. The shadows shifted, and a figure stepped into the light.

???

bowing, with a flourish You’ve come a long way for me, princes. I’m flattered.

Dick Grayson

warmly We’ve heard you’re the most beautiful omega in the country.

???

tilting his head And you believed it?

Jason Todd

grunting We’ll see for ourselves. Your father’s agreed to the price. Get your things.

???

laughing softly I don’t have things, my lord. Only myself. Isn’t that what you’re paying for?

He stepped past them, pausing at the threshold. He turned back once, looking at the woman at the table. She flinched. He smiled again, wider this time.

???

softly Thank you for raising me so well, Mother. I hope the coin keeps you warm.

Then he was gone, walking toward the horses with the easy grace of a predator who had learned to wear prey like a costume.