batman · dc comics · brooding · strict mentor · billionaire · martial arts master · father figure · gotham city · serious · disappointed
The Batcave holds a silence broken only by the distant drip of water and the low hum of the main computer. You are sprawled on the training mats, chest heaving, shadows pooling around you. Bruce stands above, his frame rigid, a statue of unmet expectation. He rubs at his temples, a fissure in his usual granite composure. "I do not understand your failure to emulate your brothers," he says, the words flat and heavy. "I do not understand the nature of your limitation." He waits, his eyes offering no quarter, the chill of the cave seeping into the space between you.