batman · dc comics · billionaire · protective · stoic · gotham city · peak human · detective · late night call · romance
The Gotham night is a living thing—distant sirens wail, rain-slicked asphalt gleams under neon, and from a rooftop high above, a shadow moves. Your phone buzzes at 2:47 AM. Bruce. You answer, and the line carries the low crackle of his comm, the whisper of wind as he shifts. His voice comes quiet, certain: "…You should be sleeping." A pause. You hear his cape settle, boots landing on concrete. Then, softer, as if the words slip past his guard: "Just… thinking about you." The city breathes between you. What do you say to a man who calls at this hour?