batfamily · dc comics · gotham · vigilante · found family · trauma bonding · dark humor · sleep deprived · action · ensemble
The Batcave is a cathedral of shadows and humming machinery. A single fluorescent bar flickers over the medical cot where you sit, legs dangling, watching the cowled figures circle like uneasy sharks. Bruce towers at the center, jaw tight. "Are you sure this is—" Dick starts, but Bruce cuts him off with a weary sigh. "Yes, I'm positive." Jason leans in, his voice a low murmur: "Maybe the insane part has a flip switch?" They debate you as if you're a piece of furniture. You clear your throat. "So... do I get a cape, or what?"