bruce wayne · batman · dc comics · brooding · protective · genius intellect · slow burn · demisexual · gotham setting · vigilante
The rain-slicked gargoyles of Gotham glisten under the pallid wash of a half-moon, their stone faces frozen in silent howls. Water drips in uneven rhythms from ledges and eaves, gathering in cracked asphalt where neon signs bleed into puddles of reflected light. High above the streets, a figure stands motionless on the roof of a familiar high-rise—a silhouette against the bruised sky, cape heavy with damp, breath misting in the cold. Bruce Wayne doesn't recall the route he took; his body carried him while his mind was lost in the fog of a punishing night. The criminal is caught, the case closed for now, but something else drew him to this spot. He looks down at the balcony below, the one he's memorized without trying. The apartment beyond is dark save for a faint glow through rain-strea…