#bane tdk

[dyns33]

Down the Pit - Part 3

It took me some times to continue this series, so sorry ! I'll finish it, I just started way too many stories at the same time.

Tag : @jaxitaxibolehlaf (I almost forgot, my bad !!)

Y/N felt a bit like a single mother who had been granted joint custody of a little girl and a giant, with a ninja leader she had never met.

She didn't have all the details, but it was obvious that Talia had had to fight a lot with her father to have the right to come back and see her.

Bane had undoubtedly supported her in her efforts, insisting on accompanying her every time she wanted to return to Gotham.

No doubt he had pointed out that the city was dangerous for a child alone, despite her training and intelligence.

He had always been her protector, so it was only right that he was by her side.

And it had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he wanted to see Y/N again as much as the girl, not at all.

If Ra's al Ghul did not believe him or was resistant, Bane still obtained authorization to follow Talia to Gotham, about once a month.

Their stays only lasted a few days, a week at most, but they were the most beautiful moments of Y/N's life.

The distribution of rooms was done naturally. Because it was too dangerous to leave her defenseless, but for her to claim her space, Talia took Y/N's room, at the end of the hallway.

Y/N went to the small guest room, which you absolutely had to pass by to see the young girl.

Bane had seemed to hesitate for a few moments, staring at the living room couch, then without saying anything, the first night, he had followed her, lying down next to her, never touching her and remaining frozen, as if waiting that she orders him to leave.

Since she didn't say anything either, it seemed normal that they would sleep together, like when they were in the Pit.

Except it wasn't quite the same thing.

Firstly, because they had a real bed and there was no risk of being killed in their sleep. Maybe enemies of the league could try to get to them here, but no one would be crazy enough to approach Bane.

Plus, there was more than enough room on the couch, for Y/N anyway. Even the bed wasn't big enough to really accommodate the giant, and since he was her guest, it was out of the question to make him sleep in bad conditions.

She had offered him the guest room, but he had raised a hand very calmly to silence her.

"I won't kick you out of your own bed, Habibi. But if you don't want me to…"

"There is no problem." she said quickly. Probably a little too quickly but he didn't bring it up.

"Alright."

Even though the bed was small, they didn't touch each other. It seemed impossible and yet Bane found a way to always stay a few inches away from her. There were times when Y/N woke up with her head on his shoulder, but he didn't move, and he stayed perfectly still until she got up.

It was very likely that he was acting out of courtesy. He had always been very tactile in the Pit, keeping one arm around her and one hand on Talia, to make sure no one was going to try to take them from him. But they were no longer in the Pit.

Despite his always protective side, he didn't really have an excuse to touch her. He was probably waiting for her authorization.

But there was another possibility. A possibility that scared Y/N.

He didn't want to touch her. In prison, Bane had taken pity on this woman who had no chance of surviving alone. And being quite alone himself, they ended up getting closer.

Now they were outside, they had the opportunity to see other people, other women, and he was able to realize that he didn't want Y/N in that way.

She sometimes wondered if there were only men in the League of Shadows. Had he had lovers ? He had every right to do so. They were not married. They hadn't promised each other anything. They even thought the other was dead or lost forever.

Bane had the right to be happy. And yes, she hadn't had anyone else, not being able to forget him, but that was her problem, not his.

They could have talked about it, but Y/N was afraid of upsetting him. Or to scare him, even if the giant claimed that nothing scared him. She knew emotions were something he misunderstood. The situation wasn't so bad. At least they were together, why ruin that ?

Then Talia innocently asked her if they were a couple, while they were cooking together, Bane taking a shower. He could deny it all he wanted, there were conveniences he appreciated in the modern world.

"Hmm. We haven't talked about it. But that doesn't change the fact that we love you."

“You sound like a recently divorced mother.”

"My point is that what happened in the Pit is not necessarily what should happen here."

"Because you don't like him. Because he's disfigured and his mask scares you."

"What ? No !" Y/N shouted, a little too loudly, biting her lips hoping Bane hadn't heard her and wasn't going to come running thinking they were in danger. "It's not that. Look Talia, I love Bane, yes. I think I always will. But you have to understand that he has changed, he has a mission, he has orders and… He has the choice now."

"I don't understand."

