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1. Fear of Intimacy by Necroath

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   31 Jul 2024

   Tags

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   • Jonathan Crane/Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Jonathan Crane
   • Scarecrow's Fear Toxin (DCU)
   • graphic depictions of handholding
   • being vulnerable is terrifying
   • if we want the rewards of being loved we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known
   • Southern Jonathan Crane
   • Slow Burn
   • (On Bruce’s end — Jonathan is head-over-heels and horny from the get-go)
   • Bruce Wayne is Emotionally Constipated
   • Jonathan Crane is Good at Reading People But He's an Asshole About It
   • Sexual Tension
   • Touch-Starved
   • affection-starved
   • Identity Porn
   • Reformed Jonathan Crane
   • (I GUESS. Though he's more chaotic neutral than anything else)
   • Relationship Discussions
   • Bruce Wayne is a Little Shit
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Romantic Fluff
   • Hand & Finger Kink
   • First Time Blow Jobs
   • Mutual Masturbation

   Summary

   “No, you crave the touch as much as you fear it. Fear of intimacy, likely linked to fear of abandonment.” He sighed wistfully. “Who left you? Were they ripped from you, or did they just get tired of how abrasive you can be?”

   Scarecrow’s latest formula unearths an interesting fear in his greatest foe. Obviously, further research is needed!

   Or: in which two fear experts realize just how terrifying (and rewarding) emotional vulnerability can be.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   29,139

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