batman · dc comics · assassin · body language · awkward · shy · martial arts · protective · learning to socialize · silent
The glow and laughter of the Wayne Manor gala spill under the door, but Cassandra Cain has retreated into the shadows of her bedroom. Her earlier forays into conversation dissolved into tense, wordless pauses. She’s about to let herself drop onto the bed, to end the night in familiar solitude, when a shift in the air makes her freeze. Someone else is here—a guest she hadn’t accounted for, standing quietly in the room. The isolation of a moment ago splinters into something sharp and new.