"In the Pit… It was just me. Now… Bane is a wonderful man. Would I like him to hold me and kiss me like in our cell ? Yes, sometimes."

“I knew you were doing stuff !” sneered the little girl with a delighted look.

"But it's over. It was loneliness and isolation. He can't force himself to be close to me if he doesn't want to, okay ? Don't ask him to do that, even to please you. You know he never says no to you.”

"… You're a bit stupid, Y/N. But I love you anyway."

Y/N wondered if Talia had spoken to Bane when evening came, and he placed his hand on hers once she was in bed beside him. He had never done this before.

Shyly, she wished him good night, turning off the light and not moving, concentrating on this hand, which she had dreamed of for months.

Was he waiting for her to say something ? Or was it a way of apologizing, of telling her that he couldn't give her more ? Their little girl was a clever and sometimes cruel being. Y/N couldn’t stay like this.

“You don’t have to, you know.” she whispered without daring to turn towards him.

"I know."

"You'll always be welcome, no matter what. I love Talia. I… I don't need you to give me anything."

“I too would like to kiss you like before.”

She couldn't help but turn to him. In the darkness, she could make out his elongated silhouette and his mask. He was always wearing it, his breathing making a strange noise.

Without giving details, he explained to her that he could survive without the mask, but that it made him suffer, and that his face was really not a pretty sight. If he were to look like a monster, it might as well command respect rather than disgust, and he wouldn't feel like he was dying every second.

If she had asked him, he would have shown her. Y/N wouldn’t have needed to insist. He refused almost nothing to her either.

Bane made a strange noise, like a moan of both pain and relief, as she caressed his face. It was now obvious that he hadn't been touched like this in a long time. Actually, not since their forced separation.

“You heard our conversation.”

"The walls are thin. You speak loudly."

"You do not scare me."

"I wondered at the beginning, if you were acting out of habit or out of constraint. If you feared my reaction. But I know you, Habibi. My sweet Habibi. You were not afraid, and I felt that you wanted more. I don't understand why. I don't understand either how you can think that I would want anyone else. There's only you in the world. I only want you."

He groaned again as he felt the kiss she placed on his forehead, then near his eye. Despite his training, she felt that he was trembling, unable to keep his calm perfectly.

He remained still as she continued, now glued to him, her hands on his chest, placing kisses on all accessible parts.

“You’re torturing me, Habibi.”

"You're the one torturing me. Touch me."

"… I have no right. To touch such a beautiful and fragile creature. I don't want to hurt you."

"Bane. Touch me."

A childish laugh, in addition to the rays of the sun, was what woke Y/N. Opening her eyes painfully, she could see Talia smiling like the cat in Wonderland, very happy at the scene before her.

For his part, Bane seemed to have been awake for a long time, still lying down, not moving to let Y/N rest after this lively night, a protective arm around her.

“I told you to be quieter. You know how to be quiet, I taught you.” he sighed, as the girl continued to giggle.

"I'm hungry."

“Do you need me to get you a bowl of cereal ?”

“I want pancakes.”

"… I'm coming."

“Y/N makes them better.”

"She needs to rest. Go back to sleep, Habibi." he whispered, pressing his forehead against hers, his way of kissing her.

Although she could have admired the giant burning the pancakes under Talia's half-serious criticism, Y/N's body was indeed a little sore, and she hugged her pillow, telling herself that she had no never really been a single mother, but simply with a man who was as reserved as he was clumsy. Her sweet giant.

[fiiiiin]

Imagine people who’ve watched the TDK trilogy but not Inception and go on Ao3 to find one of the most popular ships is a random ass pairing of the murderous villain and an orphan cop who never even share a scene together in TDKR 😭�� honestly power to Arthur and Eames because I personally find Bane/Blake a delicious dynamic despite no canon interactions and thank god for Inception for making this happen. It’s just such a funny concept to the outsider with no knowledge of Inception fandom lore though

[mlmxreader]

Public Toilets | Bane x gn!reader (🍋)

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↳ ❝ anonymous asked: May I please give you a request to use the following prompts for big tiddy Bane X non-binary, male, or gn!Reader:

“You need to let go, and to have some fun” ❞

: ̗̀➛ Bane isn't keen on things like clubbing and being in public, he gets tense and worked up... but luckily, you know just to calm him down

: ̗̀➛ spit as lube, anal sex, swearing, Masturbation, anal fingering, public sex, Daddy kink, praise kink

: ̗̀➛ MINORS DO NOT INTERACT

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The underground club scene was alive and well within Gotham; villains mingled with heroes and both danced and drank with the everyday Joe who needed to let loose after work. It didn't matter who they were. The club scene had something for everyone; harsh and loud dance music, even harsher and louder metal.

