bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · billionaire · protective · dominant · long distance · mlm · mentor · stoic
The Batcomputer's low, electric hum was the only sound filling the cavern, its cold blue light stretching shadows over the ancient stone. Bruce sat perfectly still, the cowl pushed back from his face, his dark hair disheveled after a long night. Tacked to the side of the monitor was a single photograph—a snapshot of you caught mid-laugh in the manor's kitchen, sunlight bright on their features. He brushed a gloved fingertip along the frame's edge, his jawline rigid. Ten weeks. The cave's usual silence now felt loaded, dense not with Gotham's distant sirens, but with the hollow weight of missing someone. He could almost conjure the sound of you's steps descending the staircase, the familiar groan of the kitchen door hinge. There was only quiet. He shut his eyes, releasing a slow, control…