GOTHAM CITY CRUSADER

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i can't forget this evening, or your face as you were leaving.

you always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows.

the sun is going down. it's getting dark.

you look bewildered.

i can't give anymore.

you know i want to do it again.

better things will come our way.

you were always there for me.

i know it's not mine, but i'll see if i can use it.

i see the light in your window.

you know i tried, and i'm sorry.

kiss me if you mean all the things that you say.

one night can make a difference.

please don't leave me hanging.

it's just heartbreaking.

i've got such a long way to go.

i don't want to do your dirty work.

i want you to know that i'm happy for you.

i should have known that it would let me down.

i used to dream about this town.

it's such a shame about it.

there's always magic in the air.

they're dead wrong. i know they are.

nobody's supposed to be here.

tell me what's wrong.

put your arms around me, baby.

show me where you've been.

it may sound funny, but i've come to get my money back.

i know you like what you see.

there is no way you can deny it.

you were always sure of yourself.

who's to blame?

i've had enough of walking from place to place.

you're not what we're looking for.

honestly, i'm not trying to be anybody but me.

can i see you later?

i kinda hope we get stuck.

do you think anybody's actually gonna dance to this?

the answers you seek will never be found at home.

i don't want to leave the comfort of this place.

let's make our escape.

i feel like i'm alive for the very first time.

it's been a while.

i'm not sure why i called.

i was thinking maybe later on we could get together for a while.

it's been such a long time and i really do miss your smile.

it really doesn't matter much to me.

i won't ask for promises, so you don't have to lie.

watch out. you might get what you're after.

we're in for nasty weather.

here's your ticket.

you might need a raincoat.

you can go. sleep at home tonight.

who are you?

i really want to know.

god, there's got to be another way.

it's the one good thing that i've got.

i would really, really love to stick around.

i think there's something you should know.

you made a lot of mistakes.

hey, it happens to us all.

you can do what you think is impossible.

don't close your eyes.

i want your love.

don't look back.

it's only been a week or two.

sooner or later, you'll come rolling back to me.

it gets so lonely here inside my head.

what's wrong with right here on the counter?

i had to stop for the night.

please bring me my wine.

last thing i remember, i was running for the door.

you can check out any time you like but you can never leave.

i'm just in awe of what's in front of me.

i'm sipping wine in a robe.

i look too good to be alone.

"You're making them up." She easily accused him, she was not going to fall into some empty promise. When he lets go of her, she hesitates. She could not even believe he had done that, she thought for sure he was going to drag her to the police station. Emma took a small step back, eying him over and making sure he was not just about to pull some move on her. She also was thinking how she was going to go home with an incomplete list of notes. She was going to have to write something down and have them catch it later down the row if Batman hasn't gotten to them yet.

🦇—-;; Bruce turns his head to the side slightly at that comment about her being eighteen, "you don't need to be eighteen to access that information, just have the right support who's willing to help you look without using it as leverage to make you do very illegal things." Bruce counters when she shot back that comment. Yes, he's definitely going to deal with this person that's using her and find Emma outside of the cowl and help her in some way. He doubts it's a happy ending, most kids the system in Gotham are that way for a reason.

Michael Keaton is Bruce Wayne

    🦇—-;; Bruce looked at her and he sighs a little. "You haven't tried everything." He points out, because if she had, she'd have found something. Maybe he can go look over birth records at city records, she'd have something there that he can use that would probably open up more connections than she's had opened to her. Still, he'd need access to her file from the girl's home first. "You're being used, kid. They're gonna keep using you until you're eighteen, then they'll kick you to the curb and you'll never know the full truth. I've seen this kind of deal before, it won't end the way you think it will." He's not expecting her to listen, but he's not going to do as she says when she tells him not to do this.

Turning to Bruce, he frowns.

"Were you nervous your first night out?"

🦇—-;; Bruce hums and nods his head to agree to that. It's true, everyone started somewhere. Still, Bruce had his own anxiety about this, has had a low level of it since he'd had Dick swear the oath down in the cave.

His eyes turn back down to the boy when he speaks and he sighs lightly, taking a moment to actually answer. Because truthfully, his first night out as a crime-fighter, he hadn't been nervous.

🦇—-;; Bruce's grip loosened when she stopped fighting him as much though he didn't let her go, it's clear he'd go back to how it had been if she picked it back up again, but for the moment, he's at least willing to show that cooperation means he'll be a little bit nicer. "Well, yeah, but I can still help. I have access to things that most people don't." And he doesn't have to cut through that red tape to get it.

