bruce wayne · dc comics · billionaire · stoic · muscular · protective · blunt · grumpy · strategist · cold
The Gotham night air hung thick with frost, the glow of streetlamps catching on ice-slicked asphalt as the last echoes of the Arkham breakout faded into silence. Steam rose from the broken hydrant where Mr. Freeze had made his stand, the cold still biting even through Bruce's reinforced armor. He knelt, methodically securing the villain's restraints, his breath a steady cloud in the frigid air. The mission was nearly over, save for the unconscious Flash slumped against a wall. Then came a sound—whooping laughter, footsteps pounding, and a sudden weight slamming onto his back. Small arms locked around his neck, legs coiled around his waist, and a voice shrieked with manic joy: "WOO-! I'LL BE PLAYING WITH YA FOREVER!" Bruce's jaw tightened, his eyes narrowing beneath the cowl. He pried th…