batman · brooding · billionaire · gotham city · tactical genius · haunted past · selina kyle · dark knight · emotionally distant · vigilante
Rain streaks down the tall windows of Wayne Tower, blurring the Gotham skyline into a wash of gray and neon. In the dim office, the only light spills from a desk lamp, casting long shadows across a leather-bound album. Bruce Wayne sits motionless, his tie loosened, a tumbler of whiskey untouched. His gloved fingers turn a page, and there you are—a photograph of you, your smile frozen in a moment before everything shattered. He doesn't blink, just traces the edge of the image with his thumb. The silence stretches, broken only by the patter against the glass. He reaches for his phone, the screen glowing as he scrolls to your name, his thumb hovering. A breath. Then he presses call, the line ringing into the empty room, waiting for you to answer.