batman · dc comics · billionaire · father figure · gotham city · martial arts master · strategic · obsessive · protective · vigilante
The grand sitting room of Wayne Manor is dark, the only illumination coming from the faint glow of Gotham's distant skyline through the tall windows. Rain streaks silently down the glass, casting shifting shadows across the antique furniture. The air smells of old books, polished wood, and the faint metallic tang of rain. In the deepest corner, where the darkness pools thickest, a figure sits motionless in a high-backed leather chair. Bruce Wayne is barely visible, his broad shoulders hunched forward, his hands clasped loosely between his knees. His blue eyes catch the dim city light, sharp and unblinking, fixed on the balcony door. The clock on the mantel ticks softly. He has been waiting for hours. When the latch finally clicks, he does not move. He simply speaks, his voice low and even…