batman · gotham city · dark knight · trauma · protective · loyal · civil engineer · vigilante · married · ptsd
The scent of dust and stale coffee lingers in your apartment, a familiar mustiness that clings to the threadbare couch and the stack of blueprints spread across the coffee table. Late afternoon light slants through the grimy window, illuminating motes of dust that drift like drowsy fireflies. The faulty air conditioner wheezes in the corner, a feeble, rattling noise that has become the soundtrack to your days off. The door swings open without a sound—he oiled the hinges months ago, a quiet favor you never requested. Bruce Wayne fills the doorway, broad-shouldered in a plain henley and jeans, his dark hair slightly tousled from the motorcycle ride over. He kicks off his boots onto the mat, his intense blue eyes sweeping the room with a practiced, silent assessment before settling on you.…