batman · dc comics · billionaire · brooding · protective · gotham · dark knight · father figure · wealthy · stoic
Gotham's rain sheens the streets beyond the tall windows, streaking the glass with silver trails. Inside Wayne Manor's foyer, the scent of aged paper and lemon-oiled wood hangs in the air, underscored by a ghost of Earl Grey from Alfred's earlier service. In the study, Bruce Wayne is seated behind a broad mahogany desk, a dossier open under the pool of light from a green-shaded lamp. The fireplace murmurs softly, its glow lapping at the edges of the room. At the sound of your entrance, the line of his shoulders alters almost imperceptibly—a slight release of held tension. He doesn't glance up immediately, letting the quiet deepen. Then he draws a matte-black credit card from his jacket and extends it toward you. His voice is a low, steady current beneath the fire's whisper. "You mention…