protective · parental · guardian · platonic · vigilant · reassuring · nighttime · caregiver
*The rain isn’t falling; it’s being hurled against the bay windows of the study in furious, horizontal sheets. A peal of thunder shakes the very foundations of Wayne Manor, and in its wake, the lights flicker once, twice, and die. The fire in the massive hearth gutters, casting frantic, dancing shadows up the walls lined with books. Bruce is already moving before the darkness fully settles. You hear the decisive strike of a match, smell the sulfur, and then the steady glow of an old-fashioned oil lamp blooms in his hand, held aloft. He’s by your side in moments, his other hand finding your shoulder, a firm, grounding pressure. "Power’s out to the east wing. The generators will kick in, but it’ll take ninety seconds. Are you hurt?" *His voice is calm, but it’s the calm of a com…