Noir AU Part 1/6(?)

 For the hell of it, and because I've always loved the genre, I've started a Bruce/Clark noir AU, set in an alternate Gotham circa 1948. Not everything will be period accurate, to warn you, but I do try.

Rating:  R, for violence this chapter

Pairing:  Bruce/Clark eventually, but mentions of Bruce/Selina, among others.

Warnings:  there will one major character death in later chapters, but just basic murder this one. Also, since I had to tone everything down a bit, Clark isn't exactly Superman here. Nor is Bruce exactly Batman. But they're close.

Summary:  "Two weeks ago I walked the darkest city in America. Two weeks ago I met the man of my dreams. Two weeks ago I was caught up in a web of treachery and murder to rival the best Raymond Chandler novel, embroiled in a story that beat out anything Metropolis had ever thrown at me. Two weeks ago I caused a woman's death. Two weeks ago, I was in Gotham."


Gotham Noir:  The Man with the Lonely Eyes

( Chapter 1 : High Society )

Idle curiosity

Okay, this is mainly because I'm curious and because I was reminded of it earlier when talking with Ilyena_sylph, but:

If you were pressed to a decision, which two human virtues would you say you value most highly?

A friend asked me that once, and it took me about two days to answer her, but in the end when pushed, I went with Honour and Loyalty, though neither alone, and neither blind. I value a lot of human attributes, but those two are the ones I would want most in a friend, and admire most in an enemy.

My sister said that Hope was one of her chosen two, because without it anything else would lose meaning, and in some respects I agree with her. I'd rank Hope up there as a close third.

So. If anyone feels inclined to indulge my curiosity, I'd love to know what you feel here.