Fic: Betrayal

[touchshriek]

Title: Betrayal
Author: Touchshriek
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: A couple instances of bad language.
Summary: He says nothing. Not then. Doesn't trust himself to speak. Doesn't know what he'll do in the circumstances because Barbara is old enough to make her choices, Bruce is the Batman, and he isn't supposed to know about either of those two things.

Comments

[python07]

I like it that Gordon recognizes his daughter. I like the anger and I like that they can still try to find a way to move forward.
Well done.

[touchshriek]

Thanks. Was originally going to have them break up but then I just couldn't do it.

I'm glad you liked it. ^_^

[touchshriek]

Heh. I will, one day, work on a serious 'this will never work no matter how much we want it to' type fic for these two, but until then, I prefer them together rather than apart. ^_^

And thanks for the vote of confidence in my fic. Hope it read okay for you.

[coervus]

Oh my goodness, this was wonderful. Things I adore:

- Your Babs, so determined, logical, and self-possessed; her motivations are crystal-clear.
- Gordon's reasoning for continuing to send his cops into every situation even when Batman and co. are there.
- How much you reference the past, i.e., in Nolanverse. These two have really gone through some shit, haven't they? *wibbles*
- The overall feeling that what Jim and Bruce have is so tenuous, but so deeply felt that there's really no other way for them to go about it. If that makes sense.

So bravo, and thank you - Bruce/Jim fic is so hard to come by these days!

[touchshriek]

I'm so glad you liked it! I was a little terrified posting this one, what with the huge history behind the Batfamily in canon, so I'm really relieved someone thinks it's not too bad. ^_^

Thanks so much for the lovely comment.

[dailyalice]

I commented on other aspects of this story already on AO3 as I stumbled on the fic first there, but Wow.

I don't have a ton of knowledge of all things Bat Family from the comics as I haven't read the comics with any consistency (mostly just reading well-recommended compilations/storylines after the fact like Year One and The Dark Knight of course and such stuff). I'm mostly a Batfan from movies and TV shows (both animated and live action) and haven't been all that into the Bat Family at all so was kinda glad Nolan didn't really go there.

But this fic both makes me believe it can fit with the Nolanverse and gives great Bruce/Jim drama. Impressive! Wow.

(And the more I think about it, the more I think how easy Dick Grayson could fit into the Nolanverse given what became of Wayne Manor and everything.)

I do love that you have Gordon recognize his daughter instantly-- I think he would.

[touchshriek]

Thanks for both this comment and your comment on AO3.

I don't have a ton of knowledge on the Bat Family either, but what little I knew was interesting to imagine from a Nolanverse perspective. My major, major issue with Nolanverse was time. The best years of Bruce's life are basically lost in the first seven years he's away (anywhere between 20 and 29) and then the eight years he spends as a hermit crab (30 to 38). Not to mention trying to coordinate Gordon and Babs' ages around this fic in a believable way. I admit, I mostly ended up picking an appropriate age and running with it. ^_^

But thanks. I'm glad it was an interesting read.

[monkiainen]

Oh my, this was just so heartbreaking and magnificent at the same time. I like the way you managed to fit the whole Batfamily into Nolanverse, it seemed so effortless. Excellent work :)

[touchshriek]

Thanks. I'm so very glad you enjoyed this!

The Bat Family in itself is so interesting, it was fun to try to figure out how they'd fit into Nolanverse.

I'm glad the fic worked. :)

[leyla_lovely]

I just love all of your fics!
You are so talented!
It was very interesting to read how you managed to bring the whole batfamily in this Nolan style.

I look forward to more fics of you. =)

[touchshriek]

Aww, thanks for such a lovely comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I'm not really very well versed in the Bat family canon so it was interesting to view the broad perspective of what little I know from a Nolanverse angle. I'm just happy this fic worked out okay in the end. ^_^

p.s- Now I'm craving *Jason* in Nolanverse! I think that would really be epic. And possibly, since Nolanverse Bruce seems somehow more fragile than almost every other medium, it would definitely break him to have the Jason storyline happen in Nolanverse.