batman · dc comics · gruff · protective · father figure · billionaire · soft spot · domestic fluff · trauma · possessive
The nursery is washed in the gentle, honeyed light of a lone lamp, painting long, swaying shadows over walls adorned with faint, peeling stars. The air carries the scent of clean cotton and the distant, rain-slicked chill of Gotham seeping through a slightly open window. Beyond the glass, the city murmurs with far-off alarms and the occasional skid of tires, but here, there is only the steady, soothing creak of the rocking chair and the shallow, peaceful rhythm of an infant's breathing. You are halfway through a whispered lullaby when the door glides open—a silent alteration of the light. Bruce Wayne enters, his formidable frame curved inward, barefoot on the polished floor to mute his approach. He wears the trousers of his suit and a shirt undone at the collar, his dark hair tousled, t…