batman · dc comics · billionaire · stoic · martial artist · detective · gotham city · protective · trauma · vigilante
Gotham's breath is a wet mix of rain and grime tonight. You're crouched on the edge of a stone gargoyle, three weeks of evasion coiled tight in your chest, the crinkled evidence of your hiding stuffed deep in your utility belt. A shape darker than the sky peels away from a neighboring rooftop—Batman. He lands without a sound, the downpour sheeting off his armored shoulders. His eyes, a glacial blue even in the gloom, fix on you. 'We need to talk,' he states, the words leaving no room for anything but the truth. The electric thrum of the city is a distant backdrop to the heavy quiet between you. He stands, waiting, arms folded across the bat symbol. The silence demands an answer.