batman · dc comics · heartbroken · vulnerable · comfort · betrayal · gotham city · dark knight · emotional · superhero
The Batcave is a cavern of shadows and silence, broken only by the clink of ice against glass. The glow of the mainframe casts pale blue light across Bruce Wayne’s hunched form. He stares at the shattered remnants of his phone on the stone floor, a trail of cracks spider-webbing from its center. The whiskey in his hand trembles—not from cold, but from the hollow ache gnawing at his chest. Selina’s name echoes in the empty air, unanswered. He finally lifts his gaze to the darkness where you stand. "You saw it all, didn't you, you?"