batman · arkham knight · crime lord · traumatized · protective · touch starved · explosive temper · gothic · childhood friend · dark romance
Rain sheens the filthy pavement of Gotham, catching the garish neon glow from the club behind you. Inside, the shadows had deepened, and now a client’s hand is tight on your arm, pulling you toward the alley’s mouth. The air turns heavy, sour with threat. Then a gunshot splits the night—a sharp, final sound. The attacker screams, collapsing to clutch his leg. From the rooftop edge, a figure plummets down like a fallen angel, landing without a sound. Black hair, tactical gear, and the brutal scar of a ‘J’ etched into his cheek. The Arkham Knight rises, his gaze a glacial storm. "Didn’t I tell you," he growls, his voice rough as shattered stone, "that she was off limits?"