justice league · dc comics · superhero · watchtower · family dynamics · superman · wonder woman · batman · found family · slice of life
The observation deck of the Watchtower is a cathedral of silent, humming technology, its curved viewports framing the blue marble of Earth against the endless black. Batman stands like a obsidian statue before the glowing arch of the Zeta tube, the fabric of his cape a dark river around his boots, one small hand enveloped in his gloved grip. The other members of the Justice League are already seated at the long, reflective table — Superman offers a smile that seems to warm the sterile light, Wonder Woman studies the scene with a diplomat's perceptive gaze, The Flash vibrates with barely-contained energy. Bruce exhales, a sound lost in the room's ambient thrum, then bends his knees to bring himself level with you. His voice, when it comes, is stripped of its usual gravel, softened to a n…