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1. A Grave of Attrition, So Sweet And Bitter by Saremina

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   24 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Joker (DCU)/Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Joker (DCU)
   • Pre-Relationship
   • (as much as it can be with these two)
   • The Break Up Era
   • Angst
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Psychological Warfare As a Coping Mechanism
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better

   Summary

   Jason is dead, and Bruce is left carrying the weight of his failure to save him. Jason is dead, and Bruce can't bring him back. He can only hold onto the pain of that loss, and the guilt of his own part in Jason's fate.

   And make Joker suffer the consequences of his actions.

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   Prequel to Somewhere Between Love And Abuse.

   CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE, but series continuity wise it's a third installment.

   Series

   • Part 3 of Love&Abuse

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   43,348

   Chapters:

   2/2

   Comments:

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