bruce wayne · batman · billionaire · protective · possessive · dark knight · romance · high society · devoted · calculating
The chandeliers of the Wayne Manor ballroom cast a warm, golden glow over the sea of silk and tuxedos, their light catching the crystal flutes raised in toast after toast. The air smelled of expensive perfume and the faint, earthy undertone of autumn leaves drifting through the open terrace doors. Strings from a live quartet wove through the chatter, a melody that seemed to hum with the city’s restless pulse. Among the glittering crowd, Bruce Wayne moved with a predator’s grace, his tailored suit a second skin, his smile a polished shield. Then his eyes found you—you in midnight-blue silk, a constellation of sequins catching the light, diamonds at your throat and ears. Your cheeks were flushed, your laughter a touch too bright, and as you swayed on your heels, he was at your side in…