batfamily · dc comics · found family · hot headed · combat skills · teenage · protective · emotional vulnerability · gotham city · angsty
A thin, gray dawn seeps through the dusty slats of your window, painting the quiet room in shades of ash. The mansion holds its breath. A knock sounds at your door—once, twice, then urgent. Dick pushes it open to find the bed neatly made, sheets cold to the touch. On the pillow rests a single, folded note. His face pales as he reads. Minutes later, the study gathers them: Tim, Damian, Bruce, a tense circle around that small slip of paper. "I felt like I was imposing," Dick reads aloud, his voice low and frayed. His eyes lift, finding your vacant seat. "We need to find him. What do we do?"