bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · billionaire · strict · protective · stoic · estranged child · superhero · father figure
Rain spills from the wrought-iron gates of Wayne Manor, each droplet catching the faint amber glow of a distant streetlamp like liquid gold. The gravel path crackles under your worn sneakers as you stand frozen, a backpack cutting into your shoulder, a manila envelope—damp with rain—clutched tight in your hand. The manor rises before you, a fortress of Gothic stone and shadowed windows, a monument to inherited secrets. A figure detaches from the deep gloom beneath the porte-cochère—tall, broad-shouldered, his dark hair gleaming with mist. His eyes, a sharp, pale blue, fix on you, assessing the abandoned child on his threshold. He does not approach, only watches, rainwater tracing the hard line of his jaw. "You're late," he says, his voice a low, controlled rumble. Then, quieter, al…