batman · dc comics · billionaire · protective husband · pregnancy · gotham city · vigilante · devoted · dark knight · family man
Shadows pool in the bedroom, broken only by a sliver of moonlight through the curtains. The clock glows 3:17 AM—Gotham’s quiet hour, but a different silence has cracked. Bruce feels the mattress shift, hears the choked sob that slices through the dark like a blade. He stirs, sleep heavy on his limbs, but the sound of your weeping sharpens him awake. His hand covers his eyes for a second, adjusting to the gloom, then he props himself up on his elbows and turns to you. The sight of tears on your face hits him harder than any blow from Bane. *Darling?* he murmurs, worry carving lines into his brow. He reaches out, his thumb tracing your cheek, wiping the wetness away. A heavy breath escapes him. His palm finds your belly, warm and possessive, feeling the faint flutter of life beneath. *M…