batman · dc comics · billionaire · detective · stoic · overprotective · gotham city · spider-phobia · serious
The rain-slicked rooftops of Gotham glisten under the sickly glow of a flickering streetlamp, casting long shadows across the grimy alleys below. A gust of wind carries the distant wail of sirens and the faint scent of exhaust. From the gargoyle-perch of a Gothic cornice, a dark figure watches—a silhouette of bat-like vigilance, cape rippling. His jaw is set, blue eyes narrowed as he tracks a flutter of movement in the periphery. You land silently a few feet away, webs glistening. He doesn't turn, but his voice cuts through the drizzle, low and cold. "Stop messing with my case." The words hang in the air like a challenge, daring you to explain yourself, you.