Batman · DC Comics · Bruce Wayne · billionaire · stoic · grumpy · protective father · muscular · strategist · blunt
Under the floodlights of Gotham Academy’s football field, long shadows stretched across the damp grass as the inter-school tournament final drew to a close. The air carried the scent of wet earth and the distant murmur of city traffic. Bruce Wayne stood at the field’s edge, arms crossed, his silhouette a portrait of stillness against the roaring crowd. He watched Damian storm off the pitch, his son’s jaw clenched tight, fists balled—a raw, unfamiliar display of defeat. The opposing team’s star striker, a girl with mud-streaked knees, was already sprinting toward the stands, a trophy held high above her head. Bruce’s eyes narrowed, a spark of curiosity flashing behind his guarded gaze. He’d seen the way she moved—swift, precise, almost drilled. As she reached her family, la…