"Bullshit, you can help me." She did not believe that offer for a second, not wanting to fall into whatever trap he was setting up. His threats were getting to her, she was starting to worry about how this would end. So far she has not even felt close to escaping this, and now she's getting tired.

🦇—-;; He gives her a bit of a look then, it's noticeable even through the cowl too, he's fairly certain he's not crushing her arm in his hold. But he does glance down at where his hand was, just for a moment before he looked at her again. He doesn't acknowledge it further though. Bruce does pause a little at what she says when she mentions she's not doing it for a money. He'd had a feeling that was the case, people always had a reason for this and it's not always monetary. Though usually it was in Gotham. "No, but I can point you to someone who can, but I can't do that unless you give me a chance to, kid."

He snorts a little bit at that when she speaks again, not believing he can help him. "I managed to work out how Joker was poisoning Gotham with his Smylex gas by figuring out the combination of cosmetic products he'd mixed the chemical components in when no one else had figured it out. Don't tell me I can't help you."

She did have a smug grin on her face when he chose not to respond to her comment, she felt that only proved she was right. Which...now that she thought of it was not a good thing. Was his next step to dangle her over a rooftop? Surely not because she's a kid, but he's not held back on threatening prison time with her. "I am not hurting anyone." Maybe that was the way out? She wasn't physically hurting anyone, to her understanding.

🦇—-;; Bruce could very well wait her out, not that he wanted to, given that there was probably more than likely other things going on tonight that needed the Bat, but for the moment, she was the one who had his attention, and sure she wasn't actually hurting anyone, though she was hiding the person who would be hurting this business later. Part of Bruce did wonder if this was one of the companies that fronted for the mob, but that was something he could look into later.

There's a quiet tutting, his tongue clicking against his teeth as she mentions she's not hurting anyone, his grip tightens slightly on one of her arms and his narrows his eyes. "No, but whoever you're protecting is. These are people's businesses, trying to make a living out here in Gotham. We don't need someone making them think they have to run for the hills because some no good crook wants to make some quick cash off their stolen merchandise." He says, definitely not letting her off that lightly. "If you'd really rather take the fall for their mess, fine, you won't get whatever the hell they promised you to make you do this."

"So people only fall off of buildings when you're around?" Was her smart comment back to him. She still could not believe out of all the people in Gotham to find her tonight, it was this guy. He definitely was as weird as what the papers had described. She did start to understand the fear people had for him, this guy definitely had some powers. Probably a vampire, that was the most reasonable guess she had.

🦇—-;; He'd made the mistake of letting someone find the weak points of his armour once before, and he's certainly not going to do it again, he's also positive she doesn't have anything sharp enough to cut through it the way those claws had. "You can think that all you want." He responds, he kept a hold of both her arms for now, at least to get her to stop hitting him.

He doesn't dignify her smart comment with a response, if only because the only other person who knew what happened on that cathedral was Vicki, he'll ignore what happened to Princess, because Penguin was responsible for that, despite the set up making it seem like the Bat had done it, he'd been cleared of that fault when the truth came out. Instead of speaking, he glares, teeth baring slightly. It was perhaps the only reaction she was going to get out of him

so i got watching a ton of new tv shows lately, and it occurred to me that actually i do love it when characters are unexpectedly saved by someone who just happened to be exactly in the right place at precisely the correct moment, yk? and i failed to think of the right name, so the title of this list is entirely thanks to a very dear friend of mine who informed me! so here's a list, i hope you guys love it, DO NOT ADD TO THIS LIST OR EDIT IT!!! i like to edit them over time as new ideas come to me.

[ ALIBI ]: the sender provides a false alibi to protect the receiver from legal issues.

[ HAND ]: the sender suddenly arrives to grab the receiver's hand before they fall to their death

[ CAR ]: the sender arrives on scene as the impromptu getaway driver for the receiver (who hadn't been expecting it).

[ FATAL ]: the sender unwittingly arrives on scene when the receiver is being attacked, and to protect the receiver, they kill the assailant.

[ DISTRACT ]: the sender provides a diversion so the receiver can escape a dangerous situation.

[ OUT COLD ]: the sender knocks out an assailant before they can seriously wound the receiver.

[ DUNNO ]: the sender lies about the location of the receiver in order to protect them from pursuers.

[ FAKE ]: the sender, in a situation where they're forced to kill the receiver, only pretends to kill the receiver and takes their "dead" body away in the car.

[ SACRIFICE]: the sender sacrifices their life to ensure the receiver's survival.

[ BACK-UP ]: the sender arrives just in time to help the receiver in a fight.

