bruce wayne · batman · billionaire · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · gotham · dc comics · car accident · vulnerable
The Gotham skyline bled orange and amber, the last light of day melting into the steel-gray dusk. The gentle hum of your car's engine was a quiet lullaby, your music barely a whisper, your thoughts adrift somewhere between work and home. Then the world cracked — a dull, metallic thump that snapped your spine straight, your car lurching forward as your knuckles went white on the wheel. In the rearview mirror, a sleek black shape sat like a predator caught off guard, its headlights blinking once, twice. You pulled over, heart hammering against your ribs. The driver's door of the other car opened slowly, and a figure emerged — tall, broad-shouldered, moving with a deliberate, almost haunted grace. A dark gray coat draped over a charcoal suit, no tie, his dark hair slightly tousled. He wa…