AO3 link previews seem not to be working, so I'm just going to post the fic this way:
Fic title: Second Banana (which is a terrible joke, but I couldn't think of a better title and once this came into my head I couldn't not do it. I might change it later, depending on how I feel)
Fandom: Gotham (TV)
Ships: Oswald Cobblepot/Salvatore Maroni; Oswald Cobblepot/Edward Nygma (background)
Summary: While Oswald Cobblepot presides over the Pax Penguina, the deceased mafia don Salvatore Maroni, resurrected by a mysterious sponsor who disapproves of Oswald's rule, walks into the newly opened Iceberg Lounge and finds a Penguin very different from the one he remembered. Oswald, meanwhile, finds himself strangely well-disposed, even nostalgic, toward the man who was once his mark, his (fake) boss, and his enemy, for reasons that aren't entirely clear even to him.
This was written as a gift for @ynngaa for the Nygmobblepot Haven Secret Friends Exchange. Happy New Year (belatedly)... or 10th day of Christmas, I guess?
Here was the prompt I wrote it for: “It takes place during the Pax Penguina era. Maroni is brought to life because some traditionalist wants old order back in Gotham and paid Hugo Strange to do it because of course the Court of Owls kept his body intact. So he’s back but Gotham is not what he remembers. And his little boy toy is not what he remembers and they navigate through this completely new dynamic. Oswald is wary but despite what he thinks his heart isn’t his only weakness so it’s easy to get swept in memories. I don’t expect anything long, especially when this is not everyone’s favorite ship. I’ll be fine with just one scene that plays out without world building. Of course if the author gets carried away I certainly won’t complain ♥️”
Well, here's one scene that plays out without a whole lot of world-building... but I did get a little bit carried away, so it's a very long scene XD