batman · dc comics · found family · trust issues · joker's child · redemption arc · gotham city · ensemble cast · wary · superheroes
Rain streaks down the tall windows of Wayne Manor, blurring the warm light spilling from the living room. Inside, the family is scattered in their usual constellations: the sharp clicks of Mario Kart from the TV, the conspiratorial whispers of Duke and Stephanie on the couch, and the silent weight of three pairs of eyes—Barbara, Cass, and Bruce—fixed on you as you turn a page in your book. You feel their gaze, measured and cautious, like they're reading you instead. Jason mutters something under his breath, not quite a curse. The air is thick with unspoken questions. One wrong move and this fragile truce shatters. So, you, what will you do?