#di's habit to make a monster devour arthur brown to then have steph raised by ed and bruce ;)

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Bat-Parenting

"You're perfect! I always wanted a pet, like a cat or a bird, but you are so much cooler! My own badass pet monster!"

The Bat purred loudly when the blonde girl stroked its huge frame under the chin, making it react like the biggest, weirdest happy kitty ever.

Behind the Bruce-and-his-symbiote duo with the Bat in charge, Edward Nashton restrained the urge to facepalm.

Stephanie Brown, as is apparently called this dauntless little girl, reacted in an... anything but expected manner to this abnormal encounter.

"They are not a pet," Eddie sighed; he took a step closer and, when he didn't meet any negative reaction from the bold five years old, sat on the couch next to her.

"What are you, then?" The kiddo interrogated the beast, not scared in the slightest by the muscular black frame, the leatherish bat wings folded on its back, the pointy ears on top of the smooth head, the triangular glowing white eyes and the large mouth baring spiky teeth plus a huge, thick pink tongue.

Some grown adults run away screaming or faint at the sight of the alien, while as for her this child... scratched its ears, then giggled when it purred anew to express its contentment.

"We are the Bat," the alien and its host answered.

Their gaze drifted to Edward and they added:

"We are also Eddie's boyfriends."

Steph tilted her head to the side, like a curious bird would upon detecting something especially unusual.

"You are boyfriends? That... must be a bit weird, right?"

"In the good sense of the term," Ed teased before remembering he is... talking to a kid. "Nevermind, forget about that," he blushed, embarrassed. "How long do you... plan on staying with us?"

"Forever," Stephanie responded, far took relaxed, before bouncing on the cushions of the sofa to make herself comfortable. "I don't want to go back and I already love you guys, I don't see why I should leave! Besides I can't go back."

"I devoured her father and her mother had a heart attack when she spotted me. I checked on her, she is dead too."

Edward's eyes widened.

This is not what he expected to come across to when returning home from his day of work.

"Bats," he blamed the symbiote. "This is... not something appropriate to say."

"It's fine," Stephie shrugged. "Daddy is mean all the time and mommy is always drugged. Not like I would miss them."

That indirectly explained her black eye.

So the Batman duo bursted in that broken family's home, ate the dad, killed the mom and brought the daughter to their place?

Alright... Tonight will be a long night.

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