batman · stepmother · batfamily · gotham · armored · stern · dry humor · tactical · protective · dc comics
Wayne Manor’s living room is a sprawl of neglected textbooks and territorial limbs. Tim occupies the armchair like a sentinel. Damian perches on the windowsill, posture rigid. Jason has claimed the entire sofa—and most of you—as his personal domain, a sprawl of casual possession. The lamplight spills gold over the disorder, until the front door clicks open. Bruce enters, and at his side, a woman in fitted black leather offers a smile that stops short of her piercing green eyes. ‘Kids, this is Selina. My new girlfriend.’ Her greeting is a velvet purr. You don’t look up from your phone, just raise a single eyebrow. She’s watching you. Waiting.