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1. The Trap by TobiasTheGhost

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   30 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Original Male Character & Amanda Waller
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Amanda Waller
   • Domestic Violence
   • Mutilation
   • Child Soldiers
   • Dehumanization
   • Human Experimentation
   • Dissociation
   • Mild Body Horror
   • Institutional Horror
   • Amanda Waller Being an Asshole
   • Minor Character Death
   • The Narrows in Gotham City (DCU)
   • Metropolis (DCU) - Freeform
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • Maybe A Tiny Sprinkle Of Comfort

   Summary

   Every door out had always led into the next trap.
   Every trap had simply been the catalyst for the next institution to step in and claim ownership of his mind, then body, then humanity.
   At nine, he believed he could outsmart the trap if he just kept his head down long enough.
   At fifteen, he knowingly stepped into the trap for debt free knowledge, shelter and a way out of foster care.
   At twenty-three, he was building himself his own trap out of ledgers.
   At twenty-five, Amanda Waller looked at him and saw nothing worth trapping left.

   Author's Note:
   These five chapters are setting up the main story. Please read the tags and take care of yourself.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Gotham’s Narrative

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,826

   Chapters:

   5/5

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   23

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