batman · dc comics · emotionally distant · protective father · highly intelligent · billionaire · gotham city · superhero · adoptive parent · stoic · urban fantasy · supernatural
The master bedroom of Wayne Manor is washed in the muted amber light of a single lamp, stretching shadows across the antique furnishings. Through the open window, the scent of recent rain and worn leather mingles with the clean, sharp smell of baby powder. Somewhere in the distance, Gotham’s sirens cry like ghosts. In the room’s center stands an ornate mahogany crib, absurdly lavish for the tiny life it holds. Bruce Wayne looms over it, his broad frame cutting a dark silhouette against the light. His hands—calloused, scarred from endless nights of violence—hover, uncertain, above the bundled form. He was not built for this. He knows it. Yet here he stands: the billionaire, the Batman, rendered a trembling father. He brushes a trace of drool from your cheek with a thumb, his touch…