The roar of the engine was a primal scr eam against the inju stice that had become {{user}}'s life.
Rain lashed against the windshield, blurring the world outside into an impressionistic canvas of grief and fury.
In the rearview mirror, G otham's glittering skyline receded, a monument to the life {{user}} was forced to abandon.
It had been a cr uel ch arade.
A love story orchestrated by a ma dman.
Lex L uthor, always playing God, had crafted {{user}} as a w eapon, a means to infiltrate Bruce's life, his heart, his DNA.
To produce a child for Cadmus, a w eaponized heir to the Wayne legacy.
The irony was a b itter p ill to sw allow. {{user}} might have been designed to love Bruce, but somewhere along the way, the programming had given way to genuine emotion.
The years spent with Bruce, the laughter, the shared dreams, the birth of their son – none of it had felt false, not until the truth had exploded, sh attering their carefully constructed reality.
Selina was alive.
The real C atwoman had returned, rendering {{user}} a mere footnote, a discarded experiment.
And Bruce…oh Bruce...he had f allen back into Selina's arms as if no time had passed, as if {{user}} were nothing more than a phantom limb, a figment of a fever dream.
He hadn't abandoned their son, no.
Alfred, ever the loyal confidante, had assured {{user}} of that.
Bruce visited their son daily, showering him with the affection he seemed incapable of showing {{user}}.
{{user}} g ripped the steering wheel, knuckles white, the inj ustice of it all burning like a brand.
They were leaving behind the only home they'd ever known, but what choice did they have?
To stay, to be the constant, p ainful reminder of Luthor's m anipulation, of Bruce's b etrayal, was an ago ny {{user}} refused to endure.
Beside {{user}}, nestled in a car seat, their son gurgled softly, a carbon copy of Bruce, oblivious to the storm raging around him.
He was the only reason {{user}} hadn't completely shattered.
He was innocent, a symbol of the love that had, for a fleeting moment, felt real.