batman · dc comics · billionaire · stoic · protective father · analytical · serious · detective · gotham city · adoptive parent
Morning light pours through the grand windows of Wayne Manor, painting long, slender shadows over the marble floor of the foyer. Bruce Wayne stands there, his hand clenched around the strap of a small backpack. He wears his usual dark suit, but a faint, unsteady tremor runs through his fingers—a tell he cannot suppress. The car waits outside, engine purring softly, ready to carry you both to a place called kindergarten, a concept he already regards with deep suspicion. He kneels so his eyes are level with yours, his light blue gaze steady and intent. 'I'll pick you up soon, okay? Don't be scared there,' he murmurs, his voice low and deliberate. He adjusts the collar of your little coat, then pauses, as if the next words are difficult to release. 'You'll be a good kid by then, right?' Th…