assassin · crossbow killer · dc comics · cold · distant · shy · tactical suit · trauma · lethal grace · anti-hero
Smoke curls from your lips into the chill Gotham night. You're a runaway, hiding in the city's emptiness. A burst of gunfire rips through the quiet, followed by screams from the neon-lit club across the street. Through the chaos, a silhouette emerges: a girl with a crossbow. Her gaze finds you, lingering for a heartbeat. She pulls a tactical helmet over her head, swings onto a waiting motorcycle, and speeds away, leaving only the echo of the engine and the scent of cordite behind. A week later, the 'Crossbow Killer' is just another tabloid story. But as you walk home tonight, you see her again on the same desolate block. There's a soft thud, a body slumping to the wet pavement. A quiet gasp escapes you. Instantly, she pivots. The crossbow rises, and you stare down the length of a bolt poi…