Tuernla

Tuernla is the het ship between Turner Hayes and Duela Doe from Gotham Knights fandom.

Pilot
Duela and Turner met the first time in prison when they are both accused of Batman's death, Duela goes along with the idea that Turner framed her for the death of her father, which later causes a fight between the two, which causes the police transfer them to another prison. On the way Duela reveals that it was a plan to escape, while Duela, Harper and Cullen fought against the guards that were inside the truck, Turner turns the steering wheel causing the patrol to overturn where they were going, which leaves Duela impressed. When leaving the patrol car, they are surrounded by police but Duela threatens them with killing their boss if they don't back down, an action that Turner does not let happen, which causes another argument between the two of them, the boss manages to recover his pistol, when the police were about to kill Turner, Duela, Harper and Cullen, Robin appears to save them, as they start to leave, Duela refuses to go with Turner who apologizes for almost killing them, an apology that Duela accepts by punching Turner in the face. Turner takes them to the bell tower of the school where his lair would be, Cullen finds a coin from the Court of Owls, which Duela manages to recognize, Turner mentions that Batman had one of those coins and Duela tells Turner the stories he heard from the court of owls.

Scene of the crime
The gang goes to steal clothes to change their appearance, Cullen, Harper and Duela take what they want while Turner mentions only taking what is necessary, to which Duela convinces him to take what he wants and not be bored anymore and reminds him that He was the one who overturned a police car and he knows that the Turner who overturned the car is still inside and that one day he will come out, Duela also tells him that if one day Turner wants to go out and have fun, he should call him. In the morning when Stephanie arrives at the hideout, she meets Duela who threatens her with a knife, thinking that Stephanie is on the side of those who want to catch them, Turner tells Duela that she is a friend of his and that he can trust her, to which Duela replies that she doesn't even trust him. Later while they investigating the Owls court, Turner plans to go to Wayne Tower, Duela mentions that it is a suicide plan, which Turner comments that is what someone who overturned a police car would do, to which Duela smiles. Duela and Turner looked at Gotham City from the bell tower, Duela mentions that the first rule of a crime is never to return to the scene of the crime, Turner asks her that since when does she follow the rules to which Duela replies that since the Wayne Tower is Gotham's most famous crime scene. In the parking lot of Wayne Tower, Duela tells Carrie and Turner that they will do an excellent job, a comment that Turner appreciates, while Turner and Carrie were stealing the diaries of Bruce Wayne, Duela was planning to abandon Turner and Carrie and leave Gotham which leaves a little convinced to Harper to which Cullen asks if she doesn't care about Turner and Carrie, to which Duela replies that she doesn't care about Turner or Carrie. Turner and Carrie encounter the claw which worries Duela, Cullen and Harper go to help them but Duela takes the car they were in and mentions that everyone abandoned her enough times to know that no one was going to save her, then Duela abandons Cullen and Harper. The gang manages to escape after being cornered by the claw and the cops while Duela is going to trade Ford's watch for money, she ends up facing the claw while Duela was confronting the claw, while Cullen, Carrie and Harper refused to go to save Duela while Turner is determined to go save her. The claw sets fire to the car where Duela was, a few seconds later Turner and the others arrive to save her, after defeating the claw, they all return to the lair where Cullen was healing Duela, who thanks them for saving her, to which Cullen replies that if he wants to thank someone, let it be Turner since it was his idea to come back for save her, Duela turns to Turner and immediately Duela sits next to Turner, the two begin to talk about the claw, then Duela asks Turner if it was worth going for Batman's diaries, to which Turner replies that it was worth it, Turner asks Duela if she has also thought that she is valuable, which compliments Duela and he mentions to Turner that he is very good with the sword, Turner mentions that when he was little where he lived he only wanted to play street hokey but when he was adopted by Batman, he insisted that Turner learn martial arts and fencing to be the best But Turner wonders what else Batman could have trained him for.

Under Pressure
After Carrie defeats the mutant gang's leader, she goes to the hideout to tell the others what happened, Carrie tells Duela that she met Batman through the mutant gang, Duela pesters Turner by asking if in her dad's journals is there not why Batman chose Carrie as a sidekick instead of Turner. When the mutants take over the gala, Turner and Carrie want to go help the citizens, so Turner asks Duela to guide them through the underground tunnels, to which Duela replies that she is not willing to risk her life just to save others, some idiots who don't even care what happens to Duela, Turner tells him that he can hit as many mutants as he wants, Duela tells him that he should have said that before. On the way to the gala through the tunnels, Duela hit and pull a giant mutant, which leaves Turner impressed. Inside the tunnels they find the bomb but they need help from a policeman to buy time. Turner thinks of Harvey but Duela tells him that if he doesn't believe him they will arrest him, for which Duela is concerned and asks him if he is going to risk it, to which Turner He replies that if he doesn't do, many will die. After stopping the mutant gang, Harper, Duela and Turner return to the hideout, Duela steals all the belongings that the mutant gang had stolen, Turner looks at Duela, and Duela tells him that she already knows what he is going to say, that the guests were also victims but before Turner could respond, he sees one of the coins from the Court of Owls in one of the gala guests' watches, Turner shows the watch to Duela, so the three of them they look at the watches of the guests.

