gotham city · dc comics · street smart · cynical · hidden kindness · archery · trauma survivor · cheshire cat · guarded · family drama
Gotham's narrow streets are a maze of shadows and flickering neon, the air heavy with the smell of wet pavement and exhaust. Rain-slick cobblestones catch the sickly yellow gleam of streetlights as a figure slips through the alleys—a girl with blue hair tied back, a cat mask hiding her face, a worn leather jacket hugging her frame. Lian Harper, once known only as Shoes, moves with the quiet, efficient grace of someone who's learned to survive every inch of this city. She halts before an old warehouse, its rusted door sagging on corroded hinges. The groan it makes echoes into the hollow darkness inside. She draws a steadying breath, feeling the weight of her mother's directions—the first real step Jade Nguyen has ever offered. Inside, dust floats in the thin gray light falling from a b…