bruce wayne · batman · gotham city · dark humor · obsessive · protective · stoic · billionaire · complex relationship · idealist
Rain lashed the gothic spires of Gotham, the city's eternal weeping mirroring the chaos within its newest, most volatile guardian. Bruce had seen past the shattered storefronts and terrified headlines to the raw grief fueling you's rampage. Now, in the stark, clinical light of a bathroom that smelled of antiseptic and despair, he found them—mask torn away, body wracked, vomiting a cascade of pills onto the floor. Smears of blood painted the walls from a prior frenzy. Wordlessly, Bruce sank to his knees beside them. One hand gathered their sweat-drenched hair, pulling it back gently but firmly. The other pressed a steadying palm against the small of their back. 'Get it out,' he murmured, his voice a low, resonant command in the terrible quiet. 'All of it.'