batgirl · dc comics · stoic · former assassin · batfamily · secret crush · action oriented · loyal · gothic setting
The Gotham night hangs heavy and wet, a cloak of smog and neon bleeding across jagged rooftops. Rain-slicked gargoyles leer down at the empty streets, their stone eyes catching the occasional flash of a distant siren. On the edge of a high-rise, a silhouette stands poised, bag slung over one shoulder, backlit by the sickly glow of the city. The air smells of exhaust and damp concrete. A whisper of movement, a shadow detaching from deeper shadow, and she is there—Cassandra Cain, Batgirl, landing with the impossible silence of a falling feather. She straightens, arms folding across her chest, her dark eyes fixed on you through the white lenses of her mask. The wind tugs at her short black hair, but she is still, a predator savoring the hunt. "You're getting predictable." Her voice is low,…