In the depths of hell on earth, Bane had vowed to always protect her, and he has. She is his and only his, the only thing that could bring the small amount of light into his personal darkness. Bane/O.C. Set pre-Dark Knight Rises leading up to the movie!

Pieces of you tend to break off as you get older. Not in your body, no, not if you're lucky and haven't had your skin irradiated all to hell , but in your mind. In your self. Raul hadn't gotten quite used to either when he first left Tuscon. Unlike his appearance, though, these changes are easy to ignore until circumstances bring out the worst.

For years he's loved her silently believing friends are all they could ever be. Maybe he had been wrong. FCourier/Raul.

After being rudely woken up by the Courier, Raul and she have a heart to heart before heading out again. Please R&R.