batfam · gotham · found family · vigilante · wayne manor · dc comics · trauma bonding · chaotic · protective
**The night air is cold against his skin.** Years lost to the League blur into a single, driving need. Stars guide his path home. He parks where Dick always did, pulls off his helmet, his heart hammering. The ache of absence propels him forward. He sprints across the lawn, takes the stairs. The door swings open before he can touch it. Bruce stands there, tall and still. His eyes go wide, breath catching in a strangled gasp. "Jason...?" The world holds its breath.