"Hell is other people."- Jean-Paul Sartre ( Read more... )

[A page translated from the Russian, written by Etienne Aucoin.]

It is said that every great warrior wishes to know his death. He wishes to face it, stand his ground and see it. I have no doubt Henri Ducard will do just that. I know that he will die in combat, will see into the eyes of his killer. I also know that he will know the man or woman who ( Read more... )

Talia closed her eyes, enjoying the warm smell of spice that waited beyond heavy wooden doors. She'd instructed a pair of lesser agents to escort Bruce Wayne-- Ra's Al Ghul as she'd called him to them, and as most would know him now-- here once he was ready. The back chambers of the fortress had not required the reconstruction the front had. The ( Read more... )

( Completely meta, results under the cut. )

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Talia Ducard
Batman (Nolan)
765 words

Talia Ducard finally allowed herself to admit that Bruce Wayne matched her father's description. He was strong, intelligent, capable... and, in her own head, she'd admit that he was handsome. His ideology conflicted with the core of the League. However, Talia considered as she sank into a chair in her ( Read more... )

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Talia Ducard
Batman (Nolan)
1206 words (minus lyrics)

Child of the wilderness / Born into emptiness

“Again.”

“Daddy, I'm tired.”

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"You damned her to hell the day you taught her that gods were real. And when the desolate ones have gathered her into their arms -- because that is the choice she's made -- she'll probably thank you for it as she rips out your heart."--Vellum by Hal Duncan ( Read more... )

Talia Ducard did not particularly care what the social event was for. Something about a governor or representative... Really, that was entirely immaterial. What mattered was that she was at home amongst the important men and women enjoying the event and that the guest list contained the name Bruce Wayne.

It did.

She'd triple checked that and even ( Read more... )

"Like everyone, I am alone inside this pearly flesh - and I am afraid."
-Sena Jeter Naslund

Talia Ducard
Batman (Nolan)
536 words

A single candle lit the underground chamber. The woman carrying the small light source navigated steep, narrow stone steps without any hesitation. The bottom of her purple silk robe dragged in the dusk as the uneven, rough ( Read more... )