#murray dent

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A shame without a sin

Chapter 1 Summary:

Harvey grips the edge of the sink, knuckles almost as white as the porcelain. Everything’s going to be fine. He tells himself. Why wouldn’t it? It’s just a stupid dream. He’s thirty-five years old, far past the age to let a bad dream upset him. His own subconscious throwing spaghetti and dead brothers at the wall to see what sticks. The real world with his real life is going so much better. (Or, Harvey Dent is 100% definitely fine totally. Definitely. Completely. He's doing just great.)

many thanks to @thoughtfulrxven for all of their help with this story!

[problematic-faves-appreciation]

Two-Face Facts #5: Harvey had an older brother!

Batman: Jekyll and Hyde #4 — We do not speak of Murray Dent in this house.

An alternate version of Harvey (Earth-1) has a twin sister, Jessica Dent. She was the mayor of Gotham City.

Batman: Earth One (vol 2)

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WIP Not Wednesday

Okay so I had to miss WIP Wednesday yesterday so take this snippet as an apology. It’s from the next chapter of “a shame without a sin.” There is a flashback with Harvey and his mother.

“It’s not fair!”

“I know, Harvey.”

“Murray’s the one who couldn’t keep quiet. He’s the one who broke the rules.”

“I know, honey. Your brother is…blessed with a lot of energy. Just like how you’re very bright and that means I know I can rely on you. He’ll learn to manage it, but for now I need you to keep an eye on him. Keep him out of trouble. Okay?”

“...okay mom.”

Yeah, if you may have noticed in chapter 1, Murray has (unfortunately undiagnosed) ADHD that he and his family struggled to manage. Harvey is also neurodivergent but as he’s not displaying the same levels of hyperactivity, he gets called ‘bright’ and ‘mature for his age’. And that’s on top of the OTHER stuff happening in the Dent household which aren’t exactly contributing to my man’s mental health.

So in summary:

Tagging @nitewrighter @elleinmotion @flatsuke @bisadiemccarthy @about-faces @nighthaunting @radioactivepeasant or anyone else who’s interested!!

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WIP Wednesday

Let's take a break from the batman begins stuff and get back to "a shame without a sin" aka the 'tfw the hallucination of your dead twin is getting pretty judgy'.

“People deal with grief in different ways. Some make critically acclaimed adaptations of Shakespearean tragedies. Others try to speedrun their own.” "I am not having this conversation with you." He growls, swatting away the flies. “Then who Harvey?” Murray throws his hands up in exasperation. “You’re too chickenshit to talk to your wife about it, you sure as hell aren’t talking about this to Duela, so who the hell are you going to talk to about your little murder-suicide with extra steps? Oh, I know. Maybe the billionaire in a batsuit who actually raised your kid while you were off reaching new levels of ‘deadbeat dad’!”

I am tagging @thoughtfulrxven @janfraiser @elleinmotion @flatsuke @nitewrighter @nighthaunting @proficientatfreakness or anyone else who would like to join in!

Murray @ Harvey:

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Like Real People Do

Chapter 4: before those hands pulled me from the earth

Chapter Summary: “Bruce Wayne. It’s been all over the news. He’s back.”

A dozen and one things flash through Rachel’s mind at once. Relief, happiness, mild annoyance and a feeling she could only describe as ‘took you long enough, jackass’.

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I've made no secret of my BTAS bias, but re-watching it really solidifies how much it's crept into my dc fanfic.

Like. I basically did the dream sequence from the beginning "Two-Face Part 1" extended out into an entire 20k story consisting largely of Harvey's dream self yelling at him to get some damn therapy already

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WIP Wednesday

Introducing Murray Dent! in "a shame without a sin"

“Gotta say little brother, this is not how I pictured you going out.” Harvey hasn’t heard that voice in a lifetime. But he was born knowing it. His brother leans over, allowing him a better look. They’re not perfect copies of each other. Never have been, as outside a handful of baby photos Mom wasn’t big on matching outfits. Not that it ever stopped most people from mixing them up, Dad included. Murray’s hair is shorter, jeans and flannel instead of a suit and tie. A few more laugh lines. It’s disconcerting though, to see Murray all grown up. If he’d been allowed to grow up.

I am tagging

@radioactivepeasant @elleinmotion @loverjed @falconemuses @nighthaunting @nitewrighter @thoughtfulrxven if any of ya'll feel up to posting something. If not, no big deal hope you're having a good week!