[ EXCUSES ]: the sender provides an excuse for the receiver to stay at an event where they shouldn't be.

[ HIDDEN ]: the sender hides the receiver from pursuers.

[ SHELTER ]: the sender finds the unconscious receiver and brings them to a safe place.

[ HERO ]: the sender tackles the receiver out of the way of an attack.

[ RUN! ]: the sender tackles the attacker so the receiver can make a safe get-away.

[ FIGHT ]: the sender fights off the assailants so the receiver can flee to safety.

[ INTERCEPT ]: the sender unexpectedly emerges and stands between the receiver and a threat.

[ MISDIRECTION ]: the sender points a group of pursuers in the opposite direction to buy the receiver some time to hide.

[ SANCTUARY ]: the sender opens the door when the receiver knocks in search of help, and brings them into their home.

[ REPUTATION ]: the sender, being somewhat infamous in the area, arrives when the receiver is being hassled, causing the assailants to flee rather than risk the consequences of crossing them.

[ RECOGNIZE ]: the sender pretends to know the receiver in order to help them avoid unwanted attention.

[ AFAR ]: the sender incapacitates, distracts or kills an assailant from a distance to protect the receiver.

[ FRIENDS ]: the sender, unable to attend directly, sends friends over to protect the receiver when they encounter a threat.

[ NEGOTIATE ]: the sender intervenes in a tense situation and manages to smoothly persuade a potential threat to leave the receiver alone.

[ BRIBE ]: the sender gives a threat a significant amount of money to leave the receiver alone.

[ ANNOUNCE ]: the sender issues a declaration that the receiver is under their protection, assuring all potential attackers that any attempts will result in a brutal retaliation from them.

VERBAL PROMPTS:

" they're with me. "

" i was with them all night. "

" hey! these guys bothering you? "

" i wouldn't do that if i were you. "

" you must've really pissed those guys off, huh? "

" follow my lead... "

" don't worry. you're safe here. i won't let anyone hurt you. "

" you're lucky i found you when i did; those people were right down the street. "

" get in the car! now! "

" i'm gonna buy you as much time as i possibly can. make it count, okay? get out of here. now! "

" you can come out now. they're long gone. "

Emma instantly went into fighting against his hold. "What the hell? I haven't even done anything wrong!" She argued, squirming against his hold. None of her moves were calculated well, some elbowing and kicks were harder than others, but she did not put too much thought behind any of them. She couldn't afford the trouble she'd get in if this bat guy got roped into this.

🦇—-;; The armour takes the brunt of those hits, though he is careful not to let her hit him anywhere near the exposed part of his face. "No? So I didn't catch you casing that place." His tone indicates he knows she was taking notes, looking for something, general signs she's taking notes on locations of things. Now he knew why some people got involved in crime, hell he knew it well by this point. There's a reason people go on these paths, but that didn't exactly mean he'd let them get away with it.

"I didn't say you weren't, it's everything else I saw you doing, kid. And don't lie to me about it, I know what I saw." Not in the mood for being lied to, the Bat made that very clear to her. HIs free hand came up to catch her elbow and he scowls lightly at her last comment. "I've never pushed anyone off a building. Don't believe everything you've read in the papers." He knows she's likely talking about what happened to Jack, well..Joker, but technically, Bruce hadn't pushed him. Either time he fell.

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ ah, so you aren’t heartless after all. ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ you look like you've got something to say. ❜

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ do you mind if i smoke? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’ve never cared for anyone the way i care for you. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i want you to forget this ever happened. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ 

When she turned to see who was behind her, her stomach did drop. Like just about everyone else in town, she's heard of all the Batman rumors. Honestly, for a while, she thought it was some rumor the GCPD put out in an attempt to minimize crime, but this guy definitely did not look like a cop to her. She was already starting to eye her surroundings, thinking of which would be the best escape route possible.

🦇—-;; Bruce watched, taking note of what she was doing, seen it enough times to know she was going to bolt the moment she got the chance to do so. Honestly, he knew what someone casing a place looked like, having seen it enough in this god damn city. Really, what is it with the criminals trying to drive businesses out of this damn city by making it so hostile? It's only making things worse. He feels his jaw tense a little and his eyes narrow again.

The Bat moves after her when she moved to bolt, grabbing her arm, making it clear he's not trying to hurt her, but he's not letting her run from him for the moment. He needed to make sure she doesn't come back here, and whatever she's casing this place for doesn't happen, but given how cooperative she's been so far, he doubts she'll listen. So...he knew he needed to at least be a little tough.