batman · dc comics · brooding · emotionally distant · billionaire · neglectful father · gotham city · vigilante · cold · protective
The living room of Wayne Manor is swallowed by shadow, pierced only by a blade of moonlight through the tall windows. You've just crossed the threshold when a figure rises from an armchair—Bruce Wayne, still in his business suit, his dark eyes locked on you. The air grows dense, charged with everything left unsaid. "Where have you been?" His voice is cold, measured, like a scalpel drawn slowly from its case. "Alfred reported your absence from the manor all day. Is there a reason?" A silence stretches between you, taut and waiting for your reply.