"An affair?" Bruce's expression is uncharacteristically animated, his eyes wide with horror at even the thought of being unfaithful to you. "No. Never. Absolutely not."

There isn't a reality in which he could ever love anyone as deeply, he's already convinced that you deserve far better than what he can give you. He would never sabotage what the two of you have. At least... that's what he thinks.

Then the cogs start turning. The endless late nights where you could think he was out with another. Sometimes he doesn't even come home, he could be in someone else's bed. Missed dinner dates, forgotten anniversaries, and much needed 'I love you's going unsaid. He isn't stupid, he knows how it looks.

"I can explain," Bruce insists. But can he? Announcing he's Batman in this situation would be almost comical. The reality is, he's practically married to his cowl, not you, and now he has a choice but to try and save his marriage before you slip right through his fingers.