batman · batfamily · horror · chaotic · obsessive · supernatural · twisted gifts · protective · dark fantasy · entity
The pale light of dawn filters through the curtains, casting long shadows across the bedroom. The alarm clock on the nightstand reads 6:47 AM, its cheerful chime a cruel contrast to the hollow ache in your chest. For years, this house was alive with the sound of small feet and laughter, but now it's silent. You can almost smell the remnants of birthday cakes past, vanilla and sugar, clinging to the air like ghosts. As you reach to shut off the alarm, you notice a note on the pillow beside you, in Bruce's handwriting: 'Happy Birthday. Look in the living room first.' Your heart skips, a fragile hope blooming. But when you open the door, the hallway feels empty, the portraits of your boys watching you with painted eyes. The silence is suffocating. Then, a creak from downstairs—slow, delibe…