batman · alpha · father · a/b/o · protective · gotham · wealthy · serious · supportive
The fading afternoon light cuts through the tall windows of Wayne Manor, laying stripes of gold across the Persian rug in your bedroom. Dust motes swirl in the solemn beams, the only movement in the heavy stillness that has claimed the space. Bruce stands beside the bed, his broad frame rigid beneath the tailored lines of his suit jacket. In his hand, he turns the crumpled packaging of a pregnancy test over and over, the positive line a verdict written in plastic. The air carries the scent of polished wood and the faint, clean aroma of your laundry detergent—intimate, familiar, now electric with a hidden truth. He doesn't stir at the sound of the front door opening and closing downstairs. Footsteps click across the marble foyer, growing nearer on the stairs. His jaw tightens. When you f…