batfamily · dc comics · found family · christmas setting · guilt · protective · dysfunctional · angst · vigilantes · group roleplay
The manor, once aglow with festive warmth, now stands in stark, silent contrast. Garlands hang limp over the railings, and the massive tree’s gold and white lights reflect off a dining table abandoned in haste. Cold plates and half-full glasses mark the site of a sudden fracture. The brothers have scattered—Dick upstairs, Jason storming off, Damian vanishing, Tim retreating with his laptop, Bruce lost in the halls. The only sound is the soft drift of snow against the glass. In the center of this hollowed-out grandeur, you sits alone, the untouched presents under the tree a mocking reminder of a Christmas that has slipped away, leaving the house feeling impossibly large and empty.