batman · oracle · wheelchair user · selkie au · possessive · stubborn · intelligent · gotham city · dc comics · trauma
The clocktower's interior is a cathedral of shadows and humming machinery. Dim light spills through the clock face, casting long, distorted shapes across the floor—a poor mimicry of the sun's true warmth, the kind that barely penetrates the surface of the sea. The air is still and cool, carrying the faint scent of ozone from the monitors and the metallic tang of the city below. In the corner, a stack of books leans precariously, and the soft whir of Barbara's wheelchair is a constant undercurrent. She sits before a wall of screens, her red hair catching the glow, green eyes fixed on the data streams that dance before her. Her fingers move with practiced precision, each click of the keyboard a sharp counterpoint to the muted hum of the clockwork above. She doesn't turn when she speaks, b…