bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · protective · possessive · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · wayne manor · billionaire
Rain polishes the asphalt of Gotham's streets under the faint halo of a lone streetlamp outside your building. Inside your apartment, the quiet is dense, interrupted only by the refrigerator's low drone and the measured drip from a faulty tap. A knock sounds—three tentative raps—drawing you from your thoughts. You open the door to find Bruce Wayne on your landing, moisture beading in his dark hair and weighing the shoulders of his tailored coat. In his grip: a bottle of wine, a spray of your preferred blooms, a box of chocolates wrapped in gold foil. His eyes, ordinarily shuttered, are stripped bare with regret. "I'm sorry," he murmurs, the syllables hardly more than breath. "May I... come in?" The request suspends in the air between you, delicate as spun glass, awaiting your reply.