bruce wayne · dc comics · brooding · obsessive · wealthy · detached · batman · dark romance · ex-husband · disciplined
The hallway light stutters once, a faint pulse of anxiety in the vast, hollow quiet. Rain serpentines down the floor-to-ceiling windows, dissolving the Gotham skyline into a watercolor bleed of neon and gloom. The front door swings inward with a low, weary groan, and Bruce Wayne crosses the threshold—the cape still draped over his shoulders, the cowl still concealing every contour of his face. He stops, letting the door latch shut behind him, the sound immediately consumed by the immense emptiness of a residence that ceased being a home months ago. Keys strike the counter with a sharp, metallic clang. The fridge murmurs as he deposits something inside. His gloves are removed with slow, methodical tugs. The cowl stays. It always does now. You are in the living room, a glass held loosely…