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   Fateful Beginnings by ellesthots

   Fandoms: The Batman (Movie 2022), Batman - All Media Types, The Penguin (US TV 2024)  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   20 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Bruce Wayne/Reader
   • Bruce Wayne/You
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Reader
   • Alfred Pennyworth
   • Jim Gordon
   • Bella Reál
   • Oswald Cobblepot
   • Jonathan Crane
   • Lincoln March
   • Sofia Falcone
   • Romance
   • Eventual Smut
   • Slow Build
   • Slow Burn
   • Smut
   • Gritty
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • Angst
   • Mutual Pining
   • Falling In Love
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Secret Identity Fail
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Court of Owls
   • Banter
   • Bickering
   • Journalism
   • Arkham Asylum
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Protective Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings
   • Bruce Wayne Needs a Hug
   • Bruce Wayne-centric
   • Batman Played by Robert Pattinson
   • Post-The Batman (Movie 2022)
   • Inspired by The Batman (Movie 2022)
   • Canon: The Batman (Movie 2022)
   • Slice of Life
   • Fluff
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Fluffy Ending
   • Betrayal
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Mental Anguish
   • POV Alternating
   • Belligerent Sexual Tension
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt Bruce Wayne
   • Idiots in Love
   • Blood and Injury
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Torture
   • Pining
   • Hallucinations
   • Trauma
   • Canon: The Penguin (TV 2024)
   • Post-The Penguin (TV 2024)
   • Cross-Posted on Tumblr
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • Canon Compliant
   • Bruce Wayne Has PTSD
   • Miscommunication
   • Happy Ending
   • Feminist Themes
   • Forced Proximity
   • Character Study
   • TLDR: very long/angsty/explicit soap-opera style romantic thriller with a very happy ending

   Summary

   One journalism assignment stands in the way of you escaping the hellhole that is Gotham City—but after a frustrating interview attempt, you get thrown into a web of lies and corruption when you accidentally discover Bruce Wayne’s secret identity.

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