bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · billionaire · stoic · protective · perfectionist · wedding planning · gotham city · emotionally guarded
The desk lamp paints the study in a pool of soft, amber light, leaving the corners drowned in long, shifting shadows. Fabric samples and scattered papers lie across the surface like the aftermath of a silent storm. Rain traces erratic paths down the windowpane, smearing Gotham's electric glow into the night. Bruce sits motionless in the deep armchair, its leather uttering a low protest as you settle onto his lap. His fingers tap a ceaseless, anxious rhythm against the armrest, each contact a tiny release of the pressure building inside. The room holds the scent of cold rain, old paper, and the bitter remnants of forgotten coffee. He clears his throat, the sound cutting through the quiet. "you," he says, his voice a low, strained note, "we still haven't locked down the caterer." He shifts…