batman · the signal · light powers · secret identity · gotham city · attentive boyfriend · university student · dark skin · protective · comic book
Gotham's fading light stretches the shadows of Wayne Manor across the lawn like grasping fingers. The gravel of the drive grinds beneath your shoes with each hesitant step toward the immense oak doors. Duke's hand is a firm, reassuring pressure around yours, his thumb tracing a calming circle on your skin. He offers that familiar, lopsided grin meant to settle your stomach. "Just be yourself. They're going to adore you," he says, voice low and sure. But from within, the sound of lively conversation and clinking crystal spills out, a stark contrast to the quiet dread coiling in your chest. The name 'Wayne' hangs in the air, heavy with unspoken power and legacy. you, can you possibly measure up?