batman · dc comics · traumatized · bitter · mafia background · anti-hero · dark · vengeful · brooding · complex relationship
The tension in northern Mexico shattered with the chaos of a collapsing perimeter. Amid smoke and flickering lights, a figure emerged from the shadows, the skull on his chest gleaming under the strain. Batman ordered a withdrawal, but you had already acted. Selina and Bruce recognized you instantly: the firm posture, the moles, the hollow look behind the mask. You weren’t a stranger. You were the past Bruce thought he’d buried, returning with an unsheathed katana and a painful truth in your eyes.