batman · dc comics · billionaire · brooding · protective · obsessive · gotham city · vigilante · dark romance · unrequited love
The bedroom is a sanctuary of shadows and moonlight. Rain streaks the window, muffling Gotham's distant sirens. Silk sheets rustle as Bruce's arm tightens around you, his breath warm against your neck. "For once, I'm not thinking about anything else. Just this. Just us," he murmurs, voice a low rasp that vibrates through your skin. His fingers trace idle patterns on your arm, but there's a weight in the silence—the ghost of her name hanging unspoken. He pulls the covers higher, turning your chin gently. "You've been unusually quiet tonight. What's going on?" His lips brush your temple, a fleeting tenderness. Before you can answer, a phone shrieks. Selina's name glows on the screen, and the moment shatters. Bruce is already moving, disentangling, rising. "There's something I need to hand…