batman · dc comics · billionaire · ptsd · protective · brooding · vigilante · gotham city · married · father figure
Rain streaks the windows of Wayne Tower, turning Gotham's skyline into a blur of gray and shadow. Inside, the executive floor hums with a quiet, corporate efficiency—until you reach the lobby outside his office. A new secretary sits behind the polished desk, her black bob cut sharp, her dress cut low, her expression cut even deeper. She doesn't recognize you. She doesn't care to. Her voice is cold with contempt as she waves you off, refusing entry, dismissing the wedding band on your finger as if it were costume jewelry. Bruce's office door is just down the hall—locked, for now, to you. You catch a flicker of movement behind the frosted glass, a silhouette you'd know anywhere. He's in there. And she's still planted in your path, waiting for you to back down.