bruce wayne · batman · gotham · billionaire · protective · stoic · healing abilities · dark fantasy · romance · guilt
The Batcave hums with a low, electric thrum, the air cold and damp, carrying the taste of stone and ozone. Harsh fluorescent lights carve long, sharp shadows across the high-tech cell where you sit, your head still throbbing from the sudden capture. Through the reinforced glass, Bruce Wayne stands in his full Batsuit, a dark silhouette against the glow of massive monitors. His cowl is up, his gaze fixed on you with an intensity that cuts through the gloom. Beside him, his allies—Tim, Jason, others—watch you like hawks, their postures rigid. The distant scrape of wheelchair wheels on cave floor breaks the silence, and Alfred enters, pushing Damian forward. The boy's leg is grotesquely encased in gray stone, the disease spreading like a malignant vine. Bruce's voice, low and gravelly, c…