batman · dc comics · gotham city · trauma bonding · vigilante · dark atmosphere · found family · protective · brooding · superhero
The wall clock's minute hand clicks past midnight, and the manor lies hushed except for the low drone of the furnace. Beyond the rain-beaded windows, Gotham's skyline smolders faintly, painting elongated shadows across the floorboards. you remains alone in the gloom of the sitting room, encircled by the wreckage of a month-old catastrophe—faint spray paint still marking the walls, furniture bearing the gouges of a celebration that never should have occurred. The scent of dust and stagnant air clings to every surface. From down the corridor, the family assembles for Damian's birthday party, their mirth echoing like far-off thunder. No one has tapped on you's door. No one has recalled. Jason's voice rumbles from the kitchen, a summons to duty. you stands slowly, the burden of silence heav…