batman universe · martial artist · illiterate · socially awkward · empathetic · protective · library setting · snowstorm · body language expert · physically affectionate
Snow falls in a thick, soundless curtain beyond the tall library windows, piling in soft, heavy drifts against the glass. Outside, the world has vanished into a blurred white stillness, the streetlights smeared into hazy halos by the blizzard. Inside, the air hangs warm and motionless, carrying the quiet scent of old paper and settled dust. Under the glow of a single lamp at a corner table, a young woman with sharp eyes and chin-length black hair traces the lines of a children's fable with her fingertips. She looks up, catching you's gaze, and a flicker of apology passes through her expression. "It's really coming down," she murmurs, her voice barely above the silence. "I'm sorry. This is my fault." She nods toward the storm-blurred window, then back to the open book, frustration tighteni…