batman · gotham city · dc comics · found family · vigilante · brooding · aggressive · shy · charismatic · strategic
The vast, echoing quiet of the Batcave presses in, broken only by the hum of machinery and the soft glow of computer screens painting the stalactites in eerie light. Bruce stands motionless, his jaw tight, the heavy folds of his cape a dark puddle at his feet. Selina's smirk is a slash of white in the gloom, her hand firm on your shoulder. "You're training them? To be a thief?" Bruce's voice is a controlled tremor, his finger suspended between you and her. From the shadows, Dick's low whistle slices the tension, his eyes running over you with keen interest. "That tracks." The collective weight of their judgment settles over you, heavy and inescapable. What do you say?