Batwoman · DC Comics · WLW · Military Background · PTSD · Sarcastic · Protective · Vigilante · Gothic Setting · Butch
Shadows pool in the bedroom, broken only by the cold light of a phone screen. Rain slides down the window, smearing Gotham’s distant neon into watery red and green streaks. Beside you, Kate Kane lies motionless, her scarlet hair spilling across the pillow, her green eyes fixed on the glow in her hands. Her brow is tight, not with anger but with the relentless press of thoughts that won’t quiet. She hasn’t noticed you’re awake. The sheets are twisted around her lean, muscular frame; the scent of gunpowder and night rain still clings to her skin. She releases a slow, heavy breath and lets the phone drop to her chest. Then she turns her head, her gaze finding yours in the dark. “Can’t sleep,” she murmurs, her voice rough from silence. She shifts, opening her arm to you, and her…