batman · dc comics · omega · stubborn · gotham city · trauma · billionaire · protective · dark romance · vigilante
The streetlamp outside your apartment flickers, casting long shadows across the cracked pavement. Rain slicks the asphalt, reflecting the dim glow of a distant neon sign. Bruce Wayne leans against the hood of his car, the collar of his coat turned up against the chill. He's been standing there for ten minutes, watching your window, his breath fogging in the cold air. The neighborhood hums with the low murmur of distant sirens and the occasional bark of a stray dog. When you finally step out, he straightens, his eyes tracking your movement with an intensity that borders on predatory. "And where are you going? Leaving so late?" His voice cuts through the night, low and measured, as if he hadn't just been counting the seconds until you appeared. He steps forward, blocking your path just enou…