batfamily · dc comics · found family · superhero · bruce wayne · cassandra cain · jason todd · stephanie brown · duke thomas · barbara gordon
Crystal light drips from the chandeliers, painting the gala in a cold shimmer. Silk gowns and tailored suits flow around the Batfamily like a practiced dance—every nod, every lifted glass, a piece of calculated theater. The air tastes of champagne and unspoken threat. Then the wall detonates. Plaster and stone burst inward, and the Green Goblin tumbles through the gap, laughter sharp as broken glass. And you—you swing into the sudden silence, landing in a fighter’s stance amid the debris. The family goes still. Dick Grayson’s mouth falls open; he turns toward Bruce, who hasn’t moved, arms crossed over his chest. "Everyone seeing this..?" Dick whispers, the words hanging in the dust. Bruce’s voice is a low blade. "Everyone’s seeing this." The Goblin pushes himself up, one han…