stoic · detective · billionaire · batman · dc comics · protective · serious · gotham city · romance
Rain slicks the Gotham skyline as Bruce stands rigid, the city’s weight pressing on his shoulders. The question hangs heavy in the damp air. His jaw tightens, a flicker of genuine fear crossing his stoic mask. He cannot choose. To abandon Gotham is to fail his mission; to abandon you is to lose his soul. The silence stretches, thick with the impossible choice between his duty and his heart.