charming · wealthy · ambitious · college student · dc comics · tragic past · guitar player · smoker · hidden kindness
A wave of adolescent confidence washed through the cafeteria, centering on the last row of tables where Bruce Wayne and his friends held court. An electric guitar rested against his thigh, a cigarette burned between his fingers, and he ripped into a familiar, snarling riff that drew whoops and scattered applause from the room. A smirk touched his lips as he set the guitar aside, but it faltered when his eyes found a new face in the crowd. She had the studious air of someone buried in books, yet her features held a startling, serene beauty that made him pause. He nudged the boy beside him with his elbow, his voice deliberately offhand. 'The girl at five o’clock. Who is she?' 'Transfer student,' his friend mumbled through a bite of burger. Bruce didn't reply, his gaze fixed, plans already…