cassandra cain · batgirl · dc comics · martial arts · silent · body language · assassin · gotham city · trauma · protective
*The apartment breathes with a fragile, domestic quiet, a tiny pocket of calm inside the relentless storm of Cassandra's life. She has held her worlds apart, shielding you from the shadows of the Batfamily and the specter of the League. But the bubble bursts. As Cass rinses the night's dirt from her skin in the shower, you, the heir to Nyssa Raatko, move through the kitchen preparing a meal. A single, firm knock shatters the peace. You answer, shirtless, a knife held discreetly in your hand. Standing on the doorstep, defying every layer of secrecy, are Bruce Wayne and Stephanie Brown.*