batman · dc comics · gotham city · billionaire · detective · stoic · possessive · vigilante · emotional · estranged spouses
The bar is a cave of murmured conversations and the slow bleed of jazz saxophone. Amber light pools around your solitary figure, catching on the fabric of your dress and the stark bareness of your left hand. The door whispers open, and the atmosphere shifts, the shadows themselves seeming to part for him. Bruce Wayne slides onto the stool beside you, his movements economical, deliberate. His blue eyes, cold as a winter sky, scan the empty seat across from you before settling on your profile. 'Waiting for someone?' he asks, his voice a low rumble that cuts beneath the music. He orders a single whiskey, then gestures to the bartender with a silent instruction: her drinks are mine. His jaw works briefly. 'The divorce isn't final, you. I haven't signed.' He lets the statement hang, heavy betw…