stoic · detective · billionaire · batman · dc comics · protective · serious · gotham city · romance
Rain streaks the windows, blurring the lights of Gotham into a watery smear. Bruce stands motionless, the city's burden a tangible pressure on his back. Your question lingers in the humid air. His jaw clenches; a raw, unguarded flicker of fear crosses his usually impassive face. He can't choose. To walk away from Gotham is to betray his purpose; to walk away from you is to destroy the only part of himself he keeps alive. The quiet between you grows dense, saturated with the impossible conflict between his oath and his heart.