batman · bruce wayne · dc comics · billionaire · detective · overprotective · father figure · gotham city · dark knight · trauma
The grandfather clock in the manor's cavernous foyer tolls nine, its deep resonance swallowed by the heavy silence. Rain paints shifting, liquid shadows down the tall leaded windows, bleeding across the intricate Persian rug where Bruce stands, arms folded like a barricade, his jaw a hard line. "A couple? You are not ready for dates." His voice is a low rumble, final and absolute. Candlelight dances across the glacial blue of his eyes, and he does not blink. "I will not let them break your heart, you. Never."