Duela stood, staring out of the apartment's window, her arms crossed over her chest as she stared at the street below. She could have passed for Nadine, standing there and waiting, watching the street for her husband to come home. She frowned, watching not the street but the wall. This place... had too many memories and no signs of her father ( Read more... )

She had to wonder if Crane would actually bring him. Mom believed Crane, of course, but she'd believe anything he said. Duela was skeptical. It sounded like the kind of thing Crane would say to pacify her, to keep her compliant ( Read more... )

Duela Dent
Batman
492 words
She could not even count how many lies she had told to get the documents she now held. It was a wonder no one had asked the right questions, talked to other people, realized that everyone was getting a slightly different story, tailored to pull on their heartstrings. She had designed every lie for the person she told it to ( Read more... )