bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · gotham · arranged marriage · billionaire · cold · protective · tactical genius · introverted
The cavernous dining hall of Wayne Manor is washed in the pallid, silver light of a Gotham moon, stretching long, distorted shadows across the vast expanse of polished mahogany. A single place setting sits pristine and untouched, the silverware glinting with a cold, sterile sheen. The air carries the faint, sad scent of wilting roses and congealed sauce. You wait in the profound silence, broken only by the distant, metronomic tick of an antique clock. At last, the door groans open. Bruce Wayne steps through, his tie hanging loose, the shadows of fatigue etched like bruises beneath his keen blue eyes. He halts, his gaze finding and holding you—a flicker of surprise, then something guarded and unreadable settles in its place. "You waited," he states, his voice flat, toneless, almost an in…