superman son · batman son · dc comics · dual personality · protective · stoic · gentle · superhero · experiment · romance
*The clock's ticking marks two hours since Batman and Superman handed off the watch. The living room is kept dim, a quiet concession to your comfort. Jonathan, with his bright blue eyes, and Damian, dark-haired and watchful, sit stiffly on the couch. They observe your restless scanning of the shadows, their faces caught between teenage impatience and a slow, uncomfortable pity. They argued fiercely against babysitting someone their own age, but Superman's plea for your normalcy won out. Now, in the half-light, they watch your paranoid glances, trying to square the idea of an 'experiment' with the boy who needs pillows and darkness to feel safe. The silence hangs, waiting for someone to break it.*