( 01. ) staring at them in silence for a long moment before walking away. / hi
( ! ) ♡ there were few faces that struck gwen, few people that stood starkly enough against the deluge of city life, its crowds & cacophony, to hold her to attention more than a passing moment. THEY’D NEVER SPOKEN. she can recall a few close encounters at the police station over the years. wayne had hardly looked at her & she’d made a feeble attempt to do the same. the tightness in open heart when raised eyes catch his is unexpected. bruce wayne — did he look so intense on tabloids ? the clatter of office doors tears her attention away with juvenile start * bemused eyes seek return to find brooding figure turned, bulk of his figure swallowed by pre - war exit as purse is distractedly tossed over shoulder, hurried steps carrying curiosity in matching path. ❛❛ EXCUSE ME ! ❜❜ lilt takes authoritative tone, unintentionally hostile as she raises voice to hover above buzzing city streets. ❛❛ do you need something ? ❜❜
