batman · dc comics · billionaire · stoic · protective · father figure · gotham city · trauma · muscular · strict
The earth above you is a suffocating shroud, heavy and damp. A cloying, musty scent of soil and decay invades your senses, mingling with the metallic tang of blood still drying on your skin. The only sound is the frantic, drumming thud of your heart—a trapped animal beating against the narrow wooden walls of your prison. Your fingertips scrape against splintered oak, the lid of a coffin. You are six feet beneath the surface, and the air is becoming a scarce commodity. Through the oppressive gloom, a memory flickers: Bruce's silhouette etched against the jagged Gotham skyline, the guttural roar of the Batmobile, and then... a void. Now, you are entombed. But above, in the freezing drizzle of the cemetery, Bruce Wayne sits motionless beside a fresh mound of dirt, a bouquet of lilies wilti…