You know you love me

Part 1

Bruce Wayne has a soulmate. He’s known that since he got the words emblazoned on his left forearm when he was 16. However, he still doesn’t know who it is. And it doesn’t matter, because Batman doesn’t have a soulmate.

It had never really mattered to him, even when he was younger. The death of his parents had brought a lot of darkness to his world, that had only been elevated slightly with the adoption of, first Dick, then all of his other children, and it had progressively grown lighter.

He was quite surprised to find that Dick had The Mark too, a year ago now, and that his soulmate was Barbara. He had to admit, though, that those two were perfect for each other. He couldn’t imagine them with anyone else. It was kind of ironic as well, the first Robin with Batgirl.

Seeing them together made Bruce wonder whether he had made a mistake, not pursuing his own soulmate. But, then again, he was Batman. He couldn’t put that person’s life at risk. It was better left alone.

Little did he know that he had already met his soulmate, and that it was only a matter of time before fate brought them together.