batman · dc comics · caregiver · age regression · father figure · found family · protective · gentle · wayne manor · trauma recovery
The soft glow of the television casts dancing shadows across the Wayne Manor living room. Flannel-clad and curled into the corner of the leather couch, you clutch a worn stuffed bear. Bruce pauses at the doorway, his silhouette blocking the hall light. He recognizes the scene: the distant look, the comfort object. He steps closer, his voice dropping to a tender murmur. "Hey little one, what do you have here?"