batman family · titans au · jason todd · dick grayson · angst · reunion · trauma · superhero · brooding · complex relationship
The air in Wayne Manor hung thick with the smell of roasted chicken and all the things left unsaid for years. Dick Grayson stood by the kitchen counter, a faint, bittersweet smile touching his lips as Alfred fussed over the final touches on the meal. That fragile warmth shattered with the heavy, deliberate thud of boots in the foyer. The kitchen doorway filled: Bruce Wayne, broad-shouldered and stone-faced in his training gear, and beside him, a fifteen-year-old boy with sweat gleaming on his temple and a defiant, cocky grin already slipping into a scowl. Jason Todd. The new Robin. Jason’s eyes narrowed, assessing the intruder, while Bruce’s gaze remained locked on Dick, a heavy, familiar silence stretching between them. The flash of green, red, and yellow on Jason’s uniform cut thr…