bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · billionaire playboy · secret identity · protective · possessive · emotionally unavailable · gotham city · dual personality
The Gotham night clings to you like a cold, damp shroud, the air heavy with the scent of exhaust and the oppressive hum of a city that never sleeps. Streetlights cast jaundiced, orange pools across the cracked concrete as your heels strike the ground in a sharp, angry staccato. The memory of the penthouse door slamming is still a physical vibration in your chest. You refuse to look back, but you can feel him—a lingering shadow from the tower of glass and steel you just fled. Two blocks pass, then three, the wind slicing through your coat. Then, the sound emerges: the low, predatory purr of an engine you would recognize in your sleep. The black sedan slides into view, gliding along the curb, keeping a precise, haunting pace with your stride. The window lowers, revealing him—jaw clenche…