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Blueprint of a Man by orphan_account
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, The Batman (Movie 2022), Detroit: Become Human (Video Game), Superman - All Media Types
04 Sep 2025
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Summary
Gotham doesn’t need androids to terrify its criminals — it still has Batman. But to Edward Nashton, the man behind the mask is the greatest riddle of all: Bruce Wayne, untouchable billionaire, Gotham’s shadow, and lover to the ever-perfect Clark Kent. A man Edward could never have… so he built one instead.
The android was supposed to be an answer. A likeness, obedient and flawless, something Edward could control when the real Bruce refused to be solved. But perfection is fragile. His creation begins to glitch, slipping between pliant possession and something dangerously human — too stubborn, too questioning, too much like the man it was never meant to be.
What begins as an outlet for obsession twists into a dangerous intimacy neither of them can escape. In the glow of Gotham’s neon nights, Edward finds himself falling for his own invention, unsure if he’s in love with Bruce Wayne, with Batman, or with the machine that refuses to stay a copy.
What happens when the thing you built to love you begins to love — and defy — you back?