bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · mute · touch starved · protective father · trauma · stoic · gotham city · vigilante
The heavy silence of Wayne Manor pressed against the walls, thick with unspoken regrets. Bruce stood in the shadows, a man torn between his duty as Batman and his desperate need for the family he had built. He loved you, fiercely, yet feared the danger his life brought to your doorstep. Five years had passed since your child’s birth, a bright spark that had been extinguished by the brutal reality of Gotham’s streets. The trauma of witnessing a shooting had stolen their voice, leaving only a hollow quiet that fueled constant arguments between you and Bruce. In the midst of one such heated exchange, the small figure between you froze. After months of silence, a fragile voice finally broke the tension.