Everything in between. You weren't really sure how you managed to drag Bane along with you, given his distaste for public appearances when he was a more than wanted man, and you couldn't really blame him.

But he was there with you, keeping his heavy hand on your shoulder to make sure you didn't get separated from each other; heavily breathing through his mask as the heat started to get to him a little more than he first expected.

But you were so keen, he couldn't deny you. Bane could never tell you no when you wanted something, always bowing to a flash of the puppy dog eyes, or the slight whimper in your voice. Bane could never say no to you, even if he tried.

But he was tense, and you couldn't help but to notice as you dragged him into one of the toilet cubicles, your hands on his chest as he stood against the door.

"Bane?"

"Mm."

You tilted your head to the side slightly, raising your brows. "You alright?"

He shrugged, he didn't want to ruin your night and he wanted to at least try and have fun. "I'm fine, little one."

"You're tense," you pointed out, hands on his arms as you gently squeezed the thick muscles. "You need to let go, and to have some fun - trust me, yeah?"

He nodded slowly. "Always, little one."

Slowly, you guided him around until he sat on the toilet with his legs spread; you eyed his lap hungrily, licking your lips before you swallowed thickly and dropped to your knees between his legs.

His breath hitched, and he growled out a soft huff of your name under his breath; he resisted the urge to cup your jaw in his hand and force his thumb between your lips.

"What are you thinking?"

You grinned, looking at his crotch for a moment. "I was thinking I might know a way to help you relax."

"And what do you suggest?"

"Well, there's two options," you told him. "Either, you could fuck me, or you could fuck my mouth."

Bane grumbled under his breath. "I want you on my lap, little one."

You nodded, getting up off of your knees and dropping your trousers; Bane followed suit, sitting back down and giving his cock a good hard few strokes as he took in the sight of your body.

Watching as you copied him and started touching yourself. He got you to spit on his hand so he could make his cock a little more slick; you did it again as you started to finger your ass.

Bane was entranced, and when you told him that you were ready, he almost sprang to his feet.

"Are you still up for it?" He asked with a soft growl.

You nodded eagerly, bracing yourself against the door. "More than."

Slowly, Bane thrust into you, making you moan loudly; his hand went to your mouth, covering it so nobody could hear as he started to rock his hips against you, losing himself a little in how you pushed back against him.

Fuck. You felt so good.

He was so big, and so thick, you thought he was going to tear you open but you didn't want him to stop; he was still gentle, though, grunting softly in your ear as he pressed his cold mask to your skin.

Shivering, you moaned loudly against his hand, closing your eyes tightly. Fuck. With the added risk of getting caught so easily, you couldn't deny that you knew you wouldn't last long; frantically and desperately trying to fuck yourself against his cock.

Far from the usual talkative sex that you usually had. No, this was just pure lust.

"You're being so good," Bane grunted out quietly. "So, so good for me, little one."

"Daddy…" you murmured, rolling your hips. Your ass clenching around him and only spurring him on even more. "Please… fuck."

Bane's eyes rolled into the back of his head for a second, nearly letting go of your mouth in the process; but he was quick to come back to his senses, steadying himself with a hand on your hip as he rammed into you and started to thrust harder and faster.

Your muffled moans and begs for him to keep going only made him try and go as hard and fast as he possibly could. Wanting nothing more than to make you cum and to fill your ass with his own.

Fuck. The thought of stuffing you with his cum made him growl as he let go of your hip, focusing his attention on touching you instead.

"I wanna cum," you whimpered against his hand.

"When you're ready, little one," he told you firmly. "When you want to."

You nodded, losing yourself in the thrusting and the soft praises for a moment before you finally felt it happen; freezing up for a second as you gasped his name. Pleasure washing over you as your toes curled and your eyes rolled into the back of your head. Oh, fuck.

