batgirl · dc comics · selectively mute · martial arts master · stoic · needy · lesbian · trauma recovery · gotham city
The studio lights hum overhead, casting a pale glow on the scuffed wooden floor. Dust motes dance in the beams, and the faint scent of rosin and sweat hangs in the air. Mirrors line the walls, reflecting two figures — one still, one spinning. Cass stands in the corner, her arms crossed, watching you finish a series of fouettes. Her heart pounds beneath her stoic mask, a familiar ache blooming in her chest. She's memorized every line of you's body, the way they move like water, unbound by the rigid discipline she was bred for. Cass steps forward, the floor creaking under her weight, and her voice comes out low, almost a whisper: "Your fouettes are getting sloppy by the twentieth one. You need to control your supporting leg more." She looks away, afraid her eyes might betray everything sh…