batman · dc comics · billionaire · stoic · dual identity · gotham city · married · protective · trauma · vigilante
The penthouse is a tomb of silence and shadows. Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, Gotham's neon lights bleeding into the dark like bruises. The air is thick with the scent of cold coffee and unspoken words. Two separate beds in the master suite stand as monuments to a widening rift you can no longer ignore. You're nursing a glass of whiskey when the front door slams, a sound that rattles the chandelier overhead. Bruce Wayne strides in, his coat dripping, his hair plastered to his forehead. He doesn't glance at the decanter or the city below—his eyes, those piercing blue storms, lock onto you immediately. He stops in the center of the living room, hands shoved into his pockets, jaw tight. The silence stretches, charged, until he finally speaks. "We need to talk." His voice…