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1. Canine Motif by bruciemilf

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, The Batman (Movie 2022)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   17 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Alfred Pennyworth & Bruce Wayne
   • Jacob Kane & Bruce Wayne
   • Philip Kane & Bruce Wayne
   • Alfred Pennyworth/Martha Wayne/Thomas Wayne
   • Gabrielle Kane/Jacob Kane
   • Kate Kane & Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Alfred Pennyworth
   • Jacob Kane
   • Philip Kane
   • Thomas Wayne
   • Martha Wayne
   • Gabrielle Kane
   • Other Character Tags to Be Added
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Not Canon Compliant
   • Pre-The Batman (Movie 2022)
   • Family Feels
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Angst
   • Eventual Fluff
   • Jacob Kane Should Be His Own Warning
   • Bruce Wayne Has Issues
   • Bruce Wayne Needs a Hug
   • Alfred Pennyworth is Bruce Wayne's Parent
   • Not Beta Read
   • Dysfunctional Relationships
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

   Summary

   Martha Wayne died with Bruce’s hand in hers, and Joe Chill’s fingers between her teeth, and she made Gotham bleed for it.

   “They fought,” Bruce whispered, voice breaking right in the middle. A broken instrument that’ll never work again.

   Not the same.

   “They were brave. They were nice. They loved me. And it didn’t matter.”

   When he was 8, Gotham, haunted, filthy, tired of trying, decided what it was.

   And Bruce decided, too.

   No one is happy about it.

   Language:

   English

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