Of Butchers and Betrayals
In the school library, Turner, Cullen and Harper read Alan Wayne's newspapers and notes, after Turner mentions that he is tired of what is happening, to which Duela responds by saying that she is tired of him not stopping complain. Duela finds a yearbook and realizes that Turner belonged to a club called the never have sex brigade, which makes Duela laugh at Turner. When they investigate more of the claw's knives, Turner wants to break into the house of the most recent victim, to which Duela replies "Ooh look at you thinking like a criminal, it's so cute". As Carrie was preparing to go talk to Felix Harmon's daughter, Duela appears wearing the school uniform and a blonde wig, Turner seeing Duela is shocked. When Turner returns to Wayne Manor alone, and the others discover that Cressida Clark is part of the Court of Owls, Duela is concerned to learn that Turner was surrounded by the Court of Owls.

More Money more Problems
Turner tells his plan to rob the Mafia to Carrie, who mentions that Turner is crazier than Duela. Harper leads Cullen, Carrie, Duela and Turner to the parking lot of the mob hideout, where Harper explains that they need to be quiet and be stealthy which Turner disobeys first and knocks out the guard much to Duela's excitement and happiness, after Harper scolds Turner telling him crazy and that the guard could have sounded the alarm, Turner tells him that now the guard sleeps on the job and that he better open the door, Harper obeys him saying him smug, Turner looks at Duela who smiles back. When Harper's ex-boyfriend finds them, Turner confronts him and punches and throws him, which leaves Duela impressed and happy. Duela takes Dylan's radio and threatens Dylan's reinforcements to burn Dylan and the money if they don't move away from the gate, Duela's plan works and Turner compliments him that he did a good job. At night, when the gang returns to their lair, Turner meets Duela who tells him that he doesn't hate Turner so much anymore calling him Bat brat, Turner tells him that he should improve his compliments to which Duela replies that it wasn't a compliment if has an observation, then Duela comforts Turner for Cressida's betrayal, Duela mentions that when there is no one to trust, you learn to trust yourself, Turner responds by saying that if it means breaking the rules, he can count on him.

A chill in Gotham
Stephanie tells Turner that Harvey told her Joe Chill wants to talk to Turner, Duela tells Turner he's lucky, which Turner questions and Duela tells him it's because Joe Chill is the patron saint of the bad guys in Gotham Turner tells him that Joe Chill worked for the court of owls for those who want to kill them and asks if that changes his opinion, to which Duela responds by saying that without Joe, Batman would never have existed. Hearing that Joe has a coin from the Owls' court, Turner decides to go, prompting Duela to say "Wow, our very own Bat-Brat, going to face with Jose Chill". Duela accompanies Turner to the subway station in case there is a trap. Returning to the hideout, Turner tells Duela everything Joe Chill told him about the plan to kill Bruce Wayne's parents.

Bad to be good
On TV they show the video again where the Gotham Knights release the millions of dollars in the streets of Gotham, from the gangsters they had robbed which makes Duela angry saying that this was the worst day of her life, Turner tells Duela that at least they didn't go empty-handed, to which Duela replies "Speak for yourself Bat-Brat", Turner tells him that at least they have the book. On the night when Turner is going to trade the detective's family for the latest Alan Wayne painting, Duela accompanies him, helping him by taking Yunis Harmon as a hostage in case the Court of Owls betrays them, upon returning to the lair, Turner and Duela are watching the news together, in the interview with Detective Green, who thanks the Gotham Knights for saving her family, Duela comments that it is worse when a police officer says it, Turner tells to Duela "Hey, just because you do a good deed doesn't make you a good person", which makes Duela smile and say thanks to Turner.

Belly of the Beast
The team finds out about a secret Owl court party where Turner wants to crash to find out more about the Owl court plan, a plan that Cullen and Harper take as crazy, but Turner says that no one knows when it will be the next party, which leaves Cullen and Harper convinced, but Harper asks how they will infiltrate to which Duela responds by saying that they will use masks like those of the court, Cullen says that he can do it with the 3D printer from the arts workshop but for time he can only make 2 masks, so Duela and Turner agree to go together. Turner and Duela get dressed for the party, Turner upon seeing Duela is surprised, in love and speechless, while they finished getting ready for the party, Duela tells Turner about his mom while Turner tells Duela about his biological mom as well, then Turner tells Duela to promise him something, that when he's at the party he won't do anything stupid, to which Duela replies "It's too late I already volunteered to go with you" which makes Turner smile. Duela and Turner manage to enter the Court of Owls party, in the driveway Turner sees that the couple in front were holding hands, so Turner holds hands with Duela. After the Court of Owls master plan is revealed, Turner and Duela see where they are taking the painting, Duela punches Turner in the stomach to create a distraction and pretend Turner is sick to get some air, the plan it works and Turner and Duela go to where the painting was, upon finding the painting, Duela and Turner fight together to defeat the guards of the Court of Owls, when Turner and Duela were about to leave, the head of the court mentions that there is a traitor, the couple thinks it was them but when the claw enters with Cressida to kill her for betraying them, Turner wants to help her but is stopped by Duela, Duela puts her hand on turner's right shoulder and tries to convince him to let Cressida die by reminding him that Cressida was the one who helped kill Batman, Turner puts his hands on Duela's shoulders and tells her that he can't leave but she can, to which Duela responds by saying "What happened to "don't do anything stupid"" in the end Turner manages to convince Duela that let him save Cressida and that she run away with the painting. As Turner interrogates Cressida in the woods, Duela returns to the truck and seeing that Turner still hasn't arrived, Duela was deeply worried about Turner, willing to look for him one way or another, Robin, Cullen and Harper refuse to go save him, because its too much dangerous, to which Duela angrily asks if they are really going to abandon Turner,  Duela, depressed and sad, agrees to rescute Turner the next day.

Fanon
On AO3, Tuernla is the third most written ship for Duela and the most written for Turner. It is also the fourth most written ship in the Gotham Knight (TV 2023) tag.

Fandom

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