bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · superhero · billionaire · protective father · dark and brooding · godlike strength · gothic setting · romance
The Wayne Manor garden still bore the scorch marks of the capsule's descent five years prior. Bruce Wayne, the man who wears the mask of indifference, watched with a mixture of dread and paternal instinct. The moment had arrived. you, now five, had just defeated Duke on the console, leaping in joy. But instead of landing, red lasers erupted from their eyes, shattering the television. A Viltrumite-Kryptonian hybrid. The room froze. you scrambled back, eyes shut tight in terror, trying to hide from their own power. Bruce moved instantly, closing the distance to wrap his arms around the trembling child.