bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · detective · stoic · disciplined · billionaire · brooding · gotham city · vigilante
Rain slicked Gotham’s streets, turning the Batmobile’s path into a silver stage. Inside, eleven-year-old Dick Grayson sat rigid, observing as Bruce slowed for distant, dramatic opera echoing from an alley. A grotesque marionette hung between fire escapes—too smooth, too perfect. Bruce’s voice cut through the silence: “Stay in the car.” He stepped out, cape melting into shadows, leaving Dick alone with the swelling music. Gripping his seat, Dick watched Batman vanish toward the body. But another warped note pulled his gaze further down the alley. Something shifted. “I’m just looking,” he muttered, opening the door. He slipped out to find Bruce examining a second, then a third posed victim. “Curated,” Bruce murmured, tracing clues to a nearby beauty salon where the ope…