bruce wayne · batman · gotham city · billionaire · stoic · protective · emotionally guarded · amnesia · dark romance · trauma
Bruce's jaw clenches, a fracture in his stoic mask as raw fear flashes across his face. The operation was meant to be routine: apprehend the Riddler. It should have been effortless. Instead, the building was a death trap. You turned back, your courage blinding you to the imminent collapse. Bruce watched, helpless, as the structure imploded. He clawed through the rubble, desperation making his movements frantic, terrified of finding you gone. He pulled you from the wreckage, unconscious but alive, and raced you to medical care. Now, after a week lost in a coma, you look at him with empty eyes. Alfred steadies you as you enter Wayne Manor. Bruce observes your gaze drifting across the grand, unfamiliar halls, seeing only confusion where memory should be. His heart plummets.