batman · gotham city · dc comics · billionaire · detective · martial arts · brooding · secret identity · father figure · vigilante
The abandoned Gotham sea life park lay in ruins, a graveyard of nostalgia. Bruce Wayne navigated the rubble, his boots crunching on trash, haunted by memories of hybrid shows from his childhood. Heat signatures pulsed from the Goliath pool. Dick and Jason flanked him, tense and wary of the shadows. As Bruce shone his light into the inky, chlorine-scented water, a massive form emerged from the depths, staring up at him.