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mithen

The Undiscovered Country (2/4)

Dec 05, 2012 22:34

Title: The Undiscovered Country (2/4)
Continuity: The Dark Knight Rises
Pairing/Characters: Jim Gordon/Bruce Wayne
Warnings: None
Summary: Jim and Bruce arrive at a cabin on the lake and start to re-orient themselves.
Rating: G this chapter, up to light PG-13 overall
Word Count: 2300

( The morning was cool. Winter was still in the air, little piles of snow lingering in sheltered spots. The air smelled of lake water and pine needles. )

ch: bruce wayne, series: undiscovered country, p: bruce/jim, ch: jim gordon

Comments 29

grand_duc December 8 2012, 16:50:41 UTC

Great update

Bruce and painkillers. yeah I saw that one coming. I loved Jim's reaction though. Jesus Christ is right.

Bruce being resigned to the nececity of cooking. :D

I have to say that I don't share the comon headcannon that Bruce is a disaster of the fire extinguisher proportion in the kitchen. I think the bats are way to fond of self-reliantness not to be able to feed themselves (I'll grant that the definition and standart of feeding onself probably vary from individual to individual)

I can't wait for the next chapter!

mithen December 9 2012, 05:49:50 UTC

Bruce and painkillers. yeah I saw that one coming. I loved Jim's reaction though. Jesus Christ is right.

A "realistic" Bruce is going to have so many issues with that. I can totally see Jim being taken aback by it.

I have to say that I don't share the comon headcannon that Bruce is a disaster of the fire extinguisher proportion in the kitchen.

Usually I agree with you, actually! I think this version of Bruce is a little more likely to have atrophied cooking skills simply because he's been so depressed and unmotivated for so long, but I don't think he's constitutionally incapable of it (in fact, he will develop his skills in the story, lol). I definitely think Bruce didn't travel the world for years without learning how to get by with some raw ingredients, even if he isn't up to making chicken cordon bleu. :)

rileyc December 10 2012, 07:16:58 UTC

Eeeeee! I still haven't seen the movie but I love this story! So looking forward to more, especially Bruce in Walmart, and when Jim figures out what Bruce meant, that he didn't come back to Gotham.

Wonderful stuff. :)

mithen December 13 2012, 11:01:02 UTC

Oh, I've spoiled you quite a bit for the movie then! But I suppose at this point it would be hard to avoid. :P Luckily you don't need to know a lot about it to get the basics of this one, I think! Bruce in Walmart is such an evocative image, isn't it? We can imagine him almost anywhere else easier...

queen0fcups December 14 2012, 00:46:11 UTC

OH MY GOD BRUCE WAYNE IS GOING TO WAL MART. *dies*

I know this is the movie Bruce so it has to be realistic, but I can't imagine a not-thoroughly well-read Bruce! The notion that he's never even picked up Shakespeare is weird to me - surely Alfred would be bothered as well!

I get the feeling Jim is kind of teaching Bruce how to be normal on this little getaway, poor dear.

Also, I missed this one too! Did you back-date this one and the Jack/Stephen one? I've found sometimes that confounds the subscription thingy.

mithen December 15 2012, 09:45:23 UTC

I know this is the movie Bruce so it has to be realistic, but I can't imagine a not-thoroughly well-read Bruce! The notion that he's never even picked up Shakespeare is weird to me - surely Alfred would be bothered as well!

I know, I did struggle with this! He and Alfred seem to actually have a much more prickly relationship until he becomes Batman--there's not much to go on, but I kind of felt he'd been avoiding Alfred a lot since he could manage to do so. I could kind of see this version of Bruce reading Cliff's Notes and being like "Good enough, I'm mostly just going to beat people up anyway." :P

I love the idea of Bruce and Jim discovering what "normal" might be together, somehow...

ilovetobefree December 16 2012, 22:08:35 UTC

Oh my! How I could miss this update! Well, it seems there is more I've missed, sorry. But I'm here now, trying to catch up on the stories. :)

"You were having a nightmare."
Oh Jim.

Jim finished the mail and tapped "send." "Well, you didn't get shanghaied without warning by a dead man," he grumbled. "Some of us still have work to do."
He didn't realize until the words were out how they might sound. They hung in the air between the two men and it was impossible to call them back.
Ouch

So why had he come back to Gotham?
Good question. :)

A wry smile. "I've been reliably informed that I don't have much of a sense of humor."
Really? Oh Bruce... :D

The spring morning brightened slowly around the two men, back to back, fighting their quiet personal battles.
AWWW, that was a wonderfully written scene!

Have you got some palladium and deuterium on hand?"
:lol

"You've never read Lord of the Rings?"
WOW!

"Cooking." Bruce looked dubious. "I suppose it's necessary."Oh, poor Bruce. :D ( ... )

mithen December 20 2012, 14:49:07 UTC

If you've been tracking my LJ, it seems that if I crosspost from Dreamwidth it doesn't show up? I'm trying to do better about that now that I know...

Really? Oh Bruce... :D

I didn't want to dwell on it because I don't like dissing Selina (I love her!) but I can imagine her growing exasperated with Bruce a bit...

Bruce is really not certain this whole "cooking thing" is a good idea. :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it--I'm hoping to have the last chapter up soonish! (WFGEs are taking more time!)