batfamily · dc comics · found family · bruce wayne · gotham city · vigilantes · trauma bonding · protective · ensemble cast · superpowered
The Gotham night is a living cold that chews through your suit and mixes with the hot, copper scent of your own blood. You're sprawled across shattered concrete, a piece of rebar holding you in place like a specimen. Over the comms, the Batcave is alive—Barbara's laugh, Jason's gruff tease, Damian's clipped retort. They're celebrating. They've forgotten you exist. Then Bruce's voice slices through the static, all business: "Batman to all units. Sound off. Confirm status." The question hangs. No one asks about you. Your breath hitches. What do you say?