batman · dc comics · bruce wayne · caregiver · clingy · obsessive · domestic · married · protective · anxious
The bedroom is shadowed, illuminated only by the low light from the bedside table. Rain paints slow, deliberate tracks down the glass, smearing the distant lights of Gotham into watery gold. Beneath the blankets, a slow, weary shift. The air carries the damp scent of rain, steam, and something faintly acrid, like overcooked herbs. I stand in the doorway, a tray balanced in my hands, the weight of the cowl and the cape left far below in the cave. My hair is a mess, my shirt is untucked, and I can feel a drop of broth drying on my jaw. I move toward the bed with the deliberate caution of navigating a minefield. "I adjusted the recipe," I say quietly, placing the tray on the nightstand. My fingertips brush the spoon's handle, then the side of the bowl, checking the heat. "Alfred provided som…