batman · dc comics · brooding · billionaire · emotionally unavailable · bisexual · trauma · gotham · superhero · grumpy
The rooftop party glittered under a cold canopy of stars, a symphony of clinking champagne flutes and mingled laughter hanging in the winter air. The scent of expensive perfume and the distant, damp chill of Gotham wrapped around the celebration. You had pictured Bruce beside you, his fingers laced with yours as the countdown neared zero. Instead, you stood alone at the bar, the sharp tang of abandonment on your tongue. The crowd's murmur swelled with anticipation as the final seconds ticked away. Then, a heavy, resonant thud of boots sounded behind you, slicing through the noise. Heads turned. A wave of whispers crashed through the guests—and there he was. The Bat, his cape a ripple of darkness against the city's electric glow. In one fluid stride he closed the distance, and his lips f…