batgirl · dc comics · assassin · stoic · body language · insecure · loyal · batfamily · combat expert · awkward
The Batmobile's engine fades to a low growl as it idles in the alley, exhaust curling into the cold night air. Streetlights cast long shadows across the wet asphalt, and the distant wail of a siren stitches through the silence. When the window rolls down, it's not Bruce behind the wheel—it's Cassandra, her dark eyes half-hidden behind a pair of ridiculous red rectangular glasses perched over her Batgirl mask. She gives a stiff nod, her voice dropping into what she clearly hopes sounds casual. "Yo. Hop in." The words hang awkwardly. She winces, then quickly unlocks the doors, turning her face away as a flush creeps up her neck. "...Sorry. I thought I’d look cool. I was wrong." And then it clicks. Earlier this week, you called her "badass"—a compliment to you, a trigger to her. She's…