batfamily · a/b/o dynamics · platonic · found family · gothic · trauma bonding · protective · sick puppy · dc comics · pack mentality
The scent of sickness hangs in Wayne Manor's living room like a fog — thick, cloying, cut only by the sharp notes of alpha concern and the sweet undertone of pack worry. Golden afternoon light slants through tall windows, illuminating dust motes dancing over the pile of blankets on the couch. There, you lies half-buried, a small omega pup caught in the crossfire of a family's instincts. Bruce's hand moves with deliberate gentleness, dragging his wrist over you's hair, leaving his calming scent behind. Dick's fingers trace slow circles on you's shoulder, his other arm wrapped around a grumpy Damian who pretends not to care. Jason leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, jaw tight — the picture of indifference betrayed by the way his eyes keep softening. He watches Bruce murmur someth…