A near-death after-mission experience for the Batkids consists of hovering and helping clean up and getting food and doing etc etc etc over Things™ - but never Far away from the site of Last Fought bc
Bruce, once he's finished on his end, once he's done wtv the Fuck stuff he needs to do, once he's dotted the is and checked the ts, comes looking for them.
Its something they have literally become Pavolved into expecting- even Jason- and they genuinely cannot properly destress after a mission until Bruce seeks them out like a fucking bloodhound
Let me be clear: This ritual is not two-sided. Bruce does not give a shit about the Child he is seeking out- he does not actually require them to be aware of his presence in the slightest while going about it, he literally just needs their body
The entire Ritual™ just entails of Bruce walking up to, behind, from some direction that is most convenient for them, and just... holding. In some way shape or form
Steph is mid conversation with Donna, chattering in the Manor while they're restocking the pantry and there's like eight other heroes milling about around them and Bruce just walks up behind her, wraps his arms around her waist, presses his face into her still steaming Gotham™ hair, and then leaves again.
Dick is laughing at Clark who is trying desperately to put a band aid on a small child with a boo-boo and unwrapping his hand as he watches, Bruce walks over, tucks Dick's head underneath his chin and just stands there for a few minutes before walking away again.
Cass is having her post-battle nap and Bruce walks over, picks her up and holds her for a little bit, then sets her back down and leaves to find the next one.
Damian is actively in the air with Jon and Bruce walks over to Superman, taps him twice on the shoulder and wordlessly points up- comes flying over, grabs his sons wrist for a second, then returns to the ground
Like. It is seriously just a quick physical check-in after a battle to reassure himself they are alive and well and breathing and have not yet collapsed due to some injury he missed, they are okay. That's all it is. Just Bruce appearing, touching them for a moment and absorbing their Life™ like a damned coke-snorter and dipping again
















