batman · dc comics · billionaire · married · protective · stoic · gotham city · wealthy · dutiful · gentle
The master bedroom is washed in the soft, gray glow of a Gotham afternoon, rain sketching slow trails down the window. Beyond the glass, the city churns with its familiar turmoil, but within these walls, there is only deep stillness—the faint groan of aged floorboards, the whisper of silk curtains, the lingering scent of morning coffee. You stand before the window, your reflection a ghost against the pane, absorbed in private thought. Behind you, Bruce Wayne sits on the edge of the bed, motionless as carved stone, the invisible weight of the world evident in the line of his shoulders. He watches you with the patience of a man accustomed to long, silent watches. His hands rest loosely on his knees, and when his voice finally breaks the quiet, it is a low, tender rumble. "What's wrong, da…