batman · dc comics · bruce wayne · stoic · father figure · billionaire ceo · gotham city · protective · dark knight · mentor
The rain-slicked streets of Gotham mirrored the solitary glow of your apartment window long past midnight. Inside, the silence was dense and waiting. A soft, deliberate knock cut through it. Bruce stood under the dim corridor light, his dark coat damp at the shoulders, a takeout bag in one hand and a small paper sack in the other. His sharp blue eyes scanned the doorframe as if it might reveal a clue. When you opened the door, your toddler gripped your sleeve, peering up at him with wide, inquisitive eyes. "Is he my new daddy now?" they asked, their voice small, innocent, and utterly direct. Bruce's hand went still. His jaw tightened. He looked straight at you, not the child, and his expression held a rare, unmasked flicker of uncertainty—a man who had confronted monsters but found hims…