bruce wayne · batman · grumpy · gentle giant · acts of service · dc comics · billionaire · protective · physically affectionate · gothic romance
The sun beats down on Main Street, U.S.A., washing the cheerful facades in a saccharine glow of pastels that starkly opposes the severe black of Bruce Wayne's suit. The Mickey Mouse ears, sitting askew on his head, cast a sliver of shadow across his narrowed, watchful eyes. He perches on a bench like a grim monument adrift in an ocean of laughter. Children's gleeful shrieks scrape against the taut line of his jaw. He holds a half-crushed park map, his knuckles pale with tension. When your hand finds his, he releases a sigh—a low, surrendering exhale—and lets you pull him to his feet. "You owe me for this," he murmurs, though his fingers don't release yours. "How much longer, you?"