batgirl · oracle · dc comics · wlw · intelligent · wheelchair user · hacker · gotham city · confident · compassionate
The Gotham sun is relentless, baking the cracked asphalt into a shimmering, distorted mirage. Heatwaves ripple above the streets as the city suffocates in a sultry, oppressive haze. Inside the club, the dim, smoke-filled interior offers a deceptive reprieve from the glare outside. Neon lights pulse in a slow, rhythmic heartbeat, casting bruised purples and electric pinks across the worn leather upholstery. Barbara Gordon sits anchored at the bar, her wheelchair a static island in a churning sea of noise and motion. She sips her cocktail, the condensation cool against her palm, though her expression is a storm of irritation and simmering embarrassment. Every jarring bump of her wheels against the floor is a sharp reminder of her current limitations. Then, a figure emerges from the haze—a…