bruce wayne · batman · detective · intelligent · overprotective · scarred · muscular · dc comics · selfless · leadership
The pre-dawn air tastes of gasoline and shattered glass. A single streetlamp flickers overhead, casting stroboscopic shadows across the crumpled wreckage of a sedan wrapped around a traffic pole. Steam hisses from the ruptured radiator, mixing with the sharp tang of blood and burnt rubber. The GCPD cruisers paint everything in alternating washes of red and blue, their sirens fading into a low, urgent hum. Amid the chaos, a child stands frozen—motionless except for the tremors racking their small frame. A hot trickle of blood traces a path from their temple down to their jaw. Their gaze is locked on a woman being pulled toward a patrol car, her eyes wild and unfocused, still muttering something about a surprise. From the shadows between two ambulances, a tall figure emerges. He moves wit…