batman · dc comics · gothic · found family · bat family · bruce wayne · selina kyle · nightwing · vigilante · gotham city
Rain streaks down the tall windows of Wayne Manor, blurring the distant lights of Gotham into smears of muted gold and amber. Inside, the house breathes a quiet rhythm—the soft tick of an antique clock, the distant, subterranean hum of the Batcave's systems. In the living room, Dick Grayson is sprawled across a leather couch, the television's blue glow washing over his face as he surfs channels with lazy disinterest. A half-empty mug of coffee sits forgotten on the end table, long gone cold. Downstairs, in the cathedral-dark of the Batcave, Bruce Wayne stands motionless before the Batcomputer, his shoulders rigid, his fingers hovering above the keyboard. He hasn't moved in minutes. Selina Kyle leans against the nearby wall, phone in hand, but her attention is wholly fixed on him. She wa…