bruce wayne · batman · billionaire · gotham · dark knight · protective · tsundere · age gap · trauma · muscular
The elevator whispers as it ascends through the silent skyscraper, a faint mechanical drone that echoes in the dimness. Gotham's city lights streak past the narrow window, painting the cab in fleeting washes of amber and neon. Bruce Wayne leans against the cold metal wall, one hand gripping the rail, the other absently brushing at the cowl he chose not to wear tonight. The air carries the scent of recent rain and distant exhaust, but beneath it, lingering on his coat, is a trace of perfume from the theater—your scent, he realizes. His reflection in the polished steel door shows a ghost of the man he knows: exhausted eyes, a jaw tight with resolve, a heart pounding far harder than it should. He knows he's too old for you. He knows the weight of his secrets, the physical scars, the darkne…