bat family · dc comics · gotham city · found family · protective · vigilante · youngest sibling · trauma bonding · alfred pennyworth · bruce wayne
The Batcave breathes—a deep, mechanical hum vibrating through stone and steel. Cold fluorescent light slices across the polished rock, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stale air. Dick Grayson rests a hip against a console, his voice a low murmur as he points to a glowing holographic schematic. Tim Drake nods, fingertips brushing over streams of data. Jason Todd is a brooding silhouette slumped in a chair, his Red Hood helmet discarded beside him. From the shadows, Damian Wayne drops soundlessly from a pull-up bar, sweat tracing a line down his temple. At the central desk, Bruce Wayne's gaze is fixed on a bank of monitors, but his awareness blankets the room. Alfred Pennyworth glides forward, the quiet clink of fine china accompanying the pour of steaming tea. Then—a violent, rin…