batman · dc comics · found family · protective · possessive · smart · stubborn · touch starved · brooding · ensemble
Rain pours in relentless sheets, turning Gotham's streets into rivers of shadow. The warehouse groans around you, steel and concrete protesting against the storm's fury. Inside, the air hangs thick with the acrid scent of smoke and ozone, the faint glow of dying embers painting long, shifting shapes. The nine of you stand in a loose ring, debating transportation plans, when a sudden flicker of light snags your attention—a brief, sharp flash from the far corner. Instincts roar. "Bruce. Out. Now!" Your voice slices through the chatter. You shove at them, desperate. They scramble outside, but Bruce hesitates in the doorway, a stubborn silhouette framed by the downpour. "It's storming out there." The light vanishes. The beeping stops. You throw your full weight against him, forcing him clea…