Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
400 words

Harvey Dent stood in front of a crowd of officers, journalists, and general onlookers. He was radiant. His hands gripped the podium, his eyes shined. Every word resonated confidence.

“The night is darkest just before the dawn. I promise you-- the dawn is coming.”

Nadine Lewis kept her eyes closed a moment more ( Read more... )

Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
616 words
"Lewis!"

Nadine almost groaned as she closed the apartment door behind her. She knew that voice. All she wanted to do was go see Jonathan, forget about her (continual, recurring) lapses in judgment when she was around Harvey, figure out what the hell she should do... She didn't want to have to deal with this right now ( Read more... )

Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
550 words
"You okay?"

Nadine Lewis stared at the paperwork in front of her, ignoring the fact that she'd been looking at the same page for five minutes. "I'm fine."

"Like hell, Nadine."

She finally looked up. Tears stood in her eyes, but she willed them back, wiping under her eyes with her thumb. "I'm fine, Harvey."

Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
435 words
Six-year-old Nadine Lewis stared out the window of the car. The speedometer needle crept higher and higher as her mother stared forward at the road, blinking back tears. She's riding on a horse, even though she's never seen one in real life before, only on the TV. There's no more shouting, no more doors slamming, no ( Read more... )

Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
338 words

Nadine Lewis, twenty-five or twenty-six, felt him before she saw him. His lips were on her neck, an arm snaked around her waist. His other hand touched her throat, applying the faintest amount of pressure. It was a threat or a promise. If she stepped out of line...

The realization only made her tilt her head, leaning ( Read more... )

Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
695 words

She woke up in his arms. God, she'd almost forgotten how good that felt. A chill still ran down her spine as she came fully to her senses, still expecting to see Jonathan Crane seated in the room. He was a shadow she'd never be free from... and now he was haunting her daughter as well.

Nadine Dent did the best she ( Read more... )

Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
331 words

One day off. A simple request, well deserved if Nadine were allowed to voice her opinion on the matter. The feat had been accomplished by-- and only by, Nadine felt sure-- turning off her cellphone for sixteen hours. She'd turned it off at six o'clock the previous evening and, at ten in the morning, had not yet ( Read more... )

Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
520 words

Three weeks ago, Harvey Dent went out into the Narrows at eleven o'clock in the evening.

By itself, the event was commonplace. He often received calls, tips about whomever he had sought recently. He always left soon after those calls came. On that night, he'd made sure that his fourteen-year-old daughter was sound ( Read more... )

Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
10. Justice
9. Karma
8. The existence of good
7. The existence of evil
6. Fighting for what you believe in
5. Law
4. Jim Gordon
3. Jonathan Crane
2. Gotham City
1. Harvey Dent

Nadine Lewis
Batman (OC)
656 words
It's been three days. The man has left, as he does most nights, but tonight is different. He's told her she can use the shower, but she doesn't leave the room until she knows he's gone.

The bathroom is small, the tiles on the floor cracked and the paint peeling, but she doesn't mind it. She shuts the door, turning the ( Read more... )