I decided to grit my teeth and dust off one of my 'in-progress' Batman stories. I've gotten 15 pages in...
The roof was covered, but the gunman was busy concentrating on the policemen below, not watching his back against marauding bats. Stupid, really, but that was the criminal element for you. If they had any brains, they'd chose another profession.
Batman wrenched the man around and off his feet with one yank. This was his favorite parlor trick and it never failed to impress his quarry.
"Let me go," the man pleaded hoarsely, his hands tearing the black gauntlets.
"Is that really what you want?" Batman asked hoarsely, a smile tweaking the corners of his mouth. Never let it be said that the Batman was without a sense of humor. The man abruptly became aware of the fact that his toes were not only dangling inches from the roof surface, but that they were also suspended over the edge.
A spotlight suddenly caught them both in a shower of near-blinding white light, but the effect only further served to make the crimefighter look more opposing.
"Yes… No!" It suddenly sunk in that it might not be to his own benefit to be released.
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on 2019-03-15 04:09 pm (UTC)The roof was covered, but the gunman was busy concentrating on the policemen below, not watching his back against marauding bats. Stupid, really, but that was the criminal element for you. If they had any brains, they'd chose another profession.
Batman wrenched the man around and off his feet with one yank. This was his favorite parlor trick and it never failed to impress his quarry.
"Let me go," the man pleaded hoarsely, his hands tearing the black gauntlets.
"Is that really what you want?" Batman asked hoarsely, a smile tweaking the corners of his mouth. Never let it be said that the Batman was without a sense of humor. The man abruptly became aware of the fact that his toes were not only dangling inches from the roof surface, but that they were also suspended over the edge.
A spotlight suddenly caught them both in a shower of near-blinding white light, but the effect only further served to make the crimefighter look more opposing.
"Yes… No!" It suddenly sunk in that it might not be to his own benefit to be released.