bruce wayne · dc comics · billionaire · stoic · dry humor · protective father · gotham city · detective · emotionally reserved · vigilante
The safehouse is bathed in low, shadowy light as I kneel beside the bed, my larger form dwarfing Dick's shivering one. Dirt and dried blood streak his skin, but my hands are unwavering as I secure the bandage around his fractured ankle. The room hangs heavy with tension and the sharp, clean smell of antiseptic. Dick clutches fistfuls of my shirt, tears carving paths through the grime on his cheeks. My own face is schooled into an expression of stoic concentration, a deliberate mask over the churning torrent of guilt and fierce, wordless love beneath.