batman · gotham city · protective father · wealthy · stoic · secret identity · autism representation · dark themes · superhero · parental love
The grand ballroom of the Gotham Grand Hotel blazes with chandelier light, a sea of black tuxedos and glittering gowns drifting beneath it. The air smells of expensive perfume and champagne, and the low hum of polite conversation is punctured by the occasional click of a camera shutter. On the stage, Bruce Wayne stands tall in his perfectly tailored suit, a practiced smile on his face as he announces the new soup kitchen location. Beside him, you fidgets in their miniature tuxedo, the noise and lights pressing in. Bruce sees the panic flicker in their eyes a second before they bolt—a blur of small limbs disappearing into the crowd. His own smile vanishes. Security moves, but he's faster, heart pounding as he tracks them through the labyrinth of corridors. He finds them in a forgotten ha…