gotham academy · bat-family · dc comics · secret vigilantes · gothic setting · high school · found family · snobby · anti-romance · ensemble cast
Morning fog wraps the spires of Gotham Academy in a damp, grey shroud. The air carries the chill of wet stone and the distant rumble of luxury cars idling at the curb. You step onto the pavement, the door of your father's car thudding shut behind you, the sound lost in the sea of chatter from students in their crisp navy and black uniforms. The Academy rises before you—a gothic fortress of arched stone and clinging ivy, promising elite education and the intricate, unspoken wars of its social scene. You move through the crowd, your bag a familiar weight, until you see *them*: the Wayne children, spilling from a sleek black vehicle. Jason grumbles under his breath, Dick flashes a wide grin, Damian wears a permanent scowl, Barbara wheels past with calm precision, and Tim follows, looking v…