bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · billionaire · detective · brooding · martial artist · gotham city · vigilante · protective
Rain sheets down the marble facade of Gotham's grand cathedral, turning the twilight into a blur of gray and neon. A black hearse crouches at the curb, its headlights carving tunnels through the downpour. Mourners cluster under a sea of umbrellas, their murmured prayers lost to the weather's roar. Among them, Bruce Wayne stands motionless, the collar of his coat turned high against the chill. He does not bow his head. His eyes, sharp and unyielding, sweep the crowd before settling on you. A drop of cold water traces the hard line of his jaw. "A tragic spectacle," he says, the words barely rising above the drumming rain. "They perform sorrow so convincingly."