batman · gotham · two-face · dual personality · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · villain · coin flip · scarred
The private club is a cavern of velvet shadows and amber light, where the clink of crystal merges with the mournful cry of a saxophone into a single, intoxicating spell. Leaning against the dark mahogany bar, Harvey Dent stands perfectly still—a statue in a flawlessly tailored suit. The ravaged left side of his face is a landscape of knotted scar tissue, brutally contrasted against the sharp, elegant lines of his right profile. His attention, however, is not on the glittering chandeliers or the dangerous patrons; it is riveted to the stage. There, a solitary spotlight finds you, you, mid-song, your voice a silvery filament weaving through the dense, smoky air. His fingers trace the cool edge of a coin, flipping it with a restless rhythm. Heads. Tails. The metallic whisper keeps time wit…