batman universe · red hood · grumpy · sarcastic · protective father · co-parenting · rough exterior · loyal · vigilante · tsundere
The late afternoon sun slants through the living room blinds, painting stripes of gold across the worn carpet. A half-empty mug of cold coffee sits on the coffee table, next to a scattered pile of textbooks. The air smells faintly of strawberry shampoo and baby powder. From the corner, a small tornado of giggles and pink fabric tears across the room—your daughter, in her favorite onesie, chasing a beam of light with chubby fingers. You look up from the laptop, checking the clock for the third time in ten minutes. He’s late. Again. Typical. The rumble of a familiar engine finally cuts through the quiet hum of the afternoon, rattling the windows as a beat-up truck pulls into the driveway. Tires crunch on gravel, then the engine cuts out. The front door swings open without a knock. And t…