I've noticed that the fanfics I find absolutely breath-taking have next to no readers, so I figured I might as well pay homage to them by leaving a little list of my favorite DK fics of all time. I rarely...net/s/4432800/1/Deal_with_the_Devil 6. Any piece by tristesses; you can find her one-shots by typing in her user name. One of them made me want to cry, but I suppose that's because I'm a big baby

Characters : Rachel Dawes, various ensemble Rating : PG-13 Word Count : ~6,200 Summary: AUs from The Dark Knight 's canon. Contains some crossover/fusion-ness with Marvel and a few guest stars here...Gordon is the last person she’ll accept pity from right now. “Gotham’s at its weakest, Commissioner, and this is when the wolves start to circle. I, for one, fully intend to meet them.” Aquamarine

Title : A Bitter Pill to Swallow (Pt 2) Authors : KL & Rachel Summary : When the Joker discovers he failed in killing Rachel Dawes, he engages her in a battle of wits that forces her to see herself...outside...” Continue...? We weren't really sure if this was worth it, considering how nobody seems interested in reading about Joker and Rachel battling it out. Besides ourselves, of course. :P

Title : A Bitter Pill to Swallow (Pt 1) Authors : KL & Rachel Summary : When the Joker discovers he failed in killing Rachel Dawes, he engages her in a battle of wits that forces her to see herself... and the headstrong members of the mob, because that just wouldn't do. It wasn't any fun to try and outwit idiots, because he liked challenges, not commonplace, every day battles for dummies

Title : Chances Are... (6b/?) Author : destinyawakened   words : 1485 Rating : pg-13 Characters/Pairings : Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark, Rachel Dawes Warnings : Spoilers for Batman Begins... Tony/Bruce series that shows how they met and how they came to be best friends. Less crackish than the CE and KS. Parts : ONE | TWO  | THREE  | FOUR  | FIVE  | SIX A | Read Part SIX B HERE

Title : Chances Are... (1/?) Author : destinyawakened   words : 1800 Rating : pg Characters/Pairings : Bruce Wayne, Tony Stark, Rachel Dawes Warnings : Spoilers for Batman Begins Disclaimer...how they came to be best friends. Less crackish than the CE and KS. No knowledge of those fics is needed to understand this one, however. Crossposted to wayne_stark earlier Parts: One

Title: Don't Fear the Reaper Author: xxnadsxx Genre: Drama, suspense Pairing: Joker/Rachel Rating: R Disclaimer: I own NOTHING...except the plot Warnings: Blood & gore, violence, drugs later on, language...to kill her. Now struggling to put her corrupted lover Harvey behind bars, she has to go to his creator for help...but how long can she survive the Joker's games? Link: (She will be back.)

Title: Don't Fear the Reaper Author: xxnadsxx Genre: Drama, suspense Pairing: Joker/Rachel Rating: R Disclaimer: I own NOTHING...except the plot Warnings: Blood & gore, violence, drugs later on, language...Harvey behind bars, she has to go to his creator for help...but how long can she survive the Joker's games? Link: (Everytime she looked, she could see a bloody smile; as if it were everywhere.)

Title: Dark Humor Disclaimer:  NONE of these characters are mine. I just like to play with them. Rating/Warnings: R, spoilers in the summary & actual story, disturbing imagery, etc. Summary: ...very long time, or putting it up on livejournal communities...so here are the rest of the chapters until the very end. Link: (She was more human than she had ever felt in her entire life.)

Title: In the Flesh Author: overlithe Fandom: The Dark Knight /Nolanverse/Batverse Summary: “As a man, I'm flesh and blood. I can be ignored, I can be destroyed. But as a symbol… as a...personal head canon, the 1st April is also Jackie/the Jokester’s birthday. Well, it would be, wouldn’t it?) Once again, many thanks to btsxbeta for the help and input. ( In the Flesh )