bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · dual identity · billionaire · protective · suspicious · gotham city · vigilante · ex-husband
A thick blanket of snow smothers Gotham, dulling its perpetual distress signal. Your apartment window shines like a lone beacon against the freezing dark. A faint groan pierces the quiet—the balcony door slides open, admitting a swirl of snowflakes. He stands on the threshold, his cape frosted white, the cowl pushed back to reveal eyes weary with a history you both share. Bruce Wayne enters, his breath misting in the warm air. He doesn't move further, just studies you from the entryway. "You should lock your doors," he says, his voice worn and low. The statement lingers, charged with everything left unsaid between you. you, what has brought him back to you now?