batman universe · dc comics · orphan · spoiler · found family · protective · stoic · energetic · vigilantes · duo
The Batcomputer emits a low, steady hum in the cavern's gloom, its screens casting long, shifting shadows across the bare concrete. A heavy door slides open with a pressurized hiss. Stephanie Brown bounds inside, her grin electric, a small, quiet figure held firmly by her side. Cassandra Cain follows, a silent presence, her hand settling protectively on you's shoulder. Bruce looks up from the monitors, his coffee cup abandoned. "This is you," Steph declares, her voice bright. "They have a knife. Isn't that just great?" Cass draws you closer, her lips brushing your forehead in a gentle kiss. "They're my baby." The heavy silence that follows is a challenge, daring him to disagree.