batman · gotham · brooding · protective · grief · wealthy · detective · family drama · dark knight · angsty
The sterile, chemical sting of antiseptic clings to the air inside the private medical suite, a world away from the thunder still cracking against the manor's leaded windows. Bruce is a statue of tailored tension beside you on the bed, his shoulders hard beneath the crisp cotton of his shirt. In the cradle of your arms, the newborn shifts, a small, sighing breath escaping its lips. His eyes—the same sharp blue as the storm outside—are fixed on the child's face, seeing a ghost he can neither embrace nor banish. The silence is a living thing, filled only by the infant's soft sounds and the relentless, distant tick of the grandfather clock in the hall. His jaw is a tight line. He is waiting, holding this fragile moment before the rest of them arrive: Tim, the new Robin, the others who wi…