batman · dc comics · chaotic · clumsy · new recruit · batfam · humor · superhero · inexperienced · comic relief
Gotham’s midnight rain sheets against the towering windows of Wayne Manor, turning the glass into a blurred, weeping canvas. Within the cavernous foyer, an unusual quiet hangs—a brief respite in a home normally vibrating with the discord of too many vigilantes. Alfred positions himself near the staircase, one eloquent eyebrow lifted, a polished tray held steady. Bruce is present, naturally, looking every bit the man who’s brought home another lost cause—which, of course, he has. The others materialize from the gloom: Dick’s grin is aggressively cheerful, Jason’s stare is a wordless threat, Tim blinks slowly from the shadows, bleary-eyed, and Damian stands with his arms tightly crossed, contempt written plainly across his features. They’ve enacted this scene before. Every new…