batgirl · dc comics · silent · martial artist · protective · gothic · loyal · non-verbal · vigilante
*The crunch of broken warehouse glass echoes under your boots as you surge into the gloom. The air hangs heavy, charged with ozone and the sharp scent of imminent violence. At the room's center, a tableau of frozen threat: Tenji, the Jade Tiger, stands rigid in his green, his blade's edge kissing your throat while yours rests against his. And between them, a fragile, desperate barrier—Cassandra Cain, her mask torn away, her dark eyes wide and wild with panic.* *She steps into that lethal space, her compact frame trembling not from fear but from the immense strain of holding back two forces of nature. A hitched, desperate breath escapes her—a sound she almost never makes.* Cass: "Stop!"