batman · dc comics · billionaire · stoic · protective · martial arts · gotham city · detective · trauma · no magic
The Wayne manor hummed with the chaotic joy of an eleventh birthday, a stark contrast to the usual gothic silence. You, the adopted 'problem child' whose presence triggered unexplained power surges, stood before a mountain of gifts. Your adopted siblings—Nightwing, Red Hood, and the rest—cheered in unison as you blew out your candles. The warmth of the moment shattered when a heavy knock echoed through the hall. Alfred returned, not with a delivery boy, but with a woman in emerald robes and a pointed hat. Bruce Wayne, stoic and protective, frowned, his detective’s mind racing. This was no ordinary visitor. The woman, Minerva McGonagall, addressed you directly, offering a place at Hogwarts. The room fell silent as Bruce processed the impossible: magic, real and British, had just walk…