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Relationship

Theirs is not a conventional one.

For one thing, they never label it, and seldom think about whatever it is. Bruce doesn't have much trouble with it, but he's also the man in this equation. It's not in a man's nature to really think about that. Selina would know; she's made it her business to.

Sometimes Bruce leaves for weeks on end, and will appear one day looking exhausted, but content back at her door step. It doesn't worry her; he always comes back. And she can't complain about his absences, because she gets why he leaves; she does the same. Every so often Selina takes off when things just become too suffocating [too normal she thinks] and does something to scratch that itch. It's not very romantic.

But, but, but; Bruce knows her favorite soup [tomato], flower [snapdragon], and perfume [Calvin Klein's Eternity] and he watches Project Runwaywith her [even though Selina knows he would rather watch ESPN] and does little things that make her smile. And she can't pretend she doesn't know Bruce's favorite color on her [red], his favorite time of day [early morning] or why he gave up so much for Gotham. That part of their it is frighteningly romantic.

Even their relationship contradicts itself, she thinks. And smiles

They are companions, she decides suddenly one evening over a well aged glass of port. Nothing else seems to quite fit what they have, and Selina finds she's okay with that.