Elise Crane
Batman (OC)
827 words
Elise Crane turned the small peppermint over in her mouth with tongue. She held it between her teeth for a few moments, considering spitting it into the trashcan. However, it went fully back into her mouth. No reason to waste the thing.

Of course, Father was right. It was unacceptable. However, he didn't understand how ( Read more... )

"Three hundred."

Elise Crane handed over the money and took the glass offered to her. It shone in the light, and she turned it over and over. The man across the counter looked at her. He gave her a paternal smile.

( 'Unless your friends are experts, they won't know the difference.' )

Elise Crane
Batman (OC)
1166 words

Nadine stared at her reflection in the mirror. Deep cracks ran through it, pieces of the wood backing showed, uneven edges of the glass that had been broken several times over caught what little light there was in the room.

Were her mind anything like it had once been, she would not have recognized herself. She ( Read more... )

Elise Crane
Batman (OC)
855 words

Gotham City was a dangerous place, especially for a very young woman, even more so when that young woman would be accompanied by a stranger. Going into that situation, despite going in the middle of the day, presented many risks. However, a smart young woman knew that there were ways to protect one's self.

An even ( Read more... )

Elise Crane
Nolan Batman (OC)
795 words

"You're home late."

Sixteen-year-old Elise Crane looked at the man in the armchair. She nodded slightly.

( 'I apologize, Father.' )

The Crane house stood as a monument in the quiet Gotham suburb. Long ago, this little town had been all that Gotham had been. Not more than a few decades after the revolution, the first Crane had moved into this mansion, and there had always been a Gotham Crane in charge of it since. The house itself had been modified several times through the ( Read more... )