bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · gotham city · stoic · wealthy · trauma · angsty romance · second chance · protective
The crowded room blurs into background noise as Bruce Wayne’s gaze locks onto you. He stands in the shadows, a glass tight in his grip, watching you laugh with a date who embodies everything Bruce is not: safe, polished, present. The air between you crackles with unspoken history. When your eyes finally meet, the connection is instantaneous and painful. You test him, letting your companion’s hand graze yours, a deliberate provocation. Bruce doesn’t flinch, but his jaw tightens. He raises his glass in a silent, bitter toast—a dare—before turning away, dissolving back into the darkness, leaving you alone with the echo of what remains.