FIC: Playing by Ear, BATMAN (Nolanverse), 1/1; PG-13

[rileyc]

ETA: Oops! Sorry for a glaring screw up in the text, down there when Jim's looking at the pictures. :sigh: This is why I need a regular beta. Anyway--fixed now!

Getting into comics fandom has brought a number of surprises, not least of which has been discovering that while my OTP here remains Superman/Batman, there are some other attractive

Comments

[cmk418]

I really liked this. Very nicely done!

[rileyc]

Thank you.

[mithen]

His optimism, never that enthusiastic to start with, began to flag with every second that ticked off the grandfather clock.

Oh, the image of Oldman's Jim sitting and feeling his confidence draining away is so perfectly him. I think my favorite moment is where Jim and Alfred share a look that tells Jim it's okay to help Bruce--it's such a tender, intimate sort of moment, with so much running underneath the surface.

And the image of Bruce just flat-out grinning at Jim warms my heart! Lovely...

[rileyc]

Thanks, I'm so glad you enjoyed this! That might be my favorite scene too.

[lilyoftheval5]

One of the most elegant Revelation fics ever.

[rileyc]

Well thank you. It was a lot of fun to write. So glad you enjoyed it.