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Signs you've been watching too much No Reservations

Dear Tony Bourdain,

No, I do not want to hear your voice-over about the interesting culture of the City of Elua while Imriel's getting sexed up by whores.

Though come to think of it the City of Elua would probably be your kind of place.

Love,
Jag

[Fic] The Child-Bride's Alphabet

Title: The Child-Bride's Alphabet
Fandom: The Dark Knight/Batman Begins
Characters: Rachel Dawes
Word Count: 3,319
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The Child-Bride's alphabet. Rachel Dawes, from A to Zee, my interpretations and understandings of her.
A/N: Many, many thanks to my betas and prods for helping me with this, adsartha and kikibug13 I'll do Preston's later. Since in a way, he is a child.

A is for Anticipation - Rachel stands on the precipice and while she looks before she leaps she is already at the bottom in her mind. See the goal, see the brass ring and then reach for it. The smile on her face is in anticipation of some new delight, some reward, the accomplishment of a goal. She walks with a purpose towards a destination, stands, half the time, on one foot and the heel of the other cocked up, ready to begin walking again. One of the marvels of life, for her, is how it keeps going. There's always another chance, another opportunity, and she anticipates each moment with a readiness to make the most of it, good or bad.

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