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Family
They were wrong. The old saying.
It's better to have never loved at all. -
The Wandering Son
You and I see differently.
The fight for justice is more than winning the war. Blood will spill. Casualties will happen. The moment you pick up that knife with intent to kill? You become part of the problem, part of the war. You become the enemy.
Don't make yourself my enemy. -
In The Afternoon...
The exercise goes beyond enjoyment. One might say it has become a discipline. The weights in the gym are available to stretch his muscles. The newspaper opened in front of him is there to expand his knowledge. Knowledge of what? Gotham and the people that call it home. He pays especially close attention to the reports of criminal activity. ( Read more... ) -
Father's Day
Five hours. Complete silence in that amount of time is enough to drive most men to distraction. Bruce Wayne however is not "most men". His eyes are fixed, his posture rigid. The hands shoved into his trouser pockets are clenched. On his face is a mixed expression. Anger does battle with sorrow. Loneliness shadows them both ( Read more... ) -
Birds And Bats Don't Mix
Oswald Cobblepot runs a legitimate business. Or so he would have you believe. The last of the late night stragglers are wandering away from the Iceberg Lounge. The patronage has no idea that the owner's most lucrative endeavors take place after closing hours. The persona of Penguin, long since forgotten in the eyes of the public, thrives in the ( Read more... ) -
Burning
[Open to robin_at_flight in follow up to this scene. Also open to _robin_3Fire has a mind of its own. It breathes, consumes, and reproduces. Some scientists have even stated that fire is alive. As he rushes through the burning building, the dark knight is not sure he disagrees. The flames seem to reach for him, anticipating his every decision. It blocks his ( Read more... ) -
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The brief case has seen better days. My eyes are glued to it though. Lucius lent it to me. Just something to keep the papers together. Employment records. For the plant in San Diego ( Read more... ) -
Bird Watching
Nothing like coffee to jump start the brain. There's a full pot waiting in the kitchen when I poke my head in. Alfred offers his usual morning salutation and an announcement that breakfast will be served in 15 minutes. He leaves it up to me to gather the troops. So much for "Head of the House ( Read more... ) -
In Bludhaven
Crime in Gotham City rarely confines itself to the city limits. Before being rudely deposited on the pavement, Johnny Carmen fessed up to the location of the next cocaine shipment. It took a fair amount of persuasion. Nothing that suspension over the side of ten story building wouldn't solve. Carmen might feel the bruises for a week or so. If ( Read more... ) -
Trains And Toys
There are rooms in the Manor we tend to gather in. The kitchen, the study, the nursery, the master bedroom. The rest are maintained but rarely used. I checked all the normal spots. No Christine. No Alex. Instead of searching the house, I found Alfred. He had the answer ( Read more... )