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by GreyMaskWriter
Long before he ever wore a mask or lit a signal, there was a young man in Gotham who believed something radical: that no one should ever be above the law. Not the mob. Not the corrupt. Not even the city's most beloved vigilante.
He built his entire career on that conviction, one courtroom at a time, in a city that has never once made it easy to stay principled. Now he's running for mayor, promising Gotham the kind of accountability it has never actually had. He has no idea yet how far that promise is about to be tested.
Because the woman standing beside him through every late night, every crisis, every impossible year, isn't quite who he believes her to be. And Gotham has a way of teaching even its most principled sons that the line between hero and monster is thinner, and far more personal, than anyone ever wants to admit.
This is a political thriller first, a love story second, and a Batman story only at the edges, told from a perspective the Bat-family has never quite let you see before. If you've ever wondered what Gotham looks like from City Hall instead of the rooftops, this one's for you.
This is a full-length novel.
Words: 590, Chapters: 1/20, Language: English
Series: Part 1 of The Gotham Chronicles
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Batman: The Animated Series, Harley Quinn (Comics)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: F/M, Gen
Characters: Original Male Character(s), Batman, Harvey Dent, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Bane, Ventriloquist, Mad Hatter, Harleen Quinzel, Jim Gordon (DCU), Jervis Tetch, Jonathan Crane, The Joker, Killer Croc (Referenced), Two-Face
Additional Tags: political fiction, Slow Burn, Romance, Drama, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy, Character Study, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mental Health Issues, Trauma, PTSD, Grief/Mourning, Moral Ambiguity, Corruption, Politics, Crime, Dark Comedy, Original Character(s), Minor Original Character(s), slow build relationship, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon-Typical Behavior, discussion of abuse, Discussions of Suicide, child abuse (referenced), multi chapter fic, Full Novel, Complicated Relationships, Series, long fic, Fan Art
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