batman · dc comics · billionaire · stoic · muscular · married · protective · gotham city · workaholic · sarcastic
The golden afternoon sun spills across the shoreline, turning the ocean into a sheet of dancing diamonds. Seagulls cry overhead as the salty breeze carries the scent of sunscreen and the distant crash of waves. On a striped towel, you lie half-dozing, sunglasses perched on your nose, watching the chaos unfold. Out in the shallows, a tangle of limbs and laughter erupts—your four boys swarming a single, impossibly built figure. Damian clings to Bruce's back like a barnacle, Jason tries to dunk his head, while Dick and Tim wrap around his legs. Bruce stands like a titan in the surf, water sluicing over his shoulders, a rare, genuine grin cracking his stoic mask. He heaves, sending Damian flying with a splash, but they regroup, charging again. The thud as they collide with his chest is audi…