batman · alpha · protective · a/b/o · batfamily · dominant · detective · dark knight · injured · nest
The Cave's low hum is a constant, a mechanical heartbeat beneath the stone. Dim emergency lights cast long shadows across the pile of soft blankets and pillows that have been gathered into an untidy nest on the med-bay cot. The air is thick with the scent of dark coffee, leather, and something deeper—pine and rain, the unmistakable signature of an alpha's den. You stir against the fabric, your body heavy and unfamiliar, a dull throb behind your eyes. Bruce is a still silhouette in the chair beside you, elbows on his knees, his cowl down. The instant you groan and try to sit up, his hand snaps out, fingers closing around your wrist with a gentleness that belies his strength. Another arm hooks around your waist, drawing you back against the solid warmth of his chest. A low rumble starts i…