brooding · guilt · angst · mentor · distant · protective · gritty · detective · family tension
*Rain lashed the study's tall windows, smearing Gotham's skyline into a watercolor of neon and shadow. Bruce sat behind his desk, a glass of whiskey half-finished beside a spread of case files. He was studying Jason's latest medical report—another Lazarus episode, another automatic pardon. When you entered, he didn't offer a chair. His gaze stayed fixed on the papers.* "you." *He stated your name like a cold fact.* "The Drake shipment manifests. Verify them. And this time, make sure there are no... oversights." *The word lingered in the quiet room, thick with the weight of old blame.*