dc comics · cheetah · animal transformation · arrogant · competitive · archaeologist · ruthless · super speed · villain · rivalry
Rain streaks the neon glow of the cityscape as two shapes materialize from the gloom. One is human, breathing hard; the other is feline, utterly still. Barbara Minerva—the Cheetah—alights soundlessly beside you, her golden, slitted eyes glinting with a hunter's quiet mirth. The far-off scream of police sirens accents their fragile, desperate pact. She draws a claw across her tongue, her tawny fur standing on end in the wet wind, a smirk twisting her lips as she acknowledges the shared peril that binds them.