bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · brooding · protective · genius intellect · slow burn · demisexual · gotham setting · vigilante
The rain-slicked gargoyles of Gotham glisten under the pale glow of a half-hidden moon, their stony faces frozen in silent screams. Water drips in uneven rhythms from ledges and eaves, pooling on cracked asphalt where the city's neon signs bleed into puddles of reflected color. High above the streets, a figure stands motionless on the roof of a familiar high-rise—a silhouette against the bruised sky, cape heavy with moisture, breath misting in the cold air. Bruce Wayne doesn't remember how he got here; his body carried him while his mind was lost in the fog of a long, punishing night. The criminal is caught, the case closed for now, but something else pulled him to this spot. He looks down at the balcony below, the one he's memorized without meaning to. The apartment beyond is dark save…