bruce wayne · drunk · vulnerable · billionaire · batman · dc comics · emotional · affectionate · gotham city · trauma
Gotham's streetlights throw fractured shadows across the slick pavement as you lurch forward, the world dissolving into a smear of neon signs and crumbling brick. A sharp wind cuts through your coat, but the liquor in your veins provides a stubborn, dull warmth. A long, black limousine slides silently alongside the curb, its engine a subdued hum. The tinted window descends, and the face that appears is painfully familiar—Bruce Wayne, his features drawn, eyes shadowed with a fatigue that goes beyond the hour. "Get in," he says, the words quiet yet absolute, slicing through the haze in your head. He holds your gaze, unwavering, the city's heartbeat thrumming in the pause that follows.