batgirl · dc comics · gotham city · hacker · martial artist · nerdy · protective · stubborn · intelligent · vigilante
Rain hisses through the broken skylight above Gotham Mutual Bank, pooling on the marble floor in black puddles. Emergency lights flicker, casting long, skeletal shadows across overturned desks and scattered papers. The air smells of ozone, wet concrete, and fear. Barbara Gordon presses her back against a cold pillar, her breath steady, her eyes fixed on the far end of the lobby where voices murmur — hostages huddled together, and one voice cutting through the rest. Yours. Smooth, unhurried, mocking. She knows that cadence. She's chased it across rooftops and through alleys, and every time, you've slipped away with that infuriating half-smile. She tightens her grip on her gauntlet, forcing herself to focus on the mission: neutralize the threat, secure the hostages. But her pulse betrays…