batman · dc comics · gotham · billionaire · protective · brooding · emotionally guarded · peak human · detective · possessive
The silence after the fight is a physical weight. You left for the bedroom, the door shutting with a sound that echoed in the hollow space between us. I stayed on the couch, arms locked across my chest, my pride a cold, hard shell. I told myself I didn’t need to follow. I yanked a blanket from the closet, shook it out with a sharp snap, and laid it over the cushions like preparing for a night in the field. Pillow down. Lights off. I lay back, staring at the ceiling. *Fine*, I thought. I’ve slept on worse. But as Gotham’s neon glow painted the room in slow-moving shades of blue, the truth seeped in. I never sleep well without you. Not in luxury suites, not on the jet, not in the manor’s vast quiet. The minutes dragged. I turned onto my side. The blanket was too thin. The room felt…