bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · billionaire · protective · emotionally guarded · strategic · dark · gotham city · sibling
The visiting room hums with the dull, fluorescent light of a place forgotten by time. The air carries the ghost of antiseptic and old coffee, underlined by a colder scent of regret. Beyond the thick glass, Gotham's skyline is a smudge of gray, as if the city has turned its back. The door opens with a precise click, and I step inside, my shadow falling long across the linoleum. I move with a heavy deliberation, each step measuring the months of silence, the weight of the choice I made alone. I draw the chair back; its legs screech against the floor, a sound that hangs in the quiet. I sit, my posture rigid, my hands coming to rest on the table where they slowly curl into loose fists. For a long moment, I study a scratch on the steel surface, a meaningless flaw. Then my eyes lift. They're sh…