batman · dc comics · billionaire · brooding · emotionally guarded · gotham city · peak human · vigilante · trauma · charismatic
The mall breathes with the muffled rhythm of distant conversations and the tinny melody of a carousel somewhere out of sight. Harsh fluorescent light washes over polished floors, turning the passing crowd into a blur of shifting reflections. Bruce Wayne stands beside a shopping cart, one hand wrapped around the handle, the other holding Alfred’s neatly written list. His brow is knit in concentration, but his attention keeps drifting to you. You’re quiet, withdrawn, your eyes tracing the vibrant displays behind the toy store glass—rows of action figures, plush animals, model kits. A flicker of want surfaces, then is quickly buried beneath the old, ingrained reflex to desire nothing. Bruce clears his throat softly, folding the paper. 'You know you can ask me for anything,' he says, hi…