#B:FoS

[familyofshadows]

First Chapter Snippet

Howdy! This is a snippet from the first chapter of my Batman rewrite fic, Batman: Family of Shadows. It's short, but I hope you enjoy it. Feedback is welcome!

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The putrid ring of a handgun firing plays in the back of Bruce’s mind, a bad case of tinnitus that never leaves him. The click of the trigger, the hiss of gunpowder igniting and the soft whistle of the bullets as it pierced through the air. The horrid tear of flesh. His father’s body as it fell to the ground. His mother’s cries.

The sound of ivory pearls kissing blood-soaked concrete. 

It all plays in his head, a traumatic loop of sorrow. Bruce wishes he could forget that day, have a magician wave their hand and erase it all, but then it’d be like losing his parents all over again. Bruce doesn’t think he could live through that twice; so it keeps the pain in his heart, a reminder to himself, to never let that happen to anyone else.

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Keep an eye out for my posts if you wish to see more! I plan to post snippets and updates as it comes out. This is going to be a long process, but hopefully an enjoyable one :)