ONESHOT: Dennis was made to be the brave one- the provider and the fixer. He wasn't good at things like buying presents for a nine-year old's birthday or talking to his very pretty roommate.

ONESHOT: It was how stern he was, but how flustered he got when he was embarrassed. It was the way he would check in on her every time he got home to make sure she didn't need anything. It was how he was always two steps ahead of her, opening doors with his yellow handkerchief. He was firm with everyone but her. Around her—he was different.

Gotham didn't go down without a fight; a rebellion is quashed before it could really begin and Bane takes the young leader captive as punishment and to warn those who would follow in her footsteps. But some battles must be lost before they can truly be won and the road to destiny can be as twisted as the path to redemption. Bane/OC.