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1. The Sound of Settling by NotASmoothOperator

   Fandoms: Gotham (TV), Batman - All Media Types  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   08 Mar 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Oswald Cobblepot/Edward Nygma
   • Oswald Cobblepot
   • Edward Nygma
   • Jonathan Crane
   • Batman
   • Victor Zsasz
   • Jay | Oswald Cobblepot's Bodyguard
   • Lark | Oswald Cobblepot's Bodyguard
   • Raven | Oswald Cobblepot's Bodyguard
   • Query (DCU)
   • Echo (DCU)
   • Post-Episode: s05e12 The Beginning...
   • Drama
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • The Iceberg Lounge
   • Future Fic
   • Hand Jobs
   • Scarecrow's Fear Toxin (DCU)
   • Getting Together
   • Partners to Lovers
   • First Time
   • Pining Oswald Cobblepot
   • Possessive Edward Nygma
   • Idiots in Love
   • Banter
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Canon Continuation
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Eventual Sex
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • POV Alternating

   Summary

   Time has gifted Oswald a patience that Edward doesn’t appreciate, but he will.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   40,485

   Chapters:

   8/8

   Comments:

   55

   Kudos:

   101

   Bookmarks:

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