Lives are made out of hundreds of moments, thousands of breaths. But it only takes one breath to make a decision, to fall in love, to trade seemingly everything you have for a single, life changing soul.

Jane Foster suspects why she has been relocated. But then another version of herself appears, warning her that the seams of space-time will rip apart if she does not complete this task: save Loki from the Avengers, with only a violet stone to guide her.

It was good to be feared. It had always served him well. But, as he watched her disappear through the door and into the whispering snow, and the span of his life stretched out before him, he acknowledged that it would have been better to be loved.

A quick glimpse, then a longer look and his heart regains its wings. BW/SK

"No mother has ever sung a lullaby so sincere as this, but he whispers as tenderly as any mother whispered to her babe. 'I promise you this, I will kill him. For you, child.'" In the depths of the Pit, Bane makes a promise to young Talia that will be years in the fulfilling. Bane/Talia, pre TDKR.

The first five kisses between Talia and Bane.

Talia is sick. For the first time, he fears losing her...Bane/Talia, one-shot.

But he was no Quixote, and she was no Dulcinea. They were grit and blood, and things darker than shadows. They were not fables told to disobedient children, because then society would have to admit things like them existed.

He had watched this creature born of horror grow with a mild interest. It wasn't until that day when he heard the screams that he saved her without thought to himself. From then on they were one and the same, and he would give all for her happily and willingly, he her guardian angel, fierce protector, she his angel of light and hope. A Bane/ Talia fic.

The Dark Knight Rises drabble, pre-Movie. Spoilers? "The prisoners called him Bane, and you, The Girl. You called him Guardian, called yourself Talia. He called you Angel."

If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be alive. Talia/Bane.

What happened after the movie? Tommy is still faced with the consequences of deserting and the task of healing the 14 year rift between he and his family. It takes time and help to heal and it's a long road to redemption. Tommy/OC