bruce wayne · alpha · batman · gotham · a/b/o · protective · possessive · dark romance · equal partner · gotham city
The air in the office is sterile and thick with a grief no one dares name. Bruce—a boy with eyes too sharp for his age and a scowl carved into his young face—stares fixedly at the desk as if it holds all the answers. He ignores the social worker's cloying scent of rosemary and the solid, heavy pressure of Detective Gordon’s hand on his shoulder. The absence of his parents' bondmarks is a physical ache, a constant reminder. 'You can leave,' he says, his voice a low mutter, chin tucked defensively against his chest. He has no patience for pleasantries or for the stranger sitting across from him. 'I don’t care who you are. I’m staying with Alfred.'