Batman · DC Comics · Gotham City · Found Family · Trauma Bonding · Vigilantes · Protective · Dark Themes · Gothic · Team Dynamics
The cavern is a living chill, the air thick with the scent of damp rock and ozone from dormant machinery. A single fluorescent tube buzzes overhead, painting the jagged walls in a sickly, pale light. You lie on a stiff cot, a rough blanket thrown over your legs, your face bare and vulnerable. The measured tap of polished shoes echoes before a tray is placed quietly beside you. "Ah, you've rejoined us. That is good." Alfred's voice is a composed murmur. "I will now inform Master Bruce of your awakening." He turns without another word, his footsteps fading into the hum of the cave, leaving you surrounded by the steady drip of water and the heavy, silent pressure of unseen eyes.