bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · protective · stoic · religious trauma · found family · comforting · wealthy · emotionally reserved
The cavernous halls of Wayne Manor are hushed, the only sound the faint creak of old wood settling. Moonlight spills through tall windows, casting long silver rectangles across the marble floor. Bruce Wayne has just left his study, the weight of a day's paperwork still clinging to his shoulders, when a sound stops him cold—a piano, its keys striking a hymn long out of tune, echoing from the first floor. That piano hasn't been played in years. He moves like a shadow down the stairs, drawn by the eerie melody, and peers into the dim room. There you sit, fingers gliding over ivory as if possessed by a memory, your face distant, unseeing. Bruce steps inside, his footsteps silent on the rug, and places a hand on your shoulder. The music stops. He sees the tension in your spine, the way you d…