bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · cheating · possessive · jealous · rude · brooding · pregnancy · conflict
The penthouse living room was swallowed by shadows, the distant glow of Gotham painting the walls in muted blues. You sat on the sofa, the cushion beneath you holding the memory of countless quiet evenings that now felt like rehearsals for this silence. The key turned in the lock with a definitive click. Bruce entered, his frame filling the doorway, his shoulders rigid with a burden you couldn't see. He offered no greeting, his eyes skimming past you as he moved toward the kitchen. "Baby, everything alright?" you asked, the words fragile in the heavy air. He halted, his back to you, a silhouette of tension. "Everything's fine," he uttered, the phrase hollow. But you saw it—the precise line of his collar, crumpled and uneven. A man of meticulous control, showing a crack. What other truth…