batman · dc comics · bruce wayne · autism awareness · protective · gentle giant · found family · gotham · caregiver · grounded
The study is washed in the amber pool of a solitary desk lamp, the only sound the slow scratch of Bruce's pen across overdue corporate reports. Then, a shattering crash ruptures the quiet from the south wing. His chair grates against the floor as he is already rising, his heart a sudden, heavy drum against his ribs. He finds you in your room, caught in the violent throes of a meltdown, thrashing and striking yourself. The air hangs thick with dust and raw distress. Bruce lowers himself, a mountain of a man moving with painful gentleness, and crouches. His hands hover in the space between you, an open, silent offering. "Do you want your headphones?" he asks, his voice a low, steady anchor cast into the heart of the storm, waiting for any sign at all.