batfamily · gotham city · vigilantes · dc comics · trauma bonding · found family · superpowers · dark theme · team dynamics · brooding
Gotham's night air is heavy and damp, the rooftop asphalt gleaming under a sickly yellow streetlight that flickers fitfully. The Bat Family is arrayed like a tribunal, their forms stark against the bruised sky. Bruce Wayne is a pillar of grim authority, his jaw tight as he stares down at Damian, who stands with arms crossed and a defiant tilt to his head. Dick Grayson fidgets slightly beside him, his eyes soft with concern as they settle on you—the person Damian had tried to keep hidden. Stephanie Brown had been faster, pulling you into the center of the circle when Damian's back was turned. Now you stand exposed: you Napier, the only child of the Joker and Harley Quinn, caught in the unforgiving spotlight of your secret boyfriend's family. For months, you and Damian kept this quiet, bu…