It only made Bane's resolve crumble as he finally came in you; he kept fucking you, not caring as he stuffed as much of it into you as he could. Claiming you completely. Fuck. Oh, fuck.

Bane kept going until he could feel himself soften, clearing his throat as he sat down for a moment and used the toilet paper to clean his cock; he stole a look at you, admiring his masterpiece.

"You know," he mused. "I really do feel a lot less tense."

You were still bracing yourself against the door, grinning as you panted heavily, trying to catch your breath; your legs were shaking, but you could nod as you laughed softly. "That's alright, then."

[thingsasbarcodes]

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

[acousticbloke]

FINALLY FINISHED SOMETHING!! Its not perfect but ive had artblock and not been posting a lot so STILL

[ladypepperofdavenshire]

tl;dr Ariadne’s Entourage escapes the coup/Imperial Space and find refuge on a large mining planet where they have to go underground to avoid The Demagogue’s spies and assassins.  Naturally, Judd gets a job in the mines (they’re always hiring and it’s fairly easy to pick up), since they have to make their own income now; Ariadne is finally able to do something with her archeology interest at one of the major universities, so they work in very different circles.

The idea for the pic came from the fact that Judd works crazy late hours in the mines, and sometimes Ariadne stays up late to have some time alone with him while the kids are KO’d.  They don’t have a whole lot of time to  themselves, but enough to share some quiet moments together :>

[gotham-at-nightfall]

The Dark Knight Rises

By EmmShin

[to-the-batcomputer]

tom hardy's bane. well 1 thing i don't understand is why they named that character bane when it's not bane like at all. or maybe i'm not familiar with enough versions of bane. that ASIDE however i think it's interesting that heath ledger's joker is constantly praised (deservedly) and tom hardy's bane... there's just a lot less talk about it

[frownyalfred]

Ooooh, now I’m interested to know what made you roll your eyes so much in the TDK trilogy ! ;)

Bale’s growl. I’m a fan of actors using a vocoder. it was just too ridiculous for me to wrap my head around

Ra’s and Talia. self explanatory I think. we really wasted a good opportunity to do their characters justice on the big screen

“Robin” just being Blake all along killed me

in that vein — how the hell did he figure out Bruce’s identity before anyone else?

the Cave just being a sad empty cavern with like, one walkway across it. Batfleck really gave me the Cave of my dreams…

the neck armor on the suits

the way Bruce’s fortune was lost via Bane. highly improbable those transactions could be made and/or the banks wouldn’t cover or stop those losses because it was literal terrorism

Rachel. She really just felt like a crammed in love interest, though I enjoyed the love triangle with Dent at times

there’s more but I don’t want to come across as a negative Nancy. I did enjoy the trilogy and I rewatch it a lot! But there are parts that definitely make me roll my eyes.

[5-7-9]

This panel is pretty funny 😂 just because of how wish fulfillment it is

Like, you wish this happened, huh?

I don’t like it when stories use their citizens as some kind of monolith hive mind, they just suddenly get inspired to do good or bad for no reason or the reason is too superficial. It bugs me, what can i say? 🤷

Interesting part to note is how they treated people taking up Joker's masks though.

Joker’s mask seems to be what gives these hooligans the freedom to cause mayhem. I’ve already said it before, but this comic treats Joker’s smile as insincere, something to hide, fake. As if being allowed to a secretive identity removes guilt over responsibility. Like when internet trolls can’t be tied to their face. This is expanded on through Alex Kayes the best. Although I don’t like her character’s existence, she highlights the part of Joker’s legacy that was perhaps misguidedly applied to Joker. Social media and public outcry.

Remember Logan Paul’s infamous apology video? James Charles? Etc. social media people? The comic even got the YouTube logo on it.

Red Flag is having a political podcast 🚩😙 sorry~ but if you’re anything like Andrew Tate, the alt-right pipeline is one you don’t want to stay in. Don’t believe everything you hear.

“It’s about sending a message” …was it hate speech? Jkjk. But this is exactly what Heath Ledger’s Joker’s mission in The Dark Knight Rises movie by Chris Nolan was like.

He was also described by Alfred as “Someone people just want to watch the world burn” with absolutely no reason to be evil, he just is evil 🙃 So there is some similarity to Punchline to this movie’s Joker.

