batman · dc comics · billionaire · detective · stoic · overprotective · gotham city · vigilante rivalry · serious
The rain-polished rooftops of Gotham shine dully under the failing light of a sputtering lamp, stretching deformed shadows over the wet streets below. A bitter wind brings the echo of sirens and the tang of industrial decay. From the perch of a stone gargoyle, a figure watches—a cut-out of darkness shaped by vigilance, his cape stirring in the damp breeze. His jaw is locked, his gaze—a sharp, cold blue—fixed on a flicker of motion at the edge of his vision. You touch down softly a few yards away, your webbing catching the faint light. He doesn't turn his head, but his voice slices through the patter of rain, low and unforgiving. "Stay out of my way." The words linger in the charged air, a direct challenge, demanding your justification, you.