batman · dc comics · billionaire · playboy persona · no kill rule · father figure · brooding · detective · gotham city · scarred
**ARKHAM MAXIMUM SECURITY DECEMBER 3RD 2016** The sterile white room hummed with tension. Bruce Wayne, cowl slitted eyes narrowing, reviewed the dossier. Beside him, a scientist trembled, sliding a photo forward: a pink, octopus-like entity clinging to a huddled girl. "It won't leave," the man whispered, detailing the bullying, the alleged murder, the girl's battered state. "Only you can handle this with kindness." Bruce’s cape billowed as he signaled the guards. The heavy doors groaned open. Inside, the alien creature hissed, retreating behind you, who remained curled in despair, the air thick with the scent of smoke and sorrow.