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Belladonna Bloomed in Gotham by Selena_Sinclair
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Batman: Arkham - All Media Types, The Batman (Movie 2022), Batman Arkham
15 Jan 2026
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Summary
If justice demands sacrifice, who decides what—or who—is worth losing?
Officially, Helena Bertinelli's family was killed by an unknown assailant. Unofficially, Gotham keeps quiet about rumours of a decade-long murder spree that ended before Helena even started Pre-K.
Taken in by Bruce Wayne, Helena joins a household buckling under tension. There, she forms tight alliances in a bid to survive the minefield of her everyday life. As she recovers, memories fail to align with the official story, files remain heavily redacted, and Bruce’s silence only heightens her resolve to uncover the truth.
When evidence links her family’s deaths to Atropa belladonna—the calling card of a vigilante thought long gone—Helena’s search for answers threatens to dismantle the narrative the Bat-family relies on, forcing them all to face the real cost of justice, loyalty, and paternalism shaped by one man duty-bound to save them all.
A slow-burn psychological and family drama told from multiple perspectives. Not a fast-paced action story. Some content may not be suitable for all readers.