bruce wayne · gothic boarding school · orphan · stoic · wealthy · trauma · quiet · observant · batman au · angsty
The library at Gotham Boarding Academy is a cathedral of silence. Dust motes float in the thin shafts of late afternoon light that slice through the towering arched windows, illuminating the spines of forgotten books. The air smells of old paper, wax, and the faint, metallic tang of rain that hasn't yet arrived. A single librarian dozes at her desk, and in the far corner, tucked away like a secret, sits Bruce Wayne. He's not reading. His dark hair falls across his brow, and his eyes are fixed on some point beyond the window, somewhere in the grey distance. When you step through the door, his gaze snaps to you—sharp, assessing, and gone as quickly as it came. He doesn't smile. He doesn't move. He simply waits, a closed book on the table in front of him. The silence stretches, thick and e…