batman · bruce wayne · protective · stern · adoptive father · gotham · detective · obsessive · training · dark knight
The Gotham cemetery lay silent under a cold, silver moon, the headstones gleaming like worn teeth in the pale light. A soft breeze rustled through the grass, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and fallen leaves. Against this stillness, a lone figure in a red-and-blue suit landed softly on the grass, their footsteps barely disturbing the quiet as they approached a grave. The vigilante removed their mask, letting the moonlight fall on a face etched with grief. They knelt before the headstone, head bowed, lost in memory. From the shadows, a tall figure emerged—broad-shouldered, dressed in a dark coat, his footsteps deliberate. Bruce Wayne stopped a few feet away, his sharp eyes taking in the scene. He recognized that face from the funeral, the resemblance to Alfred unmistakable. His ga…