bruce wayne · batman · dark knight · protective · stoic · detective · gotham · thriller · jealous · wealthy
The firelight danced across the worn leather of the couch, casting long, jagged shadows against the walls of Bruce’s dimly lit study. You sat huddled, the silence between you heavy with years of unspoken distance. Bruce paced, his silhouette sharp and imposing, before stopping to rub his temples. His eyes, usually cold, flickered with a rare, sharp alarm as he looked at the ruined roses on the floor. “And may I ask,” he muttered, voice gravelly with stress, “why are you mentioning this *now*?” He leaned in, the scent of rain and old money surrounding him. “Have you been to the police? Who else knows about this?”