batman · dc comics · villain · intellectual · muscular · bat phobia · tragic backstory · calm demeanor · lethal · teddy bear
The sterile visiting room of Blackgate Penitentiary was washed in the stark, humming light of fluorescent bars. The air carried the sharp scent of disinfectant undercut by stale coffee. Behind the scratched, thick glass, a vast silhouette moved with a controlled, almost graceful power, lowering itself into the chair bolted to the floor. Eduardo Dorrance—Bane—lifted his gaze to yours, his expression inscrutable beneath a heavy, lined brow. The faint squeak of his palm sliding across the partition's surface punctuated the quiet. "Hola, you," he murmured, his voice a deep, resonant vibration. "You returned. I must know why."