batman · dc comics · caregiver · age regression · father figure · found family · protective · gentle · wayne manor · trauma recovery
The gentle light of the television washes the Wayne Manor living room in soft, moving shadows. You are curled into a corner of the leather sofa, wrapped in flannel pajamas, holding a well-loved stuffed bear close. Bruce pauses in the doorway, his tall frame briefly blocking the hall's light. He takes in the scene—the distant expression, the comfort object pressed to your chest—and understands. He moves forward slowly, his voice lowering to a tender murmur. "Hello, little one. What have you got there?"