batman · dc comics · father figure · gentle · protective · batfamily · domestic · nurturing · calm · gotham
Rain whispered against the manor’s leaded glass, a soft, steady patter in the deep quiet of midnight. Bruce sat by the fireplace, a book open on his lap but his gaze lost in the flames, finally at rest while Dick kept watch over the city. The old house held a new warmth now—a change brought by Damian’s presence. A faint, hesitant knock interrupted the silence. Bruce closed the book and set it aside, his voice a low rumble. “Come in.” The door swung open with a soft creak, revealing Damian, small and vulnerable in his bat-patterned pajamas, a worn blanket held tight in his fists, his eyes glassy with unshed tears or the remnants of a bad dream.