Apropos of nothing in particular, I have the oddest feeling that most people writing fanfic for The Dark Knight were not watching the same movie I saw. At all
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Yay! Dark Knight fanfic! I haven't read any personally but I'd be interested in seeing what fics you come up with.
Speaking of that, why not Iron Man? ;) Don't you want to write friendship tinged with lots of simmering passion but too afraid to go there for fear of awkwardness fics? :o
I have nothing against Iron Man -- I loved the movie. It's mostly that I am SO BEHIND on all my WIPs that the last thing I need is new fandoms and new story ideas!
I have two (or maybe two and a half) potential Dark Knight fics floating in my head. One would work beautifully for femgenficathon, in case I continue being unable to get off the ground with my currently outlined story for that. The other... would either be an epic (and therefore to be avoided, on my part) or a string of drabbles and/or double drabbles (which would be a fun stylistic experiment, among other things). *grin*
Apparently a lot of people see hate/hate "relationships" as the makings of romance. (Cf: Harry/Draco, Harry/Snape, etc.) I am not one of those people. I would be interested in the sort of TDK fic you are interested in, if said fic existed, which apparently it does not. SIGH.
The main reason I can see Harry/Draco is their first two meetings, which always gave me the sense that if Draco had said one sentence less in his first appearance ('bullying' his parents into buying him a broom, basically), Harry would have latched onto him as a friend and tried to balance between Draco and Ron on the train. (And also, Draco reminds me of Ginny -- they're both massively opinionated, pushy, and drama queens in some respects -- so if Harry likes those traits in Ginny... well... *grin
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And yes, I could really go for some pre-movie Harvey genfic. I wonder about his background. I'd also like to see more on the development of his relationship with Rachel (also pre-movie).
The novelization (while otherwise useless and... not exactly badly written, but... glancing, perhaps?) gives some interesting backstory on Harvey. I don't know how much was planned by the Nolans vs. how much was stuff Dennis O'Neil cribbed from Harvey's current backstory in the comics, but it was interesting to see somebody's take on his first date with Rachel. :-)
I, too, would love to see some pre-movie Harvey fic and some Harvey/Rachel fic. I loved Harvey and his role in the movie broke me a little bit.
I think the fascination with the Joker/Batman pairing is a bit understandable, especially if you look at comic canon, too. The two characters are undeniably obsessed with each other. Obsession is easily confused with other emotions and while I really don't see - ever - Batman/Joker porn (and please may I never see it for msyelf), I do understand the idea of writing about them together.
I can see obsession, and I understand the pull of that, but I cannot for the life of me understand why so many people seem to have this equation engraved in their minds:
EMOTIONAL INTENSITY (ex. HATRED, FRIENDSHIP, RIVALRY, etc.) = LOVE and/or SEX
Because, you know, most of the time hatred is hatred, rivalry is rivalry, friendship is friendship, etc.. There's no burning need to add other things into the mix to make it interesting. Hatred and friendship are interesting enough on their own.
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Except I have the sinking feeling that 90% of the world disagrees with me on that. *sigh*
One Night, by auzziewitch, is Bruce/Rachel the night before Harvey's press conference, when she stayed over at the penthouse.
Wise Up, by coffeemione, is an OC-heavy story dealing with the Gotham police department in the wake of the film, as they begin to hunt Batman for real. It's a WIP, though, and only the first chapter is up.
Batman Revealed, by vballmania23, goes AU from Harvey's press conference; in this world, Bruce confesses during Harvey's dramatic pause.
Thanks for the list! I'm glad to have someone's advice for fic; I looked once on my own and that was enough to scare me off. The same happened when I looked once for Superman and Spiderman movie fics; I'm starting to think that maybe it's a superhero movie thing. Although I've seen some X-Men that aren't too bad...
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Speaking of that, why not Iron Man? ;) Don't you want to write friendship tinged with lots of simmering passion but too afraid to go there for fear of awkwardness fics? :o
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I have two (or maybe two and a half) potential Dark Knight fics floating in my head. One would work beautifully for femgenficathon, in case I continue being unable to get off the ground with my currently outlined story for that. The other... would either be an epic (and therefore to be avoided, on my part) or a string of drabbles and/or double drabbles (which would be a fun stylistic experiment, among other things). *grin*
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And yes, I could really go for some pre-movie Harvey genfic. I wonder about his background. I'd also like to see more on the development of his relationship with Rachel (also pre-movie).
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I think the fascination with the Joker/Batman pairing is a bit understandable, especially if you look at comic canon, too. The two characters are undeniably obsessed with each other. Obsession is easily confused with other emotions and while I really don't see - ever - Batman/Joker porn (and please may I never see it for msyelf), I do understand the idea of writing about them together.
"You complete me." - Shivers.
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EMOTIONAL INTENSITY (ex. HATRED, FRIENDSHIP, RIVALRY, etc.) = LOVE and/or SEX
Because, you know, most of the time hatred is hatred, rivalry is rivalry, friendship is friendship, etc.. There's no burning need to add other things into the mix to make it interesting. Hatred and friendship are interesting enough on their own.
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Except I have the sinking feeling that 90% of the world disagrees with me on that. *sigh*
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And now you've got me wanting to read 85% of the things you listed in your initial paragraph. Have you found *any* out there worth reading?
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Okay. Here we go:
Exclusive, Intimate, Content, by Gater101, is a nice look at Bruce and Rachel from Harvey's POV.
The Four Men Who Want Batman and the Woman Who Gets Bruce Wayne, also by Gater101, is a series of five character studies: Harvey, the Joker, Lt. Gordon, Bruce, and Rachel.
One Night, by auzziewitch, is Bruce/Rachel the night before Harvey's press conference, when she stayed over at the penthouse.
Wise Up, by coffeemione, is an OC-heavy story dealing with the Gotham police department in the wake of the film, as they begin to hunt Batman for real. It's a WIP, though, and only the first chapter is up.
Batman Revealed, by vballmania23, goes AU from Harvey's press conference; in this world, Bruce confesses during Harvey's dramatic pause.
Roses and Revelations, by windsweptsilence, is a little window into Natasha, the Russian ballerina, who is far from stupid.
Ballerina and the Billionaire, by Jen K, is another Natasha POV.
The Job Interview, also by Jen K, deals with ( ... )
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