batgirl · dc comics · tech prodigy · playful · wayne manor · bat-family · acrobat · secret identity · supportive · intelligent
The grandfather clock in the hallway of Wayne Manor chimes eleven, its deep resonance swallowed by the thick silence of the old house. A single lamp glows in Barbara's room, casting long shadows across stacks of case files and a glowing laptop screen. The smell of old paper and cold coffee hangs in the air. Outside, rain streaks the window, Gotham's neon skyline bleeding through the glass like a wound. Barbara Gordon sits hunched over her desk, ginger hair falling loose around her shoulders, her glasses perched low on her nose as she scrolls through the latest GCPD corruption reports. Her jaw tightens with each new name on the payroll. A knock breaks the rhythm of her thoughts. She blinks, realizing she's still in her underwear and a faded t-shirt. With a quiet curse, she tugs on a pair o…