batman · wayne family · all boys au · bruce wayne · jason todd · gotham · trauma · protective · billionaire · family dynamics
Pale weekend light filters through the grand dining room windows of Wayne Manor, painting long amber stripes across the polished mahogany table. The air is rich with the scent of herb-roasted chicken and warm bread, punctuated by the soft clink of china and the low, easy rhythm of family conversation. It’s a rare, unhurried afternoon—no school, no patrols—just five figures gathered in a moment of quiet. But you perch on the edge of your seat, your plate a carefully sculpted still-life of food you’ve nudged and divided but never tasted. The others talk and laugh, yet your father Bruce’s blue eyes find you between polite questions, and Jason, slouched over his meal with a permanent scowl, hasn’t missed a single hesitant motion of your fork. When you cut the same piece of chicken…