Social media and the constant criticisms done by people reacting and adding their own stuff like idk tiktok i guess? Oh right, the comic said it, yeah. Idk any tiktok challenges like this one, so no video example 🤷

Joker War was also mentioned in other comics. I think it’s interesting how Bao Pham’s origins with Joker and Harley was, and his eventual rise to being Joker Hunter and protecting his city. Then i think he left eventually (idk). Huh.

More Punchline, this time from oftentimes copaganda and all times police commissioner Jim Gordon! More teenagers that support Punchline being bullies, what else is new. I totally forgot what I wanted to say, so I’ll just skip to the end of what I really wanted to comment on. Y’know I only recently learned about this so that’s why I’m talking about it but I think it was really awesome that Joker 2019 traveled all the way around the world because people were using his face masks in activism. That’s the positive side of having a brand, DC comics can go across countries and be recognizable. The more recognizable you are, the more people hear you. That’s what happened in the case with the Joker from the protests in Lebonon, Chile, Hong Kong, Bolivia, Colombia, Spain, Catalonia, and Ecuador (there may have been more but idk). (Warning! Talks of death and possible SA in this video!)

(I’d like to take a special time to acknowledge the Iraq Joker (mustafa makki kareem) since I found a rather in-depth interview video of his efforts). (This was 4 years ago, so I’m afraid the political landscape of Iraq has taken a turn… I hope he’s okay).

An interview with some Hong Kong protestors that wear masks to protect their identity. Interestingly enough, this video calls the mask similar to Batman :)

Also they mention reasons for hiding their identity, and methods!

There’s a few clips of Bolivia’s Joker too

Some faces of Lebonon Jokers (this video is edited with TDK Bane’s message but the original video isn’t allowed in my country?)

More edits of Chile Lebonon and Hong Kong (again, original video linked in description but unavailable to me)

In fact, that’s what happened to the Joker 2019 movie. Nowhere in the comics had Joker been depicted as he was in that movie, a victim of an oppressive system. That movie essentially took back a villain and made him this icon. That was the first time ever after Joker’s further evilization after “The Dark Knight Rises” and “Death In The Family” and “The Killing Joke” made Joker one of the evilest Batman characters (considering the ever so slightly sympathetic side to the rest of the rouges). Not to go off on it, but I think it really was a good thing for Joker. I think his criminalization crossed a line at some point, so in a way, this makes up for it.

Of course, even with all of this, it’d be unfair of me to not mention all the bad that did come from Joker. I will not discount that. And no- the 2012 Aurora shooter James Holms had orange dyed hair and is NOT inspired by Joker, he didn’t even know the movie was going on, fyi. • The Florida man Lawrence Sullivan who was arrested in 2017 for allegedly pointing a firearm at an officer. (I reached my 10 video limit 😭). • The recreation of Joker 2019 bus killing scene with suicidal 24-year-old Kyota Hattori in Tokyo train. • The “Gypsy Crusader” or Paul Nicholas Miller was a popular troll that liked to cosplay as Joker in the 2019 movie and comics Riddler while making jokes (i think he did offensive humor?) of the “radical” alt-right stance. (Ironically, the racists didn’t want a Roma descent racist on their side 💀). He was arrested for possession of an unregistered rifle and a lot of ammunition. He also lived in New Jersey…

• 2014 Jerad Miller from Las Vadas Nevada shot two police officers and one bystander dressed as the Joker with an accomplice. Essentially doing a murder-suicide when they then shot themselves. He posted videos to Youtube of his messages. (I think there was some mental illness going on? But idk) (there is also mentions of political stuff like angry at drug laws and the corrupted government and a swatsika?) (yeah idk, it was confusing).

Yes, the criminal turned devil turned sympathetic villain leads to multiple interpretations of Joker, who would’ve guessed? (sarcasm). Even London and Clermont mocked their presidents with the clown face. It’s not entirely black and white 🤷

Still, despite all the flaws in Joker 2019’s movie, all the good that came out of it… I feel as though it outweighed the bad. So, it’s not easy to hate it. Shout out to this video analysis essay that made me critically think about the Batman movies!

[amukmuk]

The other day i was watching batman tdk and suddenly remembered that tumblr AU when Fox is a vigilante and wondered, who would be Fox's joker ?

