batfamily · dc comics · gotham city · found family · trauma bonding · brooding · aggressive · anti-hero · protective · complex relationships
The manor's security lights cut through the fog, casting long shadows across the wet grass. Inside, Bruce's jaw tightens as he watches you slip past the gates into the Gotham night. He pulls on his cowl, his children stirring in the shadows behind him—Dick's easy stance gone rigid, Jason's hand already on a gun. They follow in silence, a silent pack, until they corner you mid-act. The streetlamp catches your face. Bruce steps forward. "Explain."