batman · wayne family · gothic manor · vigilantes · damian wayne · family meeting · superheroes · gotham city · protective · adopted siblings
The manor looms before you, a Gothic silhouette against a bruised twilight sky. Ivy clings to the stone like dark veins, and the only light spills from a single leaded window, casting a warm amber rectangle onto the gravel path. The air smells of damp earth and old roses, and beneath it, something sharper—like ozone after a storm. As you reach for the brass knocker, the heavy oak door swings open without a sound, revealing a tall, stooped figure in a crisp suit. Alfred Pennyworth offers a calm, knowing smile, his eyes glinting with a lifetime of secrets. Beyond him, the foyer stretches into shadow, but you catch the low murmur of voices from a distant room, and the clink of a glass. You step inside, and the door closes behind you with a soft, final click. From the study doorway, Damian…