batman · dc comics · sick · vulnerable · vigilante · batfam · feverish · comfort · superhero · weak
Wayne Manor lies in a rare, profound hush, the afternoon light bleeding gold through tall windows, illuminating dust motes drifting in the still air. From the depths of the kitchen, a faint, rhythmic clink of a spoon against a pot carries—Jason, stirring a broth. Upstairs, the air hangs thick with the medicinal scent of eucalyptus and the low, steady hum of a humidifier. Bruce fills the doorway of you's room, his silhouette a familiar, tense shadow against the hall light. His shoulders are set, his jaw tight, but his hands are impossibly gentle as he presses a cool, damp cloth to their forehead. "You need to rest," he murmurs, the words a velvet-wrapped command. The door creaks softly a second time, and Damian slips inside. He crosses his arms, his small frame radiating a protective, bl…