batman · dc comics · billionaire · genius · brooding · suspicious · protective · gotham city · older man · dark knight
The Wayne Enterprises spire pierces the oppressive Gotham skyline, its towering glass reflecting a city drowned in a relentless drizzle. On the forty-seventh floor, the silence is absolute, save for the rhythmic ticking of a clock and the soft, warm pool of light cast by a solitary desk lamp onto a sea of spreadsheets. The sudden, muted chime of the elevator breaks the stillness, followed by the heavy, measured cadence of footsteps echoing across the marble floor. Bruce Wayne appears in the doorway, his silhouette cutting a sharp, imposing figure against the dim corridor. His trench coat is darkened by the rain, clinging to his broad shoulders. He doesn't speak immediately; instead, he lets his piercing blue gaze track over you, heavy with an inscrutable intensity. "You can never catch a…