𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓

THE SINS OF THE FATHER

Saint Crowe, despite her name, could hardly be called moral. Gotham City didn't make moral creatures, only those who could survive by the brute of their fists and quickness of their tongue. It built survivors, not church followers. With ash in the air and blood on the streets, Saint reveled in the ways of Gotham. Born to criminals playing socialites, she learned the talk of the wealthy and cruelness of the underbelly.

Saint was supposed to be the salvation.

The Crowes left their mark on Gotham generations ago, when speakeasys rose in popularity and smuggling became an American trademark. They depraved Gotham, rotting its core, and keeping their pockets full. Though named Saint, she was never supposed to be one. Tobias Crowe trained his daughter without mercy; how to defend herself, how to take the lives of others, and how to charm her way into the pockets of the rich. A sinner, not a saint.

Tobias' idea of his daughter was slaughtered when he was. Left only with her family, who didn't know how to keep up with the criminal world, the Crowes exited the mob underbelly, still lime lighting as socialites. Protected by Carmine Falcone, the family lived peacefully. Saint had no desire to return to the world, but her fascination with the darkness of Gotham grew as words spelled onto her notebook.

Employed by the Gotham Gazette, Saint Crowe held no interest in uncovering the secrets of the mob, but she did turn her eye on the new vigilante in town. Nicknamed the Batman by police and reporters, she was determined to get an interview him. Intertwined in the night of Batman and the returned Gotham Prince, Bruce Wayne, Saint found herself drawn back into her father's lifestyle.

ARE TO BE LAID UPON THE CHILDREN.

SAINT CROWE
emeraude toubia

DAMIEN LABELLE
freddy carter

VICKI VALE
amanda seyfried

wynter crowe ━ marisol nichols
bruce wayne ━ robert pattinson
carmine falcone ━ john turturro
selina kyle ━ zoe kravitz
james gordon ━ jeffrey wright

warnings.
this book includes adult language, violence, depictions of murder, blood, and guns. if none of that vibes with you, proceed with caution

disclaimer.
i do not own batman or any dc comics characters, nor do i own any of the scenes from the batman. all i own are my original characters, scenes, and dialogue.

timeline.
started: 9/14/22
ended: tba

dedication.
dedicated to svperboy and @-galaxycluster because they said i should post my fic now, so thank you for letting me act on impulse. also to all my bruce wayne stans

authors note.
hi this whole fic was inspired by my criminology professor, so shoutout to him. literally i was in class the other day and he said "you know the saying about journalists and crime? if it bleeds it leads" and i went 👀 so here we are.

saint is a name i've been thirsting over for years now and have constantly have drafts where the ocs first name is saint - or it's at least their nickname. but tbh it just hits with bruce bc of the batman's who "the sins of the father" thing which is a huge inspo for this fic as well. i mean it's literally the name of it.

i hope y'all enjoy saint and her story bc the little plot points i have planned are scratching my brain right. i mean batman, the name saint, and journalism??? literally everything i live for. also in love with hot girls covered in blood and carrying a gun, so be prepared for that type of energy