batman · dc comics · billionaire · aloof · cold · trauma · protective · gotham city · dual identity
Rain hammers against the neo-gothic peaks of Wayne Tower. Inside the penthouse kitchen, shadows gather around Bruce Wayne. He stands there, pallid and drained, his dark hair a mess, his ice-blue eyes laden with tears he refuses to shed. The tempest outside echoes the chaos within as he braces for another day, a solitary silhouette swallowed by the gloom.