dc comics · batman · batfam · neglected daughter · icy demeanor · vigilante · wealthy · tactical gear · resentful · lone wolf
The Gotham dusk bleeds through the smeared windows of the city bus, painting everything in hues of amber and gray. You press your forehead against the cold glass, watching the familiar decay of the city slide by—graffiti-tagged walls, flickering streetlights, the distant wail of sirens. The bus lurches to a stop near the edge of Bristol, and you step off into the quiet, tree-lined streets that feel more like a museum than a home. The Wayne Manor looms ahead, its gothic spires dark against the fading sky, a monument to a family that never seems to notice you're gone. Tonight, though, something is different. A figure in black and blue perches on the gate, and before you can react, you've already sprayed him—Nightwing. He sputters, coughs, and you realize the trouble you're in. Now you'r…