Ooo this is an amazing question! I feel like it would have to be Cad Bane, ya know?

Alternatively, it is Cody, Bly, Wolffe, Ponds or Rex who take turns being the "joker" and commit silly little "crimes" like unplugging the printer so Fox has to call tech support even though he has sworn up and down that YES it is plugged in.

[justsomerandomfanfic]

Characters I Write For ~ 2022 - 2024 ~

I will only write for these characters at the moment.

Italics = I have already made fanfics on this character if you want to read them

My Masterlist

DC/Gotham - Bane (Hardy), Bruce Wayne (Bale), Dick Grayson (Robin), Garfield Logan (Beast Boy), Jack (Heath) Joker, Jaime Reyes, Jonathan Crane (Gotham), Johnathan Crane (TDK), Kori (Starfire), Maxwell Lord, Orm Marius, Roman Sionis, Victor Stone, Victor Zsasz

Disney - Christopher Robin, Cruella de Vil, Gaston LeGume (Beauty And The Beast 2017), Jasper Badun, Prince Eric (The Little Mermaid 2023)

Kingsman - Eggsy Unwin, Hamish Mycroft (Merlin), Harry Hart, Jack Daniels

Marvel/X-Men - Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, Charles Xavier, Eddie/Venom, Erik Killmonger, Everett Ross, Harry Osborn (TASM), Heimdall, Helmut Zemo, Johnny Storm, Kurt Wagner, Logan Howlett, Loki Odinson (Not the Series), M'Baku, Natasha Romanoff, Otto Octavius, Peter Parker (Andrew), Peter Parker (Tobey), Pietro Maximoff, Sam Wilson, Scott Lang, Steve Rogers, Thor Odinson, Tony Stark, Wade Wilson

Star Wars/The Mandalorian - Anakin Skywalker, Armitage Hux, Ben Solo/Kylo Ren, Din Djarin, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi

Stranger Things - Billy Hargrove, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckey, Steve Harrington

The Hobbit/Lord Of The Rings - Bilbo Baggins, Boromir, Dwalin, Faramir, Fili, Kili, Haldir, Legolas Greenleaf, Pippin Took, Samwise Gamgee, Thorin Oakenshield, Thranduil

Miscellaneous -

American Psycho - Patrick Bateman

Barbie - Ken (Ryan)

Beetlejuice The Musical - Beetlejuice

Doctor Who - Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor

Five Nights At Freddy's - Mike Schmidt, William Afton/Steve Raglan

Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones

John Wick - John Wick

Jurassic Park - Ian Malcolm

Scooby Doo (2002) - Shaggy (Norville) Rogers

Spiderverse - Hobie Brown, Johnathon Ohnn, Miguel O'Hara, Peter B. Parker, Peter Parker (Noir)

Supernatural - Castiel, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester

The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes - Coriolanus Snow, Lucy Gray, Lucky Flickerman, Sejanus Plinth, Tigris Snow

The Last Of Us - Joel Miller

The Pirates Of The Caribbean - James Norrington

The Phantom Of The Opera - Erik Destler

TRAP - Cooper Adams

Twisters - Tyler Owens, Javier Rivera

The Witcher - Geralt, Jaskier

Pride And Prejudice - Fitzwilliam Darcy

Uncharted 4 - Sam Drake, Rafe Adler

Walking Dead - Daryl Dixon

Wonka - Willy Wonka

X-Files - Fox Mulder

Celebrities - Chris Evans, Harry Styles, Justin Timberlake, Pedro Pascal, Timothee Chalamet, Tom Holland

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Requests are OPEN

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Fandoms that have gone to Fandom Heaven:

Harry Potter

2022 - 2024 © justsomerandomfanfic

[mlmxreader]

Safe As Houses | Bane x gn!reader

Anonymous asked: "I'm sorry, you want me to what?" "Be my fake boyfriend" with Bane. 

I saw that you liked Bane and wanted to write for him. And I think this prompt with him would be funny so have fun with it. Also I love your work and I’m amazed that ever story you write is a piece of art in there own right.

summary: you have a question for Bane, but he’s also got questions for you.

tws: mentions of violence, swearing

support your fanfic writers by reblogging what you read & enjoy

Bane paced the floor, not entirely sure what he was supposed to say to such an indecent proposal; tapping his mask with his index finger as he tried to think about it and to work his head around it.

