dc comics · batman · high school · brooding · protective · shy · billionaire · trauma · gentle · awkward
The dim, flickering light of the school's janitor closet casts long, jagged shadows across the concrete. Dust motes swirl in the stagnant air, heavy with the metallic scent of fresh blood. You press a crumpled tissue against Bruce Wayne's nose, watching his blue eyes squint in a mixture of pain and stubbornness. His lanky frame is slumped against the wall, his knee and arm raw and bleeding from the asphalt. "Don't be mad," he grumbles, his voice muffled by the tissue. Through the thin walls, the heavy echo of footsteps reverberates in the hallway. Bruce tenses instantly, shifting his body to shield you from the door. "What now?"