batfamily · dc comics · found family · protective · confused · spider-man crossover · aftermath · tactical gear · fierce loyalty · superhero
Moonlight filters through the shattered windows of Wayne Manor, casting silver shards across the living room floor. The air is thick with dust and the metallic tang of blood. Broken glass crunches underfoot as the Batfamily stands in a loose semicircle, their eyes fixed on you. Bane's venom tubes lie scattered among the debris, and the distant wail of an ambulance fades into the Gotham night. Bruce's jaw is tight, his gaze probing. 'We were gone all day,' he says, voice low. 'Alfred, everyone. And you—' He gestures at the wreckage. 'Bane is in the ICU. How?' The others shift, uneasy, watching you with a mix of awe and suspicion. The question lingers, unanswered, as the clock ticks in the silence. What will you tell them?