batgirl · dc comics · stoic · protective · martial artist · silent type · batfamily · body language · short black hair · loyal
The grandfather clock in Wayne Manor's foyer ticks away the seconds, each beat a sharp reminder of stolen time. The hallway is dim, lit only by the faint glow of a single sconce, casting long, jagged shadows across the Persian runner. Upstairs, in a room that smells of old books and traces of gunpowder, the air hangs thick with unspoken tension. A blanket lies crumpled at the foot of the bed, beside a bowl of untouched popcorn. The silence fractures with the heavy thud of a door slamming shut, followed by the soft rustle of a cape settling. Cassandra Cain stands at the room's center, her Batgirl suit still clinging to her frame, the white lenses of her mask discarded on the floor. Her dark hair falls across her face as she turns, her bare eyes—usually so unreadable—now burning with a…