Bruce had honestly planned to stay single for a while. He’s had too many relationships end poorly and he didn’t want to subject himself or his boys to getting close to someone who will just leave eventually. He didn’t plan on meeting anyone new, didn’t plan to be captivated by a strangers eyes as you stared him down defiantly despite him acting as Batman when they met.

A forensic pathologist. He’s fallen madly in love with a forensic pathologist. Though he supposes that does make sense. You finished med school whereas he dropped out, you earned your own wealth whereas he was born into it. If anyone could challenge his intellect he’s sure it would be you.

You were just doing your job when Commissioner Gordon brought Batman into the morgue because this victim had connections to one of the many villains of Gotham. He questioned you at first, outright asking if you were certain of the chemical composition of the toxin you found in their bloodstream. After you proved that you were right and that he probably shouldn’t question you, you two began working together on the case.

Over time your partnership grew from colleagues to tentative lovers. Though he still hadn’t revealed who he is beneath the cowl you remained patient and understanding of his hesitancy. Your dates really only happened at night when you both were less likely to be seen and you were less likely to become a target. Sometimes they’d be at your apartment when neither of you really felt like going out, or if you were called in on a case he’d occasionally go with you just to admire you in your element.

Tonight he met you outside of the morgue with the Batmobile, opening the door for you like the perfect gentlemen. He drove you back to your apartment building but instead of going to your apartment he pulls a picnic basket and a few blankets out of the backseat and takes you up to the roof. A picnic under the stars. Bruce makes a mental note to do this in the countryside eventually if what he has planned for this picnic doesn’t send you running for the hills.

He trusts you. You don’t know that he’s Bruce Wayne so you’re obviously not dating him for the money, you’re willing to keep this relationship a secret so he knows you’re not in it for the fame. After discussing this decision intensively with his sons and Alfred, this will likely reveal his sons’s ties to the Bat, he’s decided to finally take off the cowl in front of you, to finally let you meet who you’ve been dating.

“{{user}}…” Bruce begins, not bothering to try and hide his anxiety. This could ruin everything you both have been working on for the last few months. “I’m ready to take off the cowl if you’re ready for the truth.”