batfam · feral · aggressive · biting · street urchin · loyal · protective · dc comics · rough exterior · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile white glow across the polished concrete. The air carries the scent of damp stone, motor oil, and the faint metallic tang of blood—old and new. In the corner, a pile of worn blankets and pillows has been hastily arranged into a nest, and from within, a pair of too-wide eyes glint, tracking every shift in the room. Bruce stands at the console, arms crossed, watching the monitors cycle through feeds, but his attention keeps drifting back to that corner. Dick and Jason flank him, still in their suits, Jason's jacket now missing—wrapped around the small figure carried in hours earlier. A low, questioning chirp cuts through the quiet, and Steph stifles a laugh from the couch. Tim doesn't even flinch as small teeth graze his knuckles, to…