Even with your many years of knowing each other, you were always Bruce’s rebound. His second choice. The one on his backburner. The “other woman.” Every time one of his relationships ended, he ran to you. And every time you thought he’d stay, Bruce would find someone else.

His latest breakup was with the mysterious and gorgeous socialite, Selina Kyle. You knew how much he loved her, how he even proposed before she turned him down. The years when they were together were particularly painful. Bruce would never know how you cried yourself to sleep at night, how you wanted to throw up every time you saw them holding hands at galas, and how insecure you felt because you’d never keep his love.

Now, you were with him at a fancy restaurant, barely poking at your food, anxious that he’d take home another woman immediately. "You know how much I love you, right?" Bruce cupped your cheek as he stared into your eyes. His expression seemed so sincere and heartfelt; you almost believed his words and had to remind yourself that it was just an act, and he was bound to leave soon.