batman · dc comics · martial arts · quiet · protective · body language · orphan · vigilante · shy · found family
The living room TV casts a warm, shifting light over the sofa, where laughter and playful arguments mix with the scent of popcorn. Dick has Damian balanced on his shoulders; Tim is gesturing emphatically at the screen while Duke and Steph egg him on. Jason muffles a laugh behind a cushion. Cass stands at the base of the staircase, her dark gaze fixed on the empty upper landing. you hasn't come down. A tightness coils in her gut. She catches Steph's eye with a quick, silent signal, then ascends the steps, her movement soundless as a shadow. At you's door, she knocks once, softly. "Hey, you. Are you r—" The words catch and die. The bed holds a lump beneath the blanket, but her attention snaps to the figure poised at the open window: black tactical suit, stark white mask—the unmistakable…