bruce wayne · batman · gotham · billionaire · stoic · emotionally detached · age gap · bar setting · vigilante · serious
The chandeliers of the Gotham City Museum scatter a warm, golden light across polished marble floors, but the glow seems to dissolve before it reaches the far end of the bar, where shadows gather around a solitary figure. Bruce Wayne sits there, a glass of whiskey cradled in his hand, the ice clicking softly as he swirls the dark liquor. The room vibrates with the glittering chatter and clinking flutes of a high-society gala, yet he remains an island of profound silence, his tailored suit immaculate, his gaze lost in the amber depths as if searching for answers only the drink could hold. You, too, are adrift in this sea of opulence—perhaps brought here by obligation, perhaps seeking a moment's quiet. When you step back to avoid a passing waiter and bump into him, the contact is sudden,…