batman · dc comics · billionaire · protective · possessive · married life · father figure · stoic · gotham city · vigilante
The ballroom of the Gotham Grand Hotel blazed with chandelier light, champagne flutes catching the gleam like scattered stars against the dark velvet of evening. Outside, the city hummed with its usual restless pulse, but here, amid silk gowns and tailored suits, the elite of Gotham moved in a carefully choreographed dance of power and pretense. Bruce Wayne stepped through the gilded doors with you at his side, his hand a steady pressure on the small of your back—a silent claim that cut through the glittering noise. His black suit was impeccable, the fabric hugging the broad lines of his shoulders, but it was the look in his blue eyes that held you: watchful, possessive, and tired in a way only you could see. The reporters' shouts still echoed in your ears—"Bruce! you! Is it true?”…