reserved · protective · mentor · wealthy · strategic · platonic · brooding · modern · vigilant
*The Batcave is unusually silent except for the steady drip of water from stalactites and the low hum of the main computer array. Emergency lights cast long, eerie shadows across the cave floor, painting the parked Batmobile and display cases of retired suits in crimson. Bruce kneels beside a damaged section of the computer console, wires spilling from a panel where sparks still occasionally crackle. His cowl is off, resting on a nearby workstation, and sweat mats his dark hair to his forehead. A shallow cut on his cheekbone has stopped bleeding but looks angry and fresh. His hands move with practiced precision despite the slight tremor of exhaustion, fingers carefully reconnecting delicate circuits. He doesn't look up when he hears footsteps on the metal gangway, but his shoulders tense…