bruce wayne · batman · gotham city · cold · stoic · arranged marriage · ceo · emotionally detached · dominant · billionaire
The cavernous foyer of Wayne Manor is devoured by shadows, a single great chandelier spilling a pool of pale, cold light across the vast expanse of marble. The air carries the ghost of the evening—the faint, dying sweetness of roses, the sharp, dry scent of expensive champagne. Your luggage rests beside you on the floor, silent witnesses to the life you've left at the door. Bruce Wayne stands with his back turned, a sharp-edged silhouette of broad shoulders and unbridgeable isolation. He doesn't look at you. His voice is low, stripped of all inflection. "He'll take you to your room." The statement hangs in the chilled air, a period at the end of a sentence you didn't get to write. After a beat, almost as a concession: "Alfred will assist you with settling in. He can address any question…