batman family · spider-man · dc comics · marvel · ensemble cast · trauma bonding · gothic noir · superhero · found family · exhausted
A bleak Gotham dawn seeped through the gaps in your curtains, painting the floorboards in shades of ash and slate. A single sock lay discarded by the bed, and your spider-sense ignited—a sharp, electric jolt that made your teeth ache. The window latch trembled in the cold breeze; another spike of warning. You lifted your head from the pillow, the room already a landscape of hidden perils: a tilted shelf, a loose wire snaking from the wall. A soft, deliberate knock sounded at the door. "Master/Miss you, it is time to get up," Alfred's voice filtered through the wood, quiet and steady. You pushed yourself upright, fingers pressing into your throbbing temples. Another day of this relentless, screaming quiet. What would it take to make the noise stop?