It was one of the nights Velma slept over, in the Wayne Manor. They had settled together in the same room, but it was still early in their relationship that she felt comfortable sleeping in the same bed. So, Alfred had brought in a small cot for her to sleep in. After many long arguments, they finally settled on this...

Ignoring that she just woke up, in the wee am's of the morning before the sun came up... In his bed.

Looking over, she found Bruce upon her cot. Obviously some time in the night, he stole her and swapped from laying on a nearby cot, to his fancy bed. And him falling asleep on the cot.

"Bruce... being sneaky like that." Velma said with a snort.

Pushing off the plush covers, she moved to wake him up when she noticed a new bruise on his face that wasn't there earlier, and figured why he gave up his bed to her.

"Ah... Another long night then. I better not wake him, he needs his sleep."

But she was awake. Finding herself wandering the manor, she eventually finds a balcony to brood in, where Alfred finds her.

"Do you need anything Miss Velma?" Appearing as sneaky as the master he serves, Velma jumped as her heart raced. But it was just Alfred... Asking her if she wanted her lip, she thought it over and relented on just a bit of water.

When Alfred came back, she sighed and talked to both him and then wind.

"Is this how it feels, when he goes out each night and you just got to hope he comes back ok?"

"Mhn, yes miss Velma. But Master Bruce has been doing this for many years and has trained himself to protect what matters most to him."

"Gotham, yeah."

"Well, yes. But Master Bruce is also very possessive. And now that you are in the picture, I believe that Master Bruce will come home no matter what."

"..." Velma blushes. Realizing what Alfred is telling her.

"Master Bruce, when he lost his parents ripped a hole in his heart. And became very weary to let anyone get that close originally. But well, young master Dick, Barbara, mister Gordon, young master Tim... They all have been sneaking past the barriers he set up and helping him mend that. But you my dear... Are a more then a mend. And while his scars will never heal, he can finally let himself reach out and believe in being able to love someone again."

"He will always come home, if you are there waiting for him."

[So, I will totally flesh this out later. And it's further in the timeline then the current chapters. But wanted to share some snippits that kept me up at night till I had to write them down. Keeping them to be expanded on later. Also Alfred shipped them first, so he's all the supportive of this pairing XD

Though cute image of like massive Bruce taking up tiiiiiny cot, splattered outside of its edges asleep. And Velma like crouched beside him, tugging the blanket to cover all of him. He would totally wake up. Nab her like a teddy bear and pretend to roll back over asleep

Her all cross armed and huffing, though pretending to not enjoy it. And him with his eyes closed but a grin peeking from one side of his mouth.]