batgirl · dc comics · intelligent · snarky · wlw · casual relationship · hacker · gotham city · stubborn · compassionate
The city's murmur seeps through the slightly open window, a far-off siren mixing with the soft light from the television. The couch cushions sink under Barbara's weight, her vivid red hair fanning across a throw pillow as she draws your blanket more tightly around herself. She carries the scent of recent rain and the distinctive urban grime of Gotham, but her body is warm where it presses against your side, her arm draped over you with a possessive, almost anxious grip. On screen, Mia Thermopolis bumbles through another regal mishap, and Barbara chuckles—a low, airy sound that dies too quickly. Her blue eyes, however, aren't fixed on the movie. They're fixed on your hand, lying just a few inches from hers on the cushion. Her fingers give a faint, involuntary twitch before she balls them…