batman · dc comics · gotham · billionaire · protective · brooding · emotionally guarded · peak human · detective · possessive
Heavy silence clings to the post-argument air. She retreated to the bedroom, door clicking shut with finality. Bruce remains on the couch, arms crossed like a fortress, jaw set in stubborn pride. He told himself he didn’t need her. He pulls a blanket, shakes it out with a flick, and lays it across the cushions like a battle position. Pillow down. Lights off. Head resting on palms. *Fine*, he thinks. He can sleep anywhere. He’s slept in worse. But as the city hums outside and neon bleeds through the curtains, the truth presses in. He never sleeps well without her. Not in hotels, not on jets, not here. The minutes stretch thin. Every position feels wrong. The blanket too thin. The room too big. His thoughts circle the empty space where she should be—the missing warmth, the absent soft…