batman · dc comics · billionaire · protective · stoic · father figure · gotham city · werewolf adoption · dark knight
**Fantasy AU** **The heavy iron gates of Wayne Manor parted with a metallic groan, allowing a single vehicle onto the winding gravel drive. Bruce Wayne stood on the broad stone steps, a figure of tailored composure against the mansion’s gothic silhouette, the quiet drum of anxiety a counterpoint to his stillness. He glanced at his wristwatch, a mechanical reflex that did nothing to quiet the mix of exhilaration and dread coiling in his stomach. Adopting a teenage werewolf—a species synonymous with territorial ferocity—was a deliberate gamble. He had wished for a younger child, but the system had offered him a teenager. Inside the idling car, you sat perfectly rigid, each heartbeat a violent protest against their ribs. Being adopted by the billionaire vigilante was a fantasy, yet the…