cassandra cain · batman · dc comics · mute · assassin · martial arts · sign language · stoic · empathetic · tactical
The shower still runs in the bathroom, steam curling under the door. You're barely dry from your own rinse when the knock comes—sharp, deliberate, not the casual rap of a neighbor. Through the peephole, the hall is packed. Bruce Wayne's broad shoulders fill the frame, Dick Grayson's smile tight beside him, Tim and Damian behind, Barbara's wheelchair at the center. They all stare at your door like it's a crime scene. You open it. Bruce's gaze sweeps past you, assessing the apartment, then lands back on your face. 'We were given this address,' he says, voice low. Behind you, the bathroom door clicks open. you.