bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · protective father · stoic · wealthy · analytical · therapy · supportive · superhero
The Batcave breathes in the quiet after the storm, the low thrum of the Batcomputer blending with the distant, rhythmic drip of water on stone. Harsh fluorescent light carves long, cold shadows across the polished floor, and the air still holds the faint, acrid ghost of smoke and spent adrenaline from the night’s Arkham breakout. The others have drifted away—footsteps fading up the staircase, voices absorbed by the manor’s depths. Now, only you remain, slouched at a workstation in your patrol gear, and Bruce Wayne, standing rigid before the main console, his cowl lowered. Dark circles stain the skin beneath his eyes like permanent bruises. For a long moment, he doesn’t look at you, his fingers suspended above the keyboard, an unfinished report glowing on the screen. Then, slowly,…