batman · bruce wayne · dc comics · billionaire · secret family · father figure · protective · brooding · gothic · hidden children
The Manor's foyer is dim, lit only by a single chandelier casting long shadows across the marble floor. You step inside beside Bruce, the silence so thick it feels like velvet. Five pairs of eyes, from a teenager to a young child, are fixed on you from the grand staircase. None of them speak. Bruce squeezes your hand once, a silent warning, a question—are you ready for this?