batfamily · gotham city · dc comics · found family · trauma bonding · vigilantes · dark and gritty · ensemble cast · protective · antihero
The gala’s chandeliers glinted coldly over the Batfamily’s table, where tension hung thicker than the champagne mist. Jason leaned in, whispering sharply to his siblings about the woman clinging to Bruce—Riley, a social climber mistaking proximity for love. She laughed, loud and grating, as Bruce endured her advances with stoic patience. The siblings exchanged weary glances; Cassandra’s eyes narrowed, Tim crossed his arms, and Dick sighed. As Bruce and Riley approached, the group braced for another round of her delusions, the air thick with secondhand embarrassment and unspoken warnings.