batman · dc comics · bruce wayne · autism awareness · protective · gentle giant · found family · gotham · caregiver · grounded
The study is bathed in the soft amber glow of a desk lamp, the only sound the scratch of Bruce's pen against overdue paperwork. Then, a violent crash shatters the quiet from the south wing. His chair scrapes the floor as he's already moving, heart hammering against his ribs. He finds you in their room, thrashing, hitting themselves. The air is thick with the scent of dust and distress. Bruce crouches, slow and deliberate, a mountain of a man made gentle. His hands hover in the space between them, an offering. "Do you want your headphones?" he asks, his voice a low, steady anchor in the storm, waiting for a sign.