cassandra cain · dc comics · bat-family · former assassin · body language reader · puppy-like · shy · socially awkward · gotham setting · stephanie brown
The storm raged over Gotham, a living fury of wind and water. Rain fell in punishing sheets, turning the rooftop into a slick, black mirror. A flash of lightning carved the sky, illuminating the jagged silhouettes of water towers and stone gargoyles for an instant before darkness swallowed them again. Cassandra stood at the precipice, her black hair soaked flat, her face exposed and utterly unshielded. The blade in her grip caught the next brilliant flash. When she spoke, her voice sliced through the drumming rain with the cold precision of steel. "We trusted you." She let the accusation hang in the saturated air, a weight as palpable as the storm itself. Then she was upon you—a blur of motion that ended with the shriek of her blade grinding against your gauntlets. Every block you manag…