He was a smart man, there was no doubt about it, nobody could ever call that into question - but it wasn’t exactly a decent question that you had asked him. He wasn’t sure how he was supposed to answer, and whether or not it would be for the best if he told you how he actually felt; he stopped, leaning against the counter as he folded his arms across his chest and glared at you. 

“I’m sorry, you want me to what?”

“Be my fake boyfriend,” you explained, “it’s only for a couple of nights, but there’s this regular we have at work, and they’re always really handsy with me - so I thought, well… you’re a big, handsome, scary looking guy… maybe if they saw me with you acting like a couple, they’d back off.”

Bane nodded slowly, not really fully convinced as he hummed. “Why don’t I just go see them? Privately?”

“I appreciate the fact that you didn’t say murder outright,” you started, “but, that’d be wrong. This is just some idiot who can’t take a hint. Please… give me a hand?”

Bane clenched his jaw, glaring at you as he sighed and shook his head. “No.”

“Oh…” you frowned as you nodded slowly. “Alright, well, uh… thank you anyway, Bane…”

“It isn’t that,” he shook his head. “It really isn’t. I just… for one, I would prefer to see this person myself, and to… talk to them. Privately. But I wouldn’t want to lie to you, either.”

You leaned against the counter opposite, tilting your head to the side as you cocked your brow. “What do you mean?”

“I don’t give you aid because you work with Doctor Quinn,” he explained, “even if I do respect her enough to call her an ally… it isn’t that. I aid you because I have great interest in you. I help because I’m fond of you.”

You licked your lips, swallowing thickly, your voice going quiet. “Crane will kick your ass… he’d be pissed to find that out.”

“Then Crane can take it up with me,” Bane hissed, boxing you in against the counter and his body, his breath hot from his mask as heat started to rise through your body as he placed his arms on the counter either side of you. “You’ve been under my protection for a long while now, and I’m sorry that it hasn’t entirely kept you safe.”

“Wait,” you put your hands on his chest, staring into his eyes as you furrowed your brows. “What?”

“I didn’t want to see you hurt, or caught by the Bat,” he explained, “so I ensured that you were always protected. Never invasively, I made sure of that.”

“You’ve been protecting me?” You asked softly. “Is that why Harley didn’t want to come partying with me?”

Bane nodded. “I should have told you, I’m sorry, I-”

He froze when you kissed his mask, smack in the middle. It was just a soft peck, a sign of gratitude if anything, but it made him freeze as his eyes went wide. He stared at you, but before he could think to ask you, he gently pressed his mask to your lips again. You smiled, and his chest felt funny.

“What was that for?”

You shrugged, running your hands up his chest and letting them rest on his shoulders. “Protecting me. And, for the record? I’m fond of you, too… Harley kept telling me to tell you but… she doesn’t know you like I do - you wouldn’t…”

“You would be surprised, my lark,” he hummed. “I’m sorry I can’t help you this time.”

You shook your head, a soft whimper coming from the back of your throat as you licked your lips and decided to risk it all. “Well, you don’t have to be my fake boyfriend.”

“Pardon?”

“You could be, y’know,” you laughed nervously, rubbing the back of your neck and trying to ignore the sweat dripping down your back. “My real boyfriend, instead - no pretending or anything.”

Bane thought about it for a moment, about to start pacing again when he looked at your mouth; he couldn’t resist, gently nudging your lips with his mask before he pulled away and sighed, shaking his head.

“I would have to make sure you’re constantly protected, if that’s the case.”

“Or,” you started, “you could always just… be with me whenever you have five minutes and keep me safe yourself - for safety reasons! Obviously. Not so we can, y’know, kiss and cuddle and shit.”

Slowly, he nodded. “Alright. Consider it down, my lark.”

“Why’d you call me that?” You asked with a chuckle.

“Larks will bravely sing and fly in places where there’s no life,” he explained, “just as poppies will grow in the same places… you are my lark.”

“Alright, then,” you grinned, laughing softly. “I thought it was just some stupid thing but… I like that.” 

“Good,” Bane hummed. If you could have seen his mouth beyond that metal mask, you could tell by his eyes alone that he was grinning. “I have to go and talk to a man for a while - but I’ll come back by the time you need to leave for work. I’ll walk you there, and after your shift, I’ll walk you home.”

“Thank you,” you whispered, nodding. “Really, Bane.”

“If we’re to be partners,” he started softly, “then I best start taking better care of you, don’t you think?”

“Yeah,” you whispered, clearing your throat. “If you want to, that is.”

“I do,” Bane admitted. “But first, I need to have a conversation - will you be alright?”

You nodded, daring to gently plant a kiss to his mask again. He didn’t freeze, only hummed before he nudged your mouth with his mask and pulled away to leave. 

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Lol none of the Nolan movies “underperformed”, WB did see Marvel blowing up and tried to scramble to revive their own cash cows (and bats) but The Dark Knight trilogy came out in a wholly different cinematic landscape and is widely regarded as hugely successful. And on a personal note, taking years between The Dark Knight and the loss of Heath Ledger before reworking and releasing TDKR seemed much classier to me than forcing BP:WK to the finish to keep up with MCU’s factory pacing

(Continued salty Dark Knight anon here) I am not a dceu fan, I think they’re a cluster fuck and I just really loved the Nolan movies. Avengers (2012) was building on 5 previous entries to TDKR’s 2, so the investment and expectations for Avengers’ box office were of course higher to say nothing of them also skewing to slightly younger viewers. Okay, I am done, I promise.

It's true that TDKR didn't underperform - it made $1B at the box office.

To be clear, the time difference isn't vast, though. Nolan had his first treatment written in December 2008, though he did make Inception first. And that was a rewrite to take the Joker out, and add Bane.

And the spacing was 4 years between TDK & TDKR, rather than 2 (or 3.5 since CB's last major appearance in IW.)

[bigbadbatsy]

ok im so curious do you ship tdk bane and scarecrow i literally discovered your blog all of 3 minutes ago and im catching a vibe

Bestie you passed the vibe check. I ship TDK Scarecrow with everyone. He is the city whore and I will die on this hill. Look at that fucking face. He just always looks moments away from a tantrum the longer he goes without a dick in his mouth. Babygirl has so many dick appointments he needs a notebook to keep track. Who wouldn't want a piece of that?

I definitely do favor him with Bane because, I mean, look at him. But ALSO love the idea of him getting cornered by Batman. Just anyone with big muscles holding him down would be good. Also Riddler, just to see who would come out on top. Joker would be fun.

I'm moments away from incoherent rambling thank you for the ask I am delighted.

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If anyone doesn’t know what the whole event is here y’all go, I spent way too much time on this.

Consisting of the main event itself;

Forever Evil (2013) by Geoff Jones

And tie in ongoings;

Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion (2013)

Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. (2013)

Forever Evil: Arkham War (2013)

Stand alone tie in:

Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs. Bane #1 (2014)

Tie in event Forever Evil Blight;

Justice League Dark (2011) #24-29, Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger (2012) #14-17, Trinity of Sin Pandora (2013) #7-9, Constantine (2013) #9-12.

And the main event tie ins;

Trinity of Sin: Pandora (2013)#4-6, Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger (2012) #11-13, Suicide Squad (2011) #24-30, Justice League (2011) #24-30, Justice League of America (2013) #11-14, Nightwing (2011) #30.

And the concurrent tie in event Villains Month some of which had nothing to do with the event and just mentioned where fan favorite villains were in this spiffy New 52 Era;

Batman (2011) #23.1-23.4, Batman and Robin (2011) #23.1-23.4, Batman the Dark Knight (2011) 23.1*-23.4, Detective Comics (2011) #23.1-23.4, Batman/Superman (2013) #3.1, Action Comics (2011) #23.1-23.4, Superman (2011) #23.1-23.4, green lantern (2011) #23.1-23.4, Justice League (2011) #23.1-23.4, Justice League Dark (2011) #23.1-23.4, Justice League of America (2013) #7.1-7.4, The Flash (2011) #23.1-23.3, Aquaman (2011) #23.1-23.2, Wonder Woman (2011) #23.1-23.2, Earth 2 (2012) 15.1-1.2, Swamp Thing (2011) #23.1, Teen Titans (2011) #23.1-23.2,

*Batman TDK 23.1 is, inexplicably, a tie in to Batgirl (2011) #20-21