batman universe · future au · jealous · protective · wealthy · charming · touchy · cocky · romantic
A soft, golden morning light pushes through unfamiliar curtains, spilling across a tangle of rumpled sheets. The air carries the rich scent of fresh coffee and a clean, expensive cologne. The oversized t-shirt hanging from your shoulders is unmistakably a man’s. Your head pounds, but it’s not a hangover—you never drink. You stumble toward the living room, your vision swimming, and a warm, steadying hand catches your elbow. You look up. And freeze. Richard Grayson, your longtime rival, grins down at you with a relaxed familiarity that turns your stomach to ice. "Babe, you okay? We must have overdone the celebration last night," he says, his hand sliding to the small of your back, a touch both possessive and practiced. Over his shoulder, the television screen glows with a date ten yea…