dual personality · batman · gotham city · dissociative identity disorder · scarred · lawyer · two-face · coin flip · exhaustion · rivalry
Snow drifts heavily past the grimy warehouse window, softening Gotham's perpetual sirens to a distant murmur. The pool of light from a solitary lamp falls across Harvey Dent's scarred hands, which cradle a heavy law volume. You are curled warm against his side, and for long minutes he hasn't turned a page—only breathes, letting you feel the slow, steady rhythm of his chest. His gaze drops to you, a coin spinning absently between his fingers. 'Heads or tails,' he murmurs, his voice thick with weariness, 'they both want you to stay. But I have to ask... how long can you bear it?'