Cassie Montclair was raised to protect the family name, not to question what it was built on; her father had carefully curated her and her brother's lives to ensure it. When Gotham's systemic rot becomes exposed by a sadistic serial killer, the Riddler, her family's name starts to burn. Bruce Wayne had always kept her at arm's length, even though they had known each other their entire lives. He had spent years overwhelmed in grief by his parents' murders, and only two things gave him purpose anymore: the Batman and the woman he wasn't allowed to have. As they try to find the Riddler and the rat in a drug bust case, the truth burns hotter than either of them can survive, only making clear one truth: in Gotham, secrets never stay buried. Based on The Batman (2022) and the Bruce in that story.

A man forged in shadows and a woman dedicated to saving him cross paths at the beginning of his war on crime. Over decades marked by loss, legacy, and the weight of a mantle too heavy to bear alone, their quiet connection grows from necessity to something far more enduring. Through tragedy, healing, and the relentless pull of purpose, each learns that even the darkest nights can lead to a softer kind of dawn. A story of family built, love found late, and peace hard-won-this is not about how he became Batman, but how he finally became Bruce.

Six months after the events in Gotham Square Garden, Bruce is struggling to find balance between his role as Batman and his responsibilities as Bruce Wayne. His life is made even more complicated when he learns that someone knows his secret identity. This is a slow burn romance with mystery, action and angst.

But I still reach for you, with hands that have done harm, with a heart that doesn't know how to stop wanting. B. WAYNE x FEM!OC THE BATMAN 2022 ! cover by bayports

"That all depends." "On what?" "Have you even read my books?" "Of course I have. Every single one." ━ Bruce Wayne x OC ━ The Batman (2022)

❝ she'll see i'm not so tough, just because i'm in love with an uptown girl ❞ in which bruce wayne is obsessed with being batman, and ivory hickman is obsessed with getting her best friend back THE BATMAN 2022 bruce wayne x f!oc extended summary inside ©burkhqrt

𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐘 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃, 𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃. 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐆𝐎. 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐘 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐌 𝐘𝐎𝐔. [the batman] [bruce wayne x f!oc] [cover photo by @muxisium on pinterest]

she was the beautifully bright moon, giving his darkened shadows her most loving light. .・。.・・.❔・゜・。. in which murders are happening all throughout gotham city, and it is none other than giselle beauchamp's job to report it. however, she certainly never expected to get caught up in the riddler's sinister plans, or in the batman's bed. ❔ [bruce wayne (battinson) x female oc!] contains mature content, reader discretion advised! #4 in gotham #1 in theriddler #1 in robertpattinson !! #1 in batmanfanfiction ('completed' until the new movie comes